Revkin claims that Americans are "very enthusiastic about the responsibility, even the patriotic duty, to use a great gift — oil — more thriftily'

Wanted: Republicans for Responsible Oil Policy - NYTimes.com

Americans of both parties, outside a small bubble, are very enthusiastic about the responsibility, even the patriotic duty, to use a great gift — oil — more thriftily.

Revkin is out of touch with reality. Of course, people are happy to save oil if it keeps more money in their pockets, and if it's convenient; otherwise, not so much.

Revkin himself flies a lot, enjoys lobsterboat races, and admits that he lived in an home with insulation problems and an oil burner that was not well-maintained.

This is hardly the profile of a person who is "very enthusiastic" about using oil more thriftily. Like many left-wingers, I think Revkin's real enthusiasm here is about OTHER people using oil more thriftily.

Flashback: Snakeskin Where Insulation Should Be - NYTimes.com

Our oil burner was deemed a good choice, if we keep it well tuned and maintained (something I’ve let slip). Our major appliances were Energy Star approved. I said we’d finally break down and get a stove-like insert for our fireplace (something we sorely missed when the power was knocked out by a blizzard last winter, forcing us to live the “ imposed low-carbon life” for several days).

The biggest surprise was the snakeskin I discovered in a space beneath our attic floorboards where insulation should have been. Even where there was insulation, it was only about two thirds of the insulation value of R-30 that we would need even to meet the minimum modern codes.