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Roger on December 23, 2006 - 10:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Exactly, people will respons on the crisis by conserving;
-more efficient vehicals
-cutting car trips

Thing is, there will be a lot of losers in the proces.
Just like the African countries that power down first, it wiil also be the poor individuals in the US and Europe that will power down first.

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odograph on December 23, 2006 - 10:29am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
There is going to be a tension between efficiency and conservation, certainly.  And even efficiency will benefit some (looks like the Japanese car makers) and hurt others (Detroit).

Ah well, I'm out for the weekend.   Merry Christmas to all ...

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