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![“Efficiency may curtail [energy] demand in the short term, for the specific task at hand. But its long-term impact is just the opposite...efficiency fails to curb demand because it lets more people do more, and do it faster-and more/more/faster invariably swamps all the efficiency gains.” quote by Peter W. Huber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/peter-w-huber-75111_curb_efficiency-may-curtail-energy-demand-in_1235008.jpg)
