FunkBuddha
03-24-2009, 12:53 PM
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2637/
Note the snarky "Of course I'm ambivalent" paragraph.
I work with a guy that doesn't like RecycleBank because they create a financial incentive for people to recycle rather than people doing it out of the kindness of their heart (and pocketbook).
These people can't get it through their noggins that the best way to get people to be more efficient is through their wallet not government subsidies. Invent products that are more efficient and can save people money and they'll buy them.
One of the problems with trying to more efficient is building codes. There are products like the Ecodrain that are really smart but if you install one in some locations your house won't be "up to code".
Note the snarky "Of course I'm ambivalent" paragraph.
I work with a guy that doesn't like RecycleBank because they create a financial incentive for people to recycle rather than people doing it out of the kindness of their heart (and pocketbook).
These people can't get it through their noggins that the best way to get people to be more efficient is through their wallet not government subsidies. Invent products that are more efficient and can save people money and they'll buy them.
One of the problems with trying to more efficient is building codes. There are products like the Ecodrain that are really smart but if you install one in some locations your house won't be "up to code".