tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post4614210132593467972..comments2023-11-02T00:33:00.040-07:00Comments on Sowell's Law Blog: Energy Conservation is Not SustainableRoger Sowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390264574157209871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post-20624279043597832612010-03-28T17:51:53.304-07:002010-03-28T17:51:53.304-07:00Great post, Roger. I have read a very similar line...Great post, Roger. I have read a very similar line of argument a few years ago in a German newspaper. I think it was BASF who protested against certain political targets calling for something like a 20% CO2 emissions reduction. Their factories were a labyrinthine web of tubes, using waste heat from one process to power another, using byproducts of one process as raw material for the next, optimized for maximum efficiency for decades. They did all this without political pressure, just to become more competitive and, being German, out of their love for perfection i think. They saw no way to achieve a further 20% gain, and these were without doubt the most knowledgeable experts in the field.<br />Exactly like your description.DirkHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575804792126536975.post-19438379535721113622010-02-20T16:03:54.380-08:002010-02-20T16:03:54.380-08:00Great post thank you.Great post thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com