tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post9193281520395095243..comments2024-02-29T06:16:08.726-04:00Comments on Ecological Sociology: Coal: Act Locally, Think Globally .... NOT!Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594415948430315779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-39353750954608916782010-11-27T04:21:50.999-04:002010-11-27T04:21:50.999-04:00This phenomenon has been called by one writer &quo...This phenomenon has been called by one writer "the geopolitical Jevon's Paradox". Efficiencies that reduce the consumption of fuel in one part of the world are not "saved"; they are simply shifted to other regions of the world where demand is increasing.<br /><br />http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5944Shaun Bartonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148797755731444630.post-61608072661148618742010-11-23T14:06:52.143-04:002010-11-23T14:06:52.143-04:00Yes, the coal we don't use is being shipped to...Yes, the coal we don't use is being shipped to China. So is the oil we don't use and the natural gas we don't use. In fact, nearly every fuel, metal or mineral that the OCED successfully limits for the sake of efficiency and sustainability is being sold to China. Jeff Rubin says that all the auto miles we don't drive in the OCED for the sake of efficiency or ecology are being shifted to the developing world, who are driving ever-increasing miles, especially China.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819386247211202874noreply@blogger.com