(Am I the only one that thinks there should be some sort of dramatic sound effect that plays right before anyone says “global warming”? I think it would be a much more effective way to convey the severity of the situation to most people.)

(Can you have an entire paragraph act as a parenthetical statement?  If not please disregard this paragraph and the one immediately preceding it.)

Anyhoo, I digress.

Under a plan developed through the William J. Clinton Foundation, participating banks would provide up to $1 billion each in loans that cities or private landlords would use to upgrade energy-hungry heating, cooling and lighting systems in older buildings.

The loans and interest would be paid back with savings accrued through reduced energy costs, organizers of the initiative said at a news conference in Manhattan. Typically, such upgrades can cut energy use and costs from 20 percent to 50 percent, they said.

Making more efficient use of energy is considered by many scientists to be the best starting point for addressing global warming, particularly because there is a potential immediate financial payoff along with the long-term environmental benefit.

You see the problem with the United States isn’t that we have problems coming up with money to try and solve issues. It’s that we have problems figuring out how to make sure the money actually goes to helping people/fixing a problem rather than lining the pockets of soulless corporate succubuses.

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