Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (83121)	4/16/2007 3:42:43 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206330

In the desert areas they now use water misting systems to lower the outdoor temperature instead of outdoor air-conditioning. Commercial energy users in California, once they began reviewing their energy use and the alternatives, found it very cost efficient to save energy and did so quite quickly. The residential market has been slower to adapt, in part because they are not profit motivated, and in part because tenants often pay for the energy while building owners would pay for insulation and other energy saving methods. The state has addressed this problem in part with motivating rebates from the utilities and government. Although this is more common in the area of reduction in water use. .