Recently we read an article written by a man (Kyle T. Kramer) and his family who decided to turn off their AC for a whole summer. The Kramer's live in southern Indiana, where the average summer temperature is either near or over 100 degrees. They chose to deprive themselves of comfort, not because they are adverse to technology, but for economic stewardship.
Throughout the article, Mr. Kramer contradicts himself again and again. He goes back and forth between saying that technology is an awesome thing and he loves it, and then saying that he doesn't need it, and we shouldn't take advantage of these comforts.
Our opinion is that this guy (Kyle Kramer) is crazy and not particularly intelligent. If he were our dad making us live through a sweltering summer with no AC, or a freezing winter with no heat, it would not make us happy campers. While he discusses the need to minimize our carbon footprints, turning off the AC for one summer and one family will not make the impact he foresees. It has to be a national effort. While some may suggest that efforts, no matter how insignificant, are needed we feel that there is no reason in depriving oneself and ones family of AC for a summer when there are other means of erasing these so called "carbon footprints". We have all heard of riding our bikes and all that jazz but if we would take the initiative to do it then we could accomplish something. Mr. Kramer's actions in our opinions is just a little to rash in accomplishing what we need, which is a "greener" Earth.
Throughout the article, Mr. Kramer contradicts himself again and again. He goes back and forth between saying that technology is an awesome thing and he loves it, and then saying that he doesn't need it, and we shouldn't take advantage of these comforts.
Our opinion is that this guy (Kyle Kramer) is crazy and not particularly intelligent. If he were our dad making us live through a sweltering summer with no AC, or a freezing winter with no heat, it would not make us happy campers. While he discusses the need to minimize our carbon footprints, turning off the AC for one summer and one family will not make the impact he foresees. It has to be a national effort. While some may suggest that efforts, no matter how insignificant, are needed we feel that there is no reason in depriving oneself and ones family of AC for a summer when there are other means of erasing these so called "carbon footprints". We have all heard of riding our bikes and all that jazz but if we would take the initiative to do it then we could accomplish something. Mr. Kramer's actions in our opinions is just a little to rash in accomplishing what we need, which is a "greener" Earth.
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