Prius Rebound Effect Wrong
March 28th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
This is a special guest post by Shakeb Afsah and Kendyl Salcito, via CO2 Scorecard (h/t Climate Progress). I remember several
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Energy Efficiency Rocks — Rebound Effect Overblown
January 13th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
We’ve published a couple of posts on the less-than-concerning “rebound effect” (in particular, when it applies to energy efficiency). Nonetheless,
How Bad Ideas Keep Rebounding Into Public Discourse: The Rebound Effect and Its Refutation
May 16th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
I covered the rebound effect here on CleanTechnica a couple months ago. The common argument of rebound effect enthusiasts is that energy efficiency actually increases energy use. Sound hard to believe? Yeah, that's because it's not true. Anyway, NRDC's David Goldstein, Sierra Martinez, and Robin Roy delved into this topic in more depth recently and I'm reposting a great article by David Goldstein on their new report below
The Rebound Effect/Jevons Paradox: Not as Strong as Pseudo-Environmentalists Claim
March 15th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
You would think, intuitively, that energy efficiency is good — it saves us money and is good for the environment. Some have tried to argue that isn't actually true, that increased efficiency results in greater energy demand and usage. They seem to have confused themselves, though, because that just isn't true
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