Mon Dieu! US Olympics Sans AC?

Many US Olympians are undoubtedly woke greenies but they can be hypocritical beanies, too. Consider “Paris Wanted a Green Olympics” but “Team USA Wants Air Conditioning” the old-fashioned fossil or even nuclear fueled way.

As the WSJ article summarized the deal in diplomatic terms: Olympic “organizers chose not to install air conditioning, but the 592-strong American delegation isn’t risking the slightest athlete discomfort.” Nor are some other nations’ delegations. “We appreciate the concept of not having air conditioning due to the carbon footprint,” Australian Olympic committee chief executive Matt Carroll told reporters. “However, it is a high-performance Games. We’re not going for a picnic.” Like us ordinary chumbolones who can sweat like pigs when they next visit Paris, the “City of [Forever] Lights” kept on during the night by … mostly NUCLEAR (referred to as "clean" but not green) FUEL?

Actually, the Olympic organizers DID anticipate the whimpering and built an eco-cooling system that runs cold water through the floors, which “officials say can reduce the ambient temp by 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit & achieve a target range of 73 to 79 Fahrenheit.” Not good enough? Considering the players are all millionaires, you’d think they could afford to buy a block of ice & sit on it between games.

Davd Soul