In my view, injecting this post-consumerist perspective into environmental and energy policy would not address the gravamen of the global warming problem, which is not over-consumption but under-consumption.
The long-term growth fundamentals for the global energy sector are strong as per capita energy consumption levels in developing and under-developed economies are significantly lower than those in developed economies.
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On-premise consumption is not allowed under Initiative 502 .
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Under these conditions, climate control combined with higher-speed driving produces increased energy consumption, hence the effect on range.
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Like the public benefits, the programs and policy incentive mechanisms for promoting self-generation and reduced consumption are sufficiently similar to warrant bundling these measures under the same regulatory umbrella.
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We expect 1.7% growth in real personal consumption expenditures in the four quarters ending September 2008 even under our soft-landing scenario, below the 2% four-quarter low in the 2001 recession (see graph and further discussion in the attachment.) In recent years, we predicted and explained the resilience in U.S. consumption growth in terms of job prospects and the high actual household savings rate.
Under this President, we have put in place historic fuel-efficiency standards that will do more to reduce our consumption of oil and, therefore, our dependence on foreign oil than a whole host of proposals that others have put out there, which they pretend will somehow lower the price at the pump next week.
Although primarily produced for industrial use, the water is purified to drinking-quality using dual membrane microfiltration and reverse osmosis technologies, and marketed as bottled water for human consumption under the consumer brand NEWater.
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