It's interesting that this article didn't talk about the CO2 emissions from heating the North. My understanding is that we would save emissions if people would move out of Boston and move to Houston because heating houses is more carbon intensive than cooling them. The temperature differential is a lot bigger when heating.
There's something Puritan and not very well considered about viewing air conditioning as a new-fangled luxury while viewing heating as a necessity.
There's something Puritan and not very well considered about viewing air conditioning as a new-fangled luxury while viewing heating as a necessity.