[Maxburn]

Walk around in the American Heating and Refrigeration conference for a while to get a feel of these trends, this was specifically called out by many manufacturers as driven by the green movement.

[kevin_thibedeau]

It's being driven by government pressure to reduce energy consumption and dependence on fuel imports. That isn't a bad thing. It's the sort of thing a responsible government should be planning for.

[Alupis]

Natural gas is available in abundance, is nearly free in terms of cost, and is vastly more "green" than many alternatives available today.

It may not be as green as pure electric can be in theory, but in large portions of this country electric isn't all that green either.

Heat pumps appear expensive to operate. Imagine running your AC year-round... that very thought makes many-a-homeowner shudder.

[jonny_eh]

Being responsible is so trendy.

[triceratops]

That doesn't make them a buzz word.