for anyone looking for solutions there’s no place like home
no place like home
no place like home this is the Cohen residence a pleasant
this is the Cohen residence a pleasant
this is the Cohen residence a pleasant three-bedroom in Snowmass Colorado but
three-bedroom in Snowmass Colorado but
three-bedroom in Snowmass Colorado but lurking beneath the surface an energy
lurking beneath the surface an energy
lurking beneath the surface an energy eating monster more than half the
eating monster more than half the
eating monster more than half the electricity in the United States goes
electricity in the United States goes
electricity in the United States goes into buildings in one form or another
into buildings in one form or another
into buildings in one form or another many homes waste more energy than they
many homes waste more energy than they
many homes waste more energy than they use a team of eco detectives is
use a team of eco detectives is
use a team of eco detectives is investigating the Cohen house for crimes
investigating the Cohen house for crimes
investigating the Cohen house for crimes against the climate this
against the climate this
against the climate this innocent-looking thing here when it is
innocent-looking thing here when it is
innocent-looking thing here when it is on eats a whole lot of money when I feel
on eats a whole lot of money when I feel
on eats a whole lot of money when I feel this much cold on the outside of the
this much cold on the outside of the
this much cold on the outside of the freezer I know that the insulation is
freezer I know that the insulation is
freezer I know that the insulation is really not as thick as we would as we
really not as thick as we would as we
really not as thick as we would as we would like for a marine Lovins solutions
would like for a marine Lovins solutions
would like for a marine Lovins solutions start with efficiency reducing the use
start with efficiency reducing the use
start with efficiency reducing the use of energy that produces co2 emissions I
of energy that produces co2 emissions I
of energy that produces co2 emissions I think once people understand the climate
think once people understand the climate
think once people understand the climate protection puts money back in your
protection puts money back in your
protection puts money back in your pocket because you don’t have to buy all
pocket because you don’t have to buy all
pocket because you don’t have to buy all that fuel political resistance is going
that fuel political resistance is going
that fuel political resistance is going to melt faster than delay sure’s little
to melt faster than delay sure’s little
to melt faster than delay sure’s little red light on the corner Lovins is the
red light on the corner Lovins is the
red light on the corner Lovins is the sort of New Age meter reader hell-bent
sort of New Age meter reader hell-bent
sort of New Age meter reader hell-bent on killing wasted watts if you have all
on killing wasted watts if you have all
on killing wasted watts if you have all kinds of appliances and are your TV your
kinds of appliances and are your TV your
kinds of appliances and are your TV your VCR your DVD etc that have that little
VCR your DVD etc that have that little
VCR your DVD etc that have that little light on yes they’re using electricity
light on yes they’re using electricity
light on yes they’re using electricity it’s called vampire loads a hundred and
it’s called vampire loads a hundred and
it’s called vampire loads a hundred and nine watts it’s almost 60 bucks a year
nine watts it’s almost 60 bucks a year
nine watts it’s almost 60 bucks a year just sitting there turned off if every
just sitting there turned off if every
just sitting there turned off if every household in the u.s. killed off their
household in the u.s. killed off their
household in the u.s. killed off their wasted vampire loads we could eliminate
wasted vampire loads we could eliminate
wasted vampire loads we could eliminate at least 18 coal-fired power plants
next to our homes the second-largest
next to our homes the second-largest source of emissions we’re responsible
source of emissions we’re responsible
source of emissions we’re responsible for is parked right outside cars
for is parked right outside cars
for is parked right outside cars produced nearly 20% of global greenhouse
produced nearly 20% of global greenhouse
produced nearly 20% of global greenhouse gases nowhere is the problem of
gases nowhere is the problem of
gases nowhere is the problem of emissions from transportation more
emissions from transportation more
emissions from transportation more urgent than in developing countries
urgent than in developing countries
urgent than in developing countries especially China I don’t think we can
especially China I don’t think we can
especially China I don’t think we can turn round to the Chinese and say I’m
turn round to the Chinese and say I’m
turn round to the Chinese and say I’m sorry we need to save the future of the
sorry we need to save the future of the
sorry we need to save the future of the planet the rich countries have to take
planet the rich countries have to take
planet the rich countries have to take the lead and we have to cut our
the lead and we have to cut our
the lead and we have to cut our emissions in a much more dramatic sense
emissions in a much more dramatic sense
emissions in a much more dramatic sense in order to allow some room for growth
in order to allow some room for growth
in order to allow some room for growth in the poorer countries to keep warming
in the poorer countries to keep warming
in the poorer countries to keep warming below the critical 2 degree threshold we
below the critical 2 degree threshold we
below the critical 2 degree threshold we need to cut 7 billion tons of greenhouse
need to cut 7 billion tons of greenhouse
need to cut 7 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year doubling the
gas emissions every year doubling the
gas emissions every year doubling the average fuel efficiency of all cars from
average fuel efficiency of all cars from
average fuel efficiency of all cars from 15 miles per gallon to 30 would save 1
15 miles per gallon to 30 would save 1
15 miles per gallon to 30 would save 1 billion tons but we would still need to
billion tons but we would still need to
billion tons but we would still need to cut billions more from our carbon
cut billions more from our carbon
cut billions more from our carbon footprint to stay on the safe side of
footprint to stay on the safe side of
footprint to stay on the safe side of plus 2 degrees we have an arsenal
plus 2 degrees we have an arsenal
plus 2 degrees we have an arsenal solutions already it’s to be solar it’s
solutions already it’s to be solar it’s
solutions already it’s to be solar it’s gonna be wind and it’s gonna be tidal
gonna be wind and it’s gonna be tidal
gonna be wind and it’s gonna be tidal powering that’s going to be thermal
powering that’s going to be thermal
powering that’s going to be thermal power all of these different things
power all of these different things
power all of these different things working together actually give us a
working together actually give us a
working together actually give us a pretty good ability to get away from the
pretty good ability to get away from the
pretty good ability to get away from the fossil fuel economy
right now the average temperature has
right now the average temperature has only risen 0.8 degrees Celsius but we
only risen 0.8 degrees Celsius but we
only risen 0.8 degrees Celsius but we don’t have much time
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