Readers who can relate to turning on their air conditioners and making their house as cold as an igloo, may feel a bit of guilt that they contribute to the increased level of energy consumption. The second comparison the author makes is the amount of energy Americans consume. He goes on to explain how "Part of the problem is that in recent decades, the fastest-growing U.S. cities-places like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Austin-have effectively been built on air-conditioning. (This is also true in the Middle East and Asia, and as a result, global energy consumption is soaring precisely when it needs to be lowered.)" Americans no longer use shading from trees and cross-ventilation from windows and fans to try and keep cool. They now result to blasting the air conditioner and raising the consumption of energy which can lead to other problems like power outages and blackouts. These problems occur when there is too much energy being consumed and not enough power voltage to spread
Readers who can relate to turning on their air conditioners and making their house as cold as an igloo, may feel a bit of guilt that they contribute to the increased level of energy consumption. The second comparison the author makes is the amount of energy Americans consume. He goes on to explain how "Part of the problem is that in recent decades, the fastest-growing U.S. cities-places like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Austin-have effectively been built on air-conditioning. (This is also true in the Middle East and Asia, and as a result, global energy consumption is soaring precisely when it needs to be lowered.)" Americans no longer use shading from trees and cross-ventilation from windows and fans to try and keep cool. They now result to blasting the air conditioner and raising the consumption of energy which can lead to other problems like power outages and blackouts. These problems occur when there is too much energy being consumed and not enough power voltage to spread