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72. Yes because THAT'S the major cause of warming-XMAS lights!! lol

Reply to Herman4747 (Reply #69)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 12:58 PM

Dec 2015

No even a blip on the C02 scale.

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US Christmas lights use more energy than entire countries [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2015 OP

I wonder KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #1

Could be, if we didn't come to DU we'd be driving our hot cars around, cruising, hangin' out, Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #15

Some electricity use is good trillion Dec 2015 #95

Odd around here this year (mid-michigan) as not that many Purveyor Dec 2015 #2

Maybe Andy823 Dec 2015 #6

Just glancing over at the pile of christmas receipts we have accumulated, I just might Purveyor Dec 2015 #10

Sounds like the War on Christmas has hit the person's area rpannier Dec 2015 #21

L.E.D. lights? xfundy Dec 2015 #3

this article gives a good comparison restorefreedom Dec 2015 #28

beats spending that $$ on those pesky poor, hungry, and/or homeless people nt msongs Dec 2015 #4

Aw, Helping the poor isn't the "True Christmas Spirit" ... Herman4747 Dec 2015 #39

How the hell do you know that most of us don't do both? GGJohn Dec 2015 #42

Money spent on Christmas lights is money NOT Herman4747 Dec 2015 #45

I spend MY, yes, MY money on both. GGJohn Dec 2015 #47

So with that rationale, you should not be using a computer because that money you spent yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #57

You are choosing to browse DU Travis_0004 Dec 2015 #60

Your priorities are in apparent need of examination... Marengo Dec 2015 #68

So is money spend on TV's,Computers, BluRays, dinner out etc.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #70

Same thing with marijuana FrodosPet Dec 2015 #82

Some of you folk are serious killjoys... Adrahil Dec 2015 #88

It is NOT up to me to forgive you. Herman4747 Dec 2015 #92

Whatever. Happy Holidays. My lights are on, btw. Nt Adrahil Dec 2015 #99

Pssst - so are mine JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #102

Well I'm a atheist, and I try to help people year around rockfordfile Dec 2015 #98

I never said I help those in need just one day, I do it year round with not just money, GGJohn Dec 2015 #100

Such Pessimism cantbeserious Dec 2015 #76

What a silly article PSPS Dec 2015 #5

Bingo! I will NOT feel guilty about Christmas lights. I binge at snappyturtle Dec 2015 #8

Riddle Us This - Why Should Americans Get A Pass On Climate Change Inducing Sparkling Lights cantbeserious Dec 2015 #20

Nope...not feeling guilty. I use all LED and have recycled everything the snappyturtle Dec 2015 #30

So LED Lights Gives One A Pass - Pretty Sad - That Thinking Will Doom America cantbeserious Dec 2015 #32

Well if that upsets you this will really upset you. snappyturtle Dec 2015 #35

Well Thinking Small - Leads To - Small Perspectives cantbeserious Dec 2015 #51

I've thought about doing CO2, but my...um...vegetables are doing just fine without it so far. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #90

Should we all wear hair shirts too? Adrahil Dec 2015 #83

Using Lights At Night Unnecessarily - Contributes To Light Pollution And Global Climate Change cantbeserious Dec 2015 #85

Hey, do what you want. I'll do the same. Happy Holidays! nt Adrahil Dec 2015 #87

It's necessary for some of us to use lights at night. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2015 #91

During World War 2, FOOD WAS RATIONED... Herman4747 Dec 2015 #40

As a matter of fact, GGJohn Dec 2015 #44

Sad to hear that your capacity to visualize... Herman4747 Dec 2015 #46

Oh but you're wrong, GGJohn Dec 2015 #48

Pretty sure the computer you're typing on uses far more energy NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #59

Why don't you get rid of YOUR computer... Herman4747 Dec 2015 #64

.... GGJohn Dec 2015 #65

.... GGJohn Dec 2015 #66

I'm not the one arguing against the energy usage of Christmas lights. NYC Liberal Dec 2015 #67

So maybe your claim that: Herman4747 Dec 2015 #69

Yes because THAT'S the major cause of warming-XMAS lights!! lol EX500rider Dec 2015 #72

If I indicted others for the same actions I engages in, I rationalize my behavior too. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #105

Riddle us this-Why should be care what you think? GGJohn Dec 2015 #43

Riddle Me This - Why Should Anyone Care What You Think cantbeserious Dec 2015 #50

I never said anyone should care what I think, GGJohn Dec 2015 #52

Nighty, Nighty - Sweet Dreams cantbeserious Dec 2015 #54

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. GGJohn Dec 2015 #55

Because i dont give a damn Travis_0004 Dec 2015 #61

Clearly cantbeserious Dec 2015 #75

Yes we should all wear gunny sacks & walk 5 miles to work...lol EX500rider Dec 2015 #71

Such Pessimism cantbeserious Dec 2015 #77

I'm not the pessimistic one..I don't think the world is going to hell in a handbasket due to xmas.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #103

Maybe the stupid journalist was thinking in terms of energy used for non-essential purposes. Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #17

Maybe some of those poor countries didn't get your meme... EX500rider Dec 2015 #73

yes they are dlwickham Dec 2015 #22

In answer to your 2nd question - a resounding YES!!! Herman4747 Dec 2015 #37

With the LED lights on I don't need the porch and walkway lights. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #7

And how on earth did our ancestors... Herman4747 Dec 2015 #36

They were a bit busy dying of childhood diseases, minor injuries, malnutrition and tooth decay. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #49

Well said! johnp3907 Dec 2015 #62

You are destroying the earth with your computer usage yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #58

Indeed, and might I add chapdrum Dec 2015 #79

or antibiotics, or X-ray machines, or polio vaccines.... Adrahil Dec 2015 #84

And then of course, the energy consumed by our military bases all over the world... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2015 #9

bam! nt restorefreedom Dec 2015 #29

WTF is the comparison to Ethiopia? FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #11

how about compared to canada, western europe , australia etc ? JI7 Dec 2015 #12

I have two strings of lights outside and I donate to an organization that. LiberalElite Dec 2015 #13

Never heard of this organization before seeing your post. What a wonderful cause. Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #18

I don't recall how I learned about this organization LiberalElite Dec 2015 #19

switched to all led Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #14

Well, compare that to our renewable energy generation per year and per December in 2014. truthisfreedom Dec 2015 #16

Yeah? So what? GGJohn Dec 2015 #23

That's basically how the US acts about climate change too. Nihil Dec 2015 #24

Only the privileged few put up Christmas lights? GGJohn Dec 2015 #25

Comparatively speaking (i.e., with reference to the OP article), yes. (n/t) Nihil Dec 2015 #26

So only Americans put up Christmas lights? GGJohn Dec 2015 #27

Christmas lights can be beautiful FrodosPet Dec 2015 #53

From you, that response doesn't surprise me. nt Herman4747 Dec 2015 #38

Yeah? So what? GGJohn Dec 2015 #41

GGJ ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #106

hanks ProfessorGAC GGJohn Dec 2015 #107

Since switching to LED my power consumption went way, way down. (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #31

In Idaha, ya git yer Christmas lights on yer tank! Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #33

But they are so pretty. Every third house has lights up in my suburban neighborhood Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #34

And it is now common for many to leave their lights up year round. tblue37 Dec 2015 #56

Our Christmas tree lights use more Turbineguy Dec 2015 #63

But they are much happier than us FrodosPet Dec 2015 #86

Can't we have just one day to be happy? potone Dec 2015 #74

Et Alors? N/t Vogon_Glory Dec 2015 #78

bah humbug! nt warrprayer Dec 2015 #80

Oh the guilt...how will I ever live with myself. ileus Dec 2015 #81

Which burns more kilowatt-hours: America's Christmas lights or Tanzania? Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #89

"Christmas lights are a good thing. A beautiful thing! I'm not trying to be anti-Christmas at all." bananas Dec 2015 #93

So Todd Moss hates the world as well? FrodosPet Dec 2015 #97

As my christmas lights and the yard display blink. At least my state is on Hydro and Wind. trillion Dec 2015 #94

This is stupid... EX500rider Dec 2015 #96

More energy than entire countries? SmittynMo Dec 2015 #101

This just shows that some people want to be thought of as liberal, but are really just conservatives Township75 Dec 2015 #104