Comments on: The Needs of Tropical Mega-Cities Could Drive Innovation in Air Conditioning

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:55:09 +0000

Roger, I am curious. Why do you keep coming back to read here if you object so much to those who successfully encourage clean energy solutions, like Jerry Brown in this case?

My goal is to counter the propaganda put out by fear-mongers that we just cannot move to a cleaner energy economy. So I will always endorse those who show we CAN do it (by doing it).

Clean energy policy ideas that worked in countries like Finland, and China, and from companies, like SunRun and Solar City, and from politicians like Al Gore, and former CA Governor Jerry Brown (who, if he succeeds in overcoming Meg Whitman’s millions and the support of Big Oil, will be our next Governor and save us from Big Oil-supported climate catastrophe here).

Wherever I see successful policy that actually worked to create a business framework that promotes the clean energy economy that will stave off (the worst of centuries of) climate change that will otherwise be devastating to our human civilization, of course I write about it.

I am never going to “tamp down” my support of these things, because that is what I believe more people need to find out about. You can always read the Wall Street journal to get your ideas endorsed.

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:40:54 +0000

@Isabel Tokyo, London and NYC are mega-cities (over 10 million) but they are neither tropical (by number of cooling days per year), nor "developing world". Here's the original abstract. at Science Direct

By: Roger L

Roger L — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:42:34 +0000

Susan:

Good article bringing a few themes to the public and you tamped down your endorsement of Governor Moonbeam at the same time.

Way to go

By: Timothy Chase

Timothy Chase — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:55:49 +0000

I think that rather than wait until a large group of people in a specific area requested the services, companies should put their foot forward and start the ball rolling. We need stop making it easy for power companies and start passing the savings on to the consumer. Schools should teach the science of building homemade solar panels. True there are tax breaks but any accountant will tell you that first you need the money to spend before you can get the tax break. And what about those on social security who don’t file tax returns? they get totally gipped.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:51:07 +0000

Hey,

which list of the “top 30 mega-cities” do you use that Japan (Tokyo) the USA( NY), GB (London) or HongKong are developing countries or just make 2 out of 30?!

Just interested

Cheers

By: Frank Adams

Frank Adams — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:00:12 +0000

Sure thing, those mega cities in tropical countries does need effective cooling systems that are earth friendly. But they are also the dumping ground of all waste that comes from the develop countries. Even with the new refrigerant, that old refrigerant will exist in those cities until their supply lasts.