Letter of the day: Forget a White Christmas -- make it green
In counterpoint -- my Christmas display uses way less energy being on 5hrs a day than many city homes (pre-80s) use on heating in the same month. I've bought a house with energy efficient features and spent way more to add a significant amount of efficiency to it. A lighting display isn't going to fix someones $200+ gas bill. I expect no gas heating bills for a 1800 sqft house over $120 this year, perhaps even below $100! The air source heatpump I use as part of our 'hybrid' heating system is driven by 100% windsource power, so we're not funding the decimation of our planet nearly as much as bozos who think that Christmas lights are evil.
