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“It's hard to offer specific perceptions when vague macro-economics has a theory for everything.First, I'm glad the nasty 1980ish situation is included for younger readers. It spawned the internet, electrical efficiency, fuel efficiencies, and building insulation.Second, around the 2005 crash there were fewer giant, noisy, 4 wheel drive pick-ups (with "support our troops" stickers) driving ...”
“Lindsay,Nifty charts, there, and some good insights on the under-reported importance of reduced oil consumption for emissions. If you wanted to deepen this analysis, you might consider a "step-chart" format starting with 2005, ending with 2012, and showing the step changes in between that got us there. For example, EIA stats on generation show that natgas generation added 3.5x more MWh than ...”