Stop What You Are Doing.   The progs have spoken, and now they are wondering if you, well, ….   you,…. you ugly over-consuming American,  should be allowed to have air conditioning?  Put down that coffee and strain buttercups for your more sustainable beverages.  Immediately dispatch yourself outside to forage for twigs, nuts and Treebark for breakfast.  Hurry up…. we’ll wait….
NY Times: Should Rich Countries Redistribute Their Air-Condtioning To Poor Nations ?  – Temperatures in New York City have pushed toward 100 degrees this week, and air-conditioners strained the power grid (thanks in part to stores with their doors open). Meanwhile the demand for coolant gases, especially in rapidly developing countries like India, threatens to accelerate global warming.
Is it a good goal for everyone in the world to have access to air-conditioning — like clean water or the Internet? Or is it an unsustainable luxury, which air-conditioned societies should be giving up or rationing?  (read article)