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Environment & Energy

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6. I'm not convinced, but I'll keep looking.

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 09:10 PM

Jun 2013

Anything that might bring down our population, consmption, energy use and GWP should be encouraged.

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Global Energy, GWP and Population Growth: what happened in 1972? [View all] GliderGuider Jun 2013 OP

The Oil Shock Demeter Jun 2013 #1

So that was the U S of A. What about the rest of the world? GliderGuider Jun 2013 #2

China instituted the One-Child Policy, and enforced it Demeter Jun 2013 #5

I'm not convinced, but I'll keep looking. GliderGuider Jun 2013 #6

Beats me. Iterate Jun 2013 #3

Hah! I knew it had to be Paul Ehrlich's fault! GliderGuider Jun 2013 #4

Ok, time to get serious Iterate Jun 2013 #7

Nice analysis. Thanks. GliderGuider Jun 2013 #8

My first thought was post war rebuilding also. kristopher Jun 2013 #9

Here's a look at a longer time series GliderGuider Jun 2013 #10

Try loading this. See if we're seeing the same thing. Iterate Jun 2013 #11

Here's what I see GliderGuider Jun 2013 #12

Interesting. Way interesting. Iterate Jun 2013 #13

Overall world energy use per capita stabilized in 1975 GliderGuider Jun 2013 #14

I remember Garrett Iterate Jun 2013 #15

I had similar questions about Garrett's 9.7mw number, so I wrote him. GliderGuider Jun 2013 #16

Yea, but those 7 billion individual Iterate Jun 2013 #17