Generally, we try to keep our Europe envy in check. (Really, who needs universal health care or perfect croissants?) But, as the NYT points out, the Continent has a leg up on us when it comes to one simple — but genius — eco lodging solution: hotel rooms that let guests control (and conserve) power via a master switch. (In other words, you cut everything from lights to TV with the flick of a wrist.) A Starwood VP says Americans are too finicky to forego the dubious pleasure of entering a room with the lights glaring and the air pre-blasting — but especially after shivering in a string of hotel rooms this summer, we vote to give AC peace a chance.