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Now I remember why I stopped listening to National Public Radio in the morning — stories like this one this morning, about how Texas is all plugged into the national conversation about energy consumption and climate control. I mean, really?
Texas is the nation’s largest energy hog because it has a lot of industry, a lot of people, a lot of air conditioning, a lot of miles and a lot of big cars. Tangi Spencer, a movie caterer in Dallas, explains the big-car phenomenon in Texas quite simply: “Here, it’s the bigger the truck, the better off you are; the bigger the gas guzzler you are, the better off you are.”
And we all dress like this. And wear our hair like this. And talk like this. Yee. Haw. –Robert Wilonsky
