Is Grandpa Bad for the Environment?

Erickson School Masters student Rachel Maisler passed along this interesting blog entry from Slate.

Here is a taste...

Everyone's always talking about how an aging population, with more retirees, is going to wreak havoc on Social Security and the federal budget. Here's my question: What impact will that have on the planet? After all, my grandparents don't seem to care much about global warming, their refrigerator is from the 1970s, and they use an awful lot of air conditioning at home. Give it to me straight: Are Grandma and Grandpa bad for the environment?

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Also they have a special Geezer's Issue you might like.


(H/T Rachel!)