u****n
发帖数: 7521 | 1 http://seeingredinchina.wordpress.com/
Can the world afford China’s heating bill?
Posted on January 4, 2011 by Tom
Yesterday we were looking at how cold it is outdoors and in here in China.
Today I want to get to the meat of the problem that lies just beyond that
thought. Is it possible for China (or any country) to develop without
destroying the fragile environment?
I’ll start with something I’m not so proud of; my wife and I are currently
running 3 space heaters full blast, all the time. Not because we’re trying
to recreate the climate of sunny Florida, or even temperate San Francisco,
this is just what it takes to keep our apartment from feeling like winter in
Minnesota. At the office we also have two heaters running non-stop, and
still I have to pause between sentences to hold my hot cup of tea.
My other co-worker, Jasmine, told me the other day that it was only a few
years ago that office workers would wear 4-5 layers and tough out the frigid
days in the office. Now though everyone is starting to expect the office to
be at least comfortable with only 2 layers. Oh the things I had taken for
granted before coming to China.
The big problem is that heating is a new thing for most of the people living
in southern China, since a long time ago the govt. decided that we didn’t
need central heating. So it is common for people to still leave windows open
while the heater is on. I also spend a good chunk of time every day getting
up from my desk and closing the door behind the people who leave it flung
wide open, or closing the bathroom windows that blow less than fresh air
down the hall. I wonder how long it will be before fathers in China start
carefully guarding the thermostat, and sarcastically ask their child, “Are
you trying to heat the outdoors?”
So rising wealth in China is now allowing more people to buy heaters for
their apartments, and we south of the Yangtze will no longer freeze each
winter. I think we could agree generally that people not freezing to death
is progress. At the same time, when I look at the high-rise apartment blocks
and see all of the individual heating units whirring, I hate to think of
the amount of energy and burning coal it takes to keep me and the rest of
the middle class warm. |
d**g
发帖数: 1727 | 2 他是在哪个中国南方开门开窗取暖的？
currently
trying
,
【在 u****n 的大作中提到】
: http://seeingredinchina.wordpress.com/
: Can the world afford China’s heating bill?
: Posted on January 4, 2011 by Tom
: Yesterday we were looking at how cold it is outdoors and in here in China.
: Today I want to get to the meat of the problem that lies just beyond that
: thought. Is it possible for China (or any country) to develop without
: destroying the fragile environment?
: I’ll start with something I’m not so proud of; my wife and I are currently
: running 3 space heaters full blast, all the time. Not because we’re trying
: to recreate the climate of sunny Florida, or even temperate San Francisco,
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u****n
发帖数: 7521 | 3 南京
【在 d**g 的大作中提到】
: 他是在哪个中国南方开门开窗取暖的？
:
: currently
: trying
: ,
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p******u
发帖数: 14642 | |
y****e
发帖数: 23939 | 5 大陆南方人是有这毛病，一天不开窗就觉得要憋死了
以前不取暖也就罢了，开了暖气还这样真是浪费
没见过俺们东北银冬天连窗户缝都用腻子糊死，那叫一个环保啊 |
i***z
发帖数: 7508 | 6 慢慢会改变习惯的。 中国生产世界一半的煤炭， 取暖不成问题， 南方空调更加费电。
提高电费是一个好办法。
currently
trying
,
【在 u****n 的大作中提到】
: http://seeingredinchina.wordpress.com/
: Can the world afford China’s heating bill?
: Posted on January 4, 2011 by Tom
: Yesterday we were looking at how cold it is outdoors and in here in China.
: Today I want to get to the meat of the problem that lies just beyond that
: thought. Is it possible for China (or any country) to develop without
: destroying the fragile environment?
: I’ll start with something I’m not so proud of; my wife and I are currently
: running 3 space heaters full blast, all the time. Not because we’re trying
: to recreate the climate of sunny Florida, or even temperate San Francisco,
|
u****n
发帖数: 7521 | 7 长时间不开窗气味难闻，对身体不是很好吧？
【在 y****e 的大作中提到】
: 大陆南方人是有这毛病，一天不开窗就觉得要憋死了
: 以前不取暖也就罢了，开了暖气还这样真是浪费
: 没见过俺们东北银冬天连窗户缝都用腻子糊死，那叫一个环保啊
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y****e
发帖数: 23939 | 8 烧煤污染太大，美帝仅有的几家煤电污染控制都做得很好了，还是年年被人抗议
烧天然气就好得多，南海那么多可燃冰，开发出来足够中国人用千年了
电。
【在 i***z 的大作中提到】
: 慢慢会改变习惯的。 中国生产世界一半的煤炭， 取暖不成问题， 南方空调更加费电。
: 提高电费是一个好办法。
:
: currently
: trying
: ,
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s**********d
发帖数: 36899 | 9
在国内时每年入冬我们都要用报纸或胶布去糊窗缝。
【在 y****e 的大作中提到】
: 大陆南方人是有这毛病，一天不开窗就觉得要憋死了
: 以前不取暖也就罢了，开了暖气还这样真是浪费
: 没见过俺们东北银冬天连窗户缝都用腻子糊死，那叫一个环保啊
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e**o
发帖数: 6038 | 10 现在烧煤也没那么大污染了
【在 y****e 的大作中提到】
: 烧煤污染太大，美帝仅有的几家煤电污染控制都做得很好了，还是年年被人抗议
: 烧天然气就好得多，南海那么多可燃冰，开发出来足够中国人用千年了
:
: 电。
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i***z
发帖数: 7508 | 11 可燃冰污染也很大， 而且目前没有成熟的开发技术。
【在 y****e 的大作中提到】
: 烧煤污染太大，美帝仅有的几家煤电污染控制都做得很好了，还是年年被人抗议
: 烧天然气就好得多，南海那么多可燃冰，开发出来足够中国人用千年了
:
: 电。
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