Category Archives: Conservationism

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

“Why Energy Efficiency Does Not Decrease Energy Consumption:” Comment on Harry Saunders

Howlin’ Wolf: Paul Ehrlich on Energy (Part III: Conservationism)

Coerced Energy Efficiency in Texas: Government Conservationism Isn’t Market Conservation

Inferior Holiday Lighting: Another Cost of the Futile Climate Crusade? (Malthusianism is gloomy in practice, not only theory)

“The Cheaper the Energy the Better” (Julian Simon in 1993 speaks to us today)

Market Conservation vs. Government Conservationism: Understanding the Limits to Energy Efficiency and ‘New-Economy’ ESCOs