Comments on: Unreasonable expectations for energy savings. http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim McCormack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16679 Tim McCormack Thu, 31 May 2007 20:56:38 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16679 Judge: I protested because of the phrase "single out", which I interpreted as an overreaction. (And then, of course, I overreacted. >.<) Judge: I protested because of the phrase “single out”, which I interpreted as an overreaction. (And then, of course, I overreacted. >.<)

]]> By: Sarabeth http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16668 Sarabeth Thu, 31 May 2007 11:26:56 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16668 Thank you, Judge. He was a helluva guy. Thank you, Judge. He was a helluva guy.

]]> By: Judge Smails http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16665 Judge Smails Thu, 31 May 2007 02:22:29 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16665 Thank you for that, Sarabeth. And on a completely unrelated note, I read about your father on your blog. He sounds like a helluva guy. The kind of guy we would all be better for having met. I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for that, Sarabeth. And on a completely unrelated note, I read about your father on your blog. He sounds like a helluva guy. The kind of guy we would all be better for having met. I’m sorry for your loss.

]]> By: Sarabeth http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16662 Sarabeth Thu, 31 May 2007 01:15:04 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16662 Judge, not bothered at all by your tone or comment, whatever it was. Judge, not bothered at all by your tone or comment, whatever it was.

]]> By: Judge Smails http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16660 Judge Smails Wed, 30 May 2007 23:09:20 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16660 Well, I didn't think my tone (though I grant you that's hard to determine in a forum like this) was hostile. I was merely pointing out that she was mistaken if she believed the results of the survey applied only to Americans. Perhaps you doth protest too much. Well, I didn’t think my tone (though I grant you that’s hard to determine in a forum like this) was hostile. I was merely pointing out that she was mistaken if she believed the results of the survey applied only to Americans. Perhaps you doth protest too much.

]]> By: Tim McCormack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16658 Tim McCormack Wed, 30 May 2007 21:55:10 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16658 <blockquote>Political science assumes that all states are "rational actors."</blockquote> Well, there's your problem. :-P

Political science assumes that all states are “rational actors.”

Well, there’s your problem. :-P

]]> By: Tim McCormack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16657 Tim McCormack Wed, 30 May 2007 21:53:58 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16657 JS: I can't speak for Sarabeth, but I thought the survey only included Americans, as so many of the surveys I hear about do. (Heck, many of them are conducted solely within a single <em>city</em>.) So, perhaps it was a simple misreading, and not a vast, left-wing conspiracy to besmirch our beloved country. To paraphrase Heinlein: Assume error before malice. JS: I can’t speak for Sarabeth, but I thought the survey only included Americans, as so many of the surveys I hear about do. (Heck, many of them are conducted solely within a single city.) So, perhaps it was a simple misreading, and not a vast, left-wing conspiracy to besmirch our beloved country.

To paraphrase Heinlein: Assume error before malice.

]]> By: Bubby http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16653 Bubby Wed, 30 May 2007 17:19:45 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16653 <blockquote>That means about 75 percent of the public will require economics that are just not there</blockquote> Las Vegas, and the state lotteries turned that simple truth into a business model long ago.

That means about 75 percent of the public will require economics that are just not there

Las Vegas, and the state lotteries turned that simple truth into a business model long ago.

]]> By: Jon http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16649 Jon Wed, 30 May 2007 05:12:41 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16649 We have ridiculous expectations, we earthlings. We have ridiculous expectations, we earthlings.

]]> By: Sarabeth http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16646 Sarabeth Wed, 30 May 2007 01:01:48 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16646 I can only speak for Americans. I don't live other places. I can only speak for Americans. I don’t live other places.

]]> By: Judge Smails http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16645 Judge Smails Tue, 29 May 2007 23:58:18 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16645 I don't know why you'd single out Americans - it was a "worldwide" study. I don’t know why you’d single out Americans – it was a “worldwide” study.

]]> By: Sarabeth http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16644 Sarabeth Tue, 29 May 2007 23:51:41 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16644 We have ridiculous expectations, we Americans. We have ridiculous expectations, we Americans.

]]> By: Jeff Uphoff http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16643 Jeff Uphoff Tue, 29 May 2007 22:10:30 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2007/05/renewable-energy-economics/#comment-16643 150% of people don't understand statistics. 150% of people don’t understand statistics.

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