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Severe Conservation

Conservation till it hurts - a lot

get help about (1) extent of domestic consumption reduction in WWII - here
and in Europe

(2) effects of reduction

(3) anecdotes

1. reduction of housing stock
2. dormitories
3. travel restrictions
4. drastic shrinkage of resort industries

The dominant view of conservation in America is romantic.

At the present time, public co-operation with requests to conserve
electricity may not be in the public interest.
Cohen wants me to treat replacing travel by communication
Nothing should be done for symbolic reasons.
1. romantic view of conservation
and its role in current energy ideology

2. history as an indication of what severe conservation would
be like.

3. the local character of shortages

4. severe conservation measures

5. very severe conservation measures

6. suspending the price mechanism - it's immediate benefits and
long range costs
a slide of distortions
	ration based on cars or drivers licenses
	keeping a car that would otherwise be junked
	getting a license to get the ration
Ideology and energy

	compromising on facts and not merely on policy