Demonstrating their serious concern about climate change, Americans have largely embraced the conservation ethic as a means of reducing their personal “carbon footprint” or greenhouse-gas pollution. It is not enough, however, just to conserve scarce resources such as electricity. When the electricity is used is equally important as how much is used, in order to avoid blackouts and minimize the need to bring more power plants on line.

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