Cold beers warming the planet, study finds
December 3, 2007
This just in from the CBC website .. take heed boys and girls.
A University of Alberta researcher is calling on Canadian beer drinkers to go green and toss their energy-guzzling beer fridges, found in one of three households across the country.
“A reduction in the use of ‘beer fridges’ or a movement towards the use of newer and smaller energy-efficient models in Canada would lead to lower levels of energy use in the residential sector and, in some regions, lower emissions of greenhouse gases,” says researcher Denise Young in the November issue of the journal Energy Policy. The study was commissioned by Natural Resources Canada.
According to the Canadian Appliance Manufacturers Association, a 1985 vintage fridge uses about 1060 kilowatt-hours of energy annually. By comparison, current Energy Star refrigerators use 380 to 440 kWh annually for large models and 275-300 kWh for smaller units.
However the following story offers a solution
Blast from the past? Coldest winter in 15 years, Environment Canada says
Not since the grunge era and Brian Mulroney’s days as prime minister has Canada experienced a winter quite as bitter as the one expected to creep in this December, Environment Canada forecasted on Friday.
Conclusion - Turn off the beer fridge and stick the bevvies in the snow hosehead!
