[wbill]

Good Article... I liked: "he/she will not be satisfied with the same utility he/she reached earlier if he/she is able to reach a higher utility for the same expense!"

I'd also add a point that the author misses... If the so-called "energy efficient" alternatives are *less* effective than the ones currently in use, more of the "energy efficient" resources will be utilized.

Think of needing multiple CFLs to equal the brightness provided by one incandescent. Or, to take things to an extreme, think of hauling things (people? furniture?) in a Prius vs hauling the same amount in a Suburban. If it takes three trips to provide the same result, there's no "efficiency" to be considered.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

All this proves is that the peasants are ignorant and require a firm hand from their government masters to make them live in the correct way.

[SunkenCiv]

This isn't news, either. Thanks goldenwings.

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The Bottomless Well: The Twilight Of Fuel, The Virtue Of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out Of Energy by Peter Huber and Mark P. Mills Basic Books, 2005 Manhattan Institute page Google

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