On Jul 27, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
On 7/27/06, raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1) "Again, energy is almost never consumed for its own sake. We use
power to accomplish goals. If your new car can get you where you
want to go
as quickly,
safely, and pleasurably as your old one, you don't mind that it
burns a lot
less fuel in the
process.."
I say energy is indeed consumed for its own sake. More precisely
for the
sake of that false deity called GDP growth and its microeconomic
offspring,
consumerism.
Which would not be for its own sake. But part of my argument is that
we can get the same GDP with less energy.
Why do we want the same GDP?
Gene Coyle
