Power pestering.

• Author: Bailey, Ronald
• Position: Briefly Noted - Energy use and quality of life - Brief article

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The exhibition "Spark!" at the Charlottesville Community Design Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, is meant to prepare us for "a widespread switch to clean and renewable sources" by encouraging visitors to "address their own carbon footprint."

The exhibit consists of type-dense posters explaining things like how to get federal and state tax breaks for wrapping hot water heaters in snazzy silver-colored insulation or installing solar panels on your roof. The information isn't always accurate. The solar energy display, for example, misleadingly claims that "generating your own energy is a cushion...