What a crock of ...

Here in the state of New Mexico (that is actually part of the USA for those on the Eastern seaboard...), we have the option of paying an additional electric surcharge to "use" electricity generated by the wind power farm in central New Mexico. The surcharge is only a few cents per kwh.

As soon as this became available, I hit up the biggest "Greeny Wennie" I know. You know the type, always talking about what we HAVE to do to save the world from imminent destruction, always talking about the new laws that we just HAVE to have to save us from ourselves, etc.

The question: "Have you signed up for the wind power yet?"

The reply: "Are you kidding??? I can't afford to increase my electric bill! I have kids to feed."

Like most (all?) environmentalists, he is perfectly willing to talk about the sacrifices we MUST make for this cause or that, but as soon as he is in the position to MAKE that sacrifice himself, it is a totally different response.