Houses in AZ use less energy on average than other states: https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/state_briefs/ https://www.eia.gov/consumptio

Houses in AZ use less energy on average than other states: https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/state_briefs/ https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/sta... And in aggregate, cities in warm climates are more sustainable than in cold: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014050 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014... >> This would require a cultural shift. Agreed. Or people can move to places like AZ or NV where lawns are the exception. >> I would never in a million years live in the south west US Agreed. I like the PNW too much to move. But my argument here is just letting people do what they want (move to warm deserts) is a net benefit to society.