(TheConservativeTimes.org) – A scientist has announced a new way to combat climate change: not using air conditioning. He has called for Americans to stop using air conditioning while sharing that he hasn’t used it for twenty-five years.
Stan Cox, an Ecosphere Fellow at the Land Institute, wrote an essay for the New York Times entitled “I Swore Off Air Conditioning, and You Can Too.”
Cox went into details about how you can stay cool in the summer without air conditioning by using a lawn sprinkler and leaving your house to get out of the trapped heat. He and his wife utilize electric fans which he says are free of the refrigerants that cause global warming.
Cox said, “When it gets too hot, we lightly spray water on our arms, legs and faces; the water helps dissipate a lot of heat. A quick, cold shower or a little time spent with that all-American favorite, the lawn sprinkler, also can bring relief.”
He spoke about how our species has evolved and ultimately people would get used to living without air conditioning. He continues to say that research suggests we can reduce dependence and be comfortable in temperatures that we weren’t comfortable with before.
“Our species evolved, biologically and culturally, under wildly varying climatic conditions, and we haven’t lost that ability to adapt. Research suggests that when we spend more time in warm or hot summer weather, we can start feeling comfortable at temperatures that once felt insufferable,” he said.
“That’s the key to reducing dependence on air-conditioning: The less you use it, the easier it is to live without it,” he continued.
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