It's
counterintuitive but new research suggests it's true: self-identified
Republicans are at least as good - and possibly better - at being
energy-efficient in their private lives as Democrats.
Perhaps similar to the way that conservatives give more to charity
than liberals despite liberals claiming the moral high ground of
"compassion," Republicans buy energy-efficient appliances, use "smart
meter" technology, and other energy-efficient behaviors at rates equal to or higher than Democrats, with this graph via Scientific American:
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Progressives might find this cognitively dissonant, but it's pretty
logical: conservatives think that private individuals are better at
doing societal good than central government and bureaucrats. Republicans
believe in private action, not mandates.
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