“Green” Fascism Starts with Bath Time | NewsReal Blog: "The Department of Energy, led by Barry Obama and DOE head Steven Chu, has decided that taking a nice, long shower is a waste of energy – and therefore should be regulated. In a move that is tantamount to an invasion of privacy, manufacturers may not meet a customer’s demand for an inefficient, water-guzzling shower head. Failure to meet the 2.5 gallon per minute restriction can result in substantial fines to manufacturers (and, of course, higher costs for consumers). The fact that hot showers and baths have been shown to be effective and cheap psychological therapy – which, of course, can result in billions of dollars in savings on medical and business related expenses – seems lost on these green fascists. I know it’s a small thing, but where does it end?
According to DOE lawyer Scott Blake Harris,
Did Congress limit consumer choice? Absolutely, when you waste water, you waste energy. Each multi-head shower fixture uses an extra 40 to 80 thermal units of energy per year, equivalent to 50 gallons of gasoline, or one barrel of oil.
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