Ok, but what does this have to do with Global Warming? Are you saying that increasing the efficiency of energy consuming devices will have a significant impact on carbon emmisions? We may be able to slow the increase in CO2 through better efficiency, but in a world were economies must continue to grow and more and more people are enjoying a better quality of life there is no way that increased efficiency is going to reduce energy consumption. I am not saying that we should not strive for more efficient devices, it's just not going to fix increased CO2 in the atmosphere.

Where did you come up with the idea that global warming is about energy efficiency? Cap and trade has nothing to do with efficiency. Solar power and wind power are about 20% efficient while a coal powered generating plant is about 30%. Efficiency has nothing to do with it.

They won't let your kid in because you told him to make a scene to announce that he "didn't believe in thier "supreme being"". It's a private organization that has a very small religous aspect to it. I am proud to be a den leader in the cub scout program. I do not believe in God, but I just keep that private. I and my other son's den leader just ask the parents to do that very small section themselves. Apart from the religion the cub scouts is a very good program for boys. It wasn't your kids belief that kept him out of scouts, it was his being an asshole during signup that kept him out.