Comments on: Why Energy Efficiency Ignites More Energy Consumption

By: It ain’t the EPA that’ll cut emissions | Jeff Rubin

It ain’t the EPA that’ll cut emissions | Jeff Rubin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:03:04 +0000

[...] may be a lot more efficient that your dad’s old gas-guzzler from the 1970s, but chances are you burn just as much gasoline on the road over the course of a year as he did. You, like your fellow North American [...]

By: Zachary

Zachary — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:36:44 +0000

Ah yes, the Jevons Paradox. This was put forth by English economist William Stanley Jevons in 1865, and it has yet to be proven wrong. Of course, if we are forced to use less oil geologically, even with a rebound effect we will still use less oil. Efficiency, therefore, can soften the blow, and prevent the economy from shrinking as rapidly.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:36:44 +0000

By: the heat engine model

the heat engine model — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:48:39 +0000

A timely post. It brought to mind this recent study: http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=112009-1

By: claudeshogun

claudeshogun — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:49:56 +0000

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