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To: hdrjr who wrote (58612)	1/17/2000 9:08:00 AM
From: hdrjr	Respond to of 95453

I did not notice this over the weekend, sorry if already posted. THU Jan 13 2000, 06:00 PM Record-Breaking 70 Percent of New Homes Feature Natural Gas > DALLAS, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A record-breaking 70 percent of the single-family homes completed in 1998 featured natural gas, demonstrating the increasing popularity of the efficient fuel, according to a survey released here today by the American Gas Association (AGA). AGA published its 1998 Residential Natural Gas Market Survey in conjunction with the International Home Builders Show, held here Jan. 14-17 by the National Association of Home Builders. AGA has exhibited gas equipment at the show for more than 50 years. "Consumers strongly prefer natural gas because it is a good energy value," said David Parker, AGA president and CEO. "Builders recognize natural gas is appropriate for a wide range of residential uses, from traditional heating and water-heating to cooking, grilling, hearth products and even efficient home dehumidification. It's increasingly easy to install natural gas service, thanks to materials such as corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST), an effective way to 'wire' a house for natural gas service." The natural gas share of new homes exceeded the electric share in all regions, Parker noted. The market share for natural gas in new single-family homes rose to 70 percent in 1998, up from the 69 percent captured in 1996 and 1997. In contrast, only 26 percent of new single-family homes had electric heat in 1998. Three percent used oil, and 1 percent used other fuels. In the multi-family sector, natural gas captured 44 percent of the units completed in 1998, down one percent from 1997. Electricity headed 55 percent of these units, with oil and other fuels taking one percent each. When both single and multi-family units are considered, gas househeating market share of new housing in 1998 remained constant at 64 percent in 1998, the AGA study found. Electric househeating market share increased slightly to 33 percent in 1998, up one percent from 1997. Nearly 64,000 housing units switched to natural gas from other fuels in 1998. Most of those conversions were from electricity (30 percent, or 19,032) and fuel oil (29 percent, or 18,756). An additional 3,500 converted to natural gas from propane. Respondents to AGA's study were unable to identify the previous energy source for 31 percent of the conversions. Most American homes (56 million, or 55 percent of total U.S. households) used natural gas in 1998, AGA said. Almost all (92 percent) of these customers used natural gas heat. The American Gas Association (AGA) represents 189 local natural gas utilities that serve customers in all 50 states. AGA members deliver natural gas to over 93 percent of the 60 million U.S. homes and businesses that use natural gas. For more information, go to aga.org.

To: hdrjr who wrote (58612)	1/17/2000 10:29:00 AM
From: Tomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

RE: Global warming. The Y2K spending effort is small potatoes compared with the massive regulatory and spending effort building around global warming. Bigger and more powerful task forces are at work on plans to cool the planet. Most of this scare is also a computer game, one based on less scientific fact than the original Y2K problem. At least Y2K was a genuine computer repair job. Global warming is a hypothetical scare, based on a theory that has been fed into computer models that purport to predict climate conditions over the next 50 to 100 years. With no deadline in sight, the global warming scare is capable of inflicting real damage. There's a lesson in Y2K. We can apply the experience to global warming, genetically modified food and some of the other menaces now populating David Suzuki's nightmares. There's still time to see reason before we create a truly ruinous climate of fear. From National Post, January 4: "The Y2K bug: We're working on it" nationalpost.com

To: hdrjr who wrote (58612)	1/17/2000 2:17:00 PM
From: Roebear	Respond to of 95453

hdr.jr, Mr. Leggett has found a gold mine, all he has to do is prove that all the worlds oil companies have caused all the worlds catastrophic weather events and he will be in litigation heaven. But what about all the sinners driving their 3 ton SUV's, aren't they liable also?? Also reminds me of when the greenies wanted to do away with charcoal BBQ's, luckily many have switched to gas grills. I do not like smoggy cars or air pollution either, but I can't help thinking that this article ranks up there with the ones from the 70's proclaiming we should be out of oil by now or, for that matter, last winters pundits claiming $5 oil was around the corner. Meanwhile, the NAO (good NAO, nice NAO, VBG) continues more strongly negative, currently -.68. Roebear