[Izzy Dunne]

Why do conservatives [...] have a beef with energy efficiency?

False premise.

You totally misunderstand (purposefully?) what's going on.

I have absolutely no problem with conservation.

I DO have a problem with the forced, false conservation that is FORCED upon us.

[muawiyah]

When it comes to fluorescent lights about 90% of American lighting has been provided with them since they were trundled out in the early 1950s.

That's because almost all of our lighting requirements are at work in offices and factories, or in schools. Home lighting is a small fraction of the total ~ about 5%.

Then, there's private home water usage, the Algore by himself used a year's supply just for a single picture.

I do not trust people who want to mess with home lighting or toilet flushing!

Congress should be forced to stick to their own business ~

[LibertarianLiz]

I would add to your comment that “conservation” is not the same as “enviromentalism”. The purchasing of “green” products, for the sake of their being “green” is “enviromentalism”.