Category Archives: Conservationism

Demand-Side Planning: Utility Rent-Seeking Meets Ecostatism

DOE Policy: In Search of Transparency (efficiency standards in controversy)

'Demand Response' in Electricity: Economists vs. FERC on (Over)Pricing

Energy Consumers vs. Regulators: Who Knows Best? (Mercatus study stands up to critics)

Energy 'Rebounds' and 'Backfires': An Introduction and Literature Overview

Economic Efficiency, Not 'Energy Efficiency' (Economist Cordato parses a sacred cow)

The Conundrum – by David Owen (Jevons' "rebound effect" enters the New Yorker mainstream)

Remembering the Birth of Conservationism (Part II: Amory Lovins's "Soft Energy Path")

Remembering the Birth of Conservationism (Part I: President Nixon's price controls, not Arab OPEC, produced energy crisis, demand-side politicization)

Daylight Saving Time: Arrogant Central Planning

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