Comments on: State Takes Lazy Way to Cut Carbon 13% http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Solar Panel Kriss http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-6397 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:47:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-6397 They should take a much more permanent step and have more people work from home. That will reduce office space and utilities, carbon generation during commuting, etc. I can see a day when offices are only used for face to face meetings.

]]> By: Solar Panel Kriss http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-23882 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-23882 They should take a much more permanent step and have more people work from home. That will reduce office space and utilities, carbon generation during commuting, etc. I can see a day when offices are only used for face to face meetings.

]]> By: Tyler http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-6396 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:28:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-6396 Sure would be nice to have 3 day weekends all the time. This is probably coming as great news for the fast food market too, now no one has time to make dinner at home anymore by the time they’re done work. I agree that this is probably shifting energy consumption to homeowners instead. I wonder though if people keep their homes as frigid as most offices are? I don’t think people wear pants and sweaters in their home.

]]> By: Tyler http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-23881 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-23881 Sure would be nice to have 3 day weekends all the time. This is probably coming as great news for the fast food market too, now no one has time to make dinner at home anymore by the time they’re done work. I agree that this is probably shifting energy consumption to homeowners instead. I wonder though if people keep their homes as frigid as most offices are? I don’t think people wear pants and sweaters in their home.

]]> By: Virtual Web Symphony http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-6395 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:20:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-6395 Four workdays and three holidays. Must be real fun. Can we have this model everywhere to save on the energy usage.

]]> By: Virtual Web Symphony http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-23880 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-23880 Four workdays and three holidays. Must be real fun. Can we have this model everywhere to save on the energy usage.

]]> By: jason http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-6394 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:22:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-6394 I wonder how much of the energy usage is just shifted to household use and if people drive more on their day off?

]]> By: jason http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-23879 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:22:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-23879 I wonder how much of the energy usage is just shifted to household use and if people drive more on their day off?

]]> By: Andrew S. http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-6393 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:21:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-6393 It is a great plan and as a family where we directly benefit from the states 4 day work week I think it is wonderful, but it is not “green” and I wish people would see the whole picture.

More people home on Friday run more errands and use MORE gas. They do cut rush hour though. More people home on Friday run more individual air conditioners. Now rather than 100 buildings with typically more energy efficient water cooled systems you have 20,000 people at home running 20,000 air conditioners that used to be dialed down for the day.

It is all relative. It saves tax payer dollars sort of and cuts the states energy use sort-of, but increases energy use everywhere else.

Call it for what it is, but don’t call it “green”.

]]> By: Andrew S. http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/14/state-takes-lazy-way-to-cut-carbon-13/#comment-23878 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3099#comment-23878 It is a great plan and as a family where we directly benefit from the states 4 day work week I think it is wonderful, but it is not “green” and I wish people would see the whole picture.

More people home on Friday run more errands and use MORE gas. They do cut rush hour though. More people home on Friday run more individual air conditioners. Now rather than 100 buildings with typically more energy efficient water cooled systems you have 20,000 people at home running 20,000 air conditioners that used to be dialed down for the day.

It is all relative. It saves tax payer dollars sort of and cuts the states energy use sort-of, but increases energy use everywhere else.

Call it for what it is, but don’t call it “green”.

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