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To: ThirdEye who wrote (146307)	5/18/2001 1:53:34 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Respond to of 769670

ThirdEye, Don't misunderstand me either, conservation has been and will continue to be a key component in the US energy program. Development of more efficient products (cars, heating systems, etc.) will also have an impact. I myself used a whopping 750 kilowatts of my allotment of 1000 last month and received a $7.50 credit on my electric bill for being under. Just doing my part to keep California's lights on.

To: ThirdEye who wrote (146307)	5/18/2001 2:12:35 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<I think the point is that already being conservation-minded, we will continue to find creative ways of being even more economical.>> No doubt, and that's great. But remember the politics of it. In 2002, the majority of those who sacrificed will want to GET the SOB who caused the problem: Gray Davis. They will also vote AGAINST anybody who even looks like they MIGHT pander to enviro-whackos. California must go through this ideological catharsis before they can re-emerge from the Third World. A comfortable majority of them understand that...