Hypocritical Con Ed

You know that saying "Do as I say, not as I do?" It's commonly used by parents that preach to their children instead setting examples. They want the best for them of course, but are often unwilling to do the same for themselves and subsequently screw both the preacher and 'preached to.' This also seems to go on at our friendly Con Edison office. They love to preach energy conservation, but do they practice being good environmental stewards?

From Cajun Boy in the City:

If you've ever visited coned.com you'd know that much of the energy provider's website is devoted to touting energy conservation and increasing awareness of wasteful environmental practices.

Funny thing then that a reader whose apartment faces the Con Edison headquarters on 14th street snapped this picture from her bedroom window over the holiday weekend of a well-lit but seemingly devoid of Con Ed employees building...



I'm just saying...

Hmm, that looks pretty wasteful to me. I'm not going to waste more energy after hearing about this of course, but come on Con Ed...practice what you preach and stop wasting the juice. By the way, does anyone pay for their power bill or is that just a perk for being the master of all switches?