University study shows that conservatives don't like to spend money on liberal causes

[mota bhai 2,675]

A study out Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined attitudes about energy efficiency in liberals and conservatives, and found that promoting energy-efficient products and services on the basis of their environmental benefits actually turned conservatives off from picking them.

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With a fixed amount of money in their wallet, respondents had to “buy” either an old-school lightbulb or an efficient compact florescent bulb (CFL) ... Both bulbs were labeled with basic hard data on their energy use, but without a translation of that into climate pros and cons. When the bulbs cost the same, and even when the CFL cost more, conservatives and liberals were equally likely to buy the efficient bulb. But slap a message on the CFL’s packaging that says “Protect the Environment,” and “we saw a significant drop-off in more politically moderates and conservatives choosing that option,” said study author Dena Gromet, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

http://grist.org/climate-energy/why-do-conservatives-like-to-waste-energy/

[decocker 7,198]

conservative is a nice way of saying stubborn grumps.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

conservative is a nice way of saying stubborn grumps.

[JohnR! 5,495]

It is not surprising. Normally they are very gregarious with the money of others. They are only conservative when it comes to their own money....

[mota bhai 2,675]

conservative is a nice way of saying stubborn grumps.

Why must you insult them just because they refuse to buy into your lib claptrap?

I don't see any conservatives expecting libs like you to contribute to the campaign to bomb abortion clinics. Do you?

Edited April 30, 2013 by amriki bhai

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

This is actually cool stuff. All you gotta do now is to put little "Good for the Environment" stickers on the yard signs of the GOP candidates. That'll turn the conservatives off and they won't vote for them.

[decocker 7,198]

Why must you insult them just because they refuse to buy into your lib claptrap?

I don't see any conservatives expecting libs like you to contribute to the campaign to bomb abortion clinics. Do you?

my lib claptrap? i buy my light bulbs at the dollar store.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

University study shows that conservatives don't like to spend money on liberal causes

Well, duh!

It is not surprising. Normally they are very gregarious with the money of others. They are only conservative when it comes to their own money....

Not true.

[james&olya 1,121]

Not true.

So glad to hear that! We can expect them to support cutting the bloated defense dept budget then?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

So glad to hear that! We can expect them to support cutting the bloated defense dept budget then?

I would hope so. However, you are aware that some of the most anti-military members of Congress have been total sluts when it comes to defense spending in their own districts. *cough* McDermott *cough* *cough* Lee *cough* Woolsey *cough* Sorry about that. I don't know what came over me.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I buy those funny light bulbs because they last forever and save money on my electric bill .

The reason conservatives are leery of things like that is because of all the utter stupidity hat is done in the name of saving the environment that people buy hook line and sinker. I.E. Ethanol fuels, Low flush toilets, etc

Not to mention Al Gores inconvenient book of lies, on the heels of which he cleaned up millions of carbon credits and other such bs.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I buy those funny light bulbs because they last forever and save money on my electric bill .

Those CFL's are so yesterday's solution to a problem we can make worse. The new eco-fad is overpriced LED's.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Those CFL's are so yesterday's solution to a problem we can make worse. The new eco-fad is overpriced LED's.

All I know is they last forever and I don't have to crawl my ####### up on a ladder to change them all the time

[Ban Hammer 13,576]

Low flush toilets, etc

very bad news if one has a septic tank.

Those CFL's are so yesterday's solution to a problem we can make worse. The new eco-fad is overpriced LED's.

i'll be switching to led's anyways due to the potential hazardous waste of cfl's

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

i'll be switching to led's anyways due to the potential hazardous waste of cfl's

The are much brighter than fluorescent lights. But I don't like the glare. I haven't tried a mogul base replacement bulbs yet, they look poorly made for $30 to $40 each, but I am hooked on the pocket flashlights. The batteries seem to last forever, and so far, I can find new flashlights for less money than it costs for new batteries.