No Sweat; Air Conditioning  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 406 no. 8817 (Jan. 2013), page 41-42.
Topik: Air Conditioning; Appliances; History; Energy Consumption; Environmental Impact; Health; Statistical Data

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A chorus of critics counts air conditioning as more a curse than a miracle. Though food refrigeration is an unquestioned part of modern civilisation, chilling a room causes sniffiness. In his book "Losing our Cool" Stan Cox, a polemical plant scientist, blamed it for resource waste, climate change, ozone depletion and disorientation of the human mind and body. Air conditioning was invented with the efficiency of machines, not the comfort of people, in mind. America uses more electricity for cooling than Africa uses for everything, notes Cox. Hotter summers and larger homes helped American energy consumption for air conditioning to double between 1993 and 2005. Cooling buildings and vehicles pumps out almost half a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. Amory Lovins, of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a think-tank that promotes energy efficiency,. argues that a combination of thoughtful design and new technology can minimise or even eliminate the need for air conditioning.

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