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  • In energy economics, this fact is called Jevons' Paradox.

    Ian Fletcher: The Manufacturing Rebound Is a Myth Ian Fletcher 2011

  • In energy economics, this fact is called Jevons' Paradox.

    Ian Fletcher: The Manufacturing Rebound Is a Myth Ian Fletcher 2011

  • In energy economics, this fact is called Jevons' Paradox.

    Ian Fletcher: The Manufacturing Rebound Is a Myth Ian Fletcher 2011

  • In energy economics, this fact is called Jevons' Paradox.

    Ian Fletcher: The Manufacturing Rebound Is a Myth Ian Fletcher 2011

  • In energy economics, this fact is called Jevons' Paradox.

    Ian Fletcher: The Manufacturing Rebound Is a Myth Ian Fletcher 2011

  • The focus of the article is something called the Jevons paradox named after economist William Jevons, or the more common and more broadly defined "rebound effect."

    Jim Barrett: Rebounds Gone Wild Jim Barrett 2011

  • The focus of the article is something called the Jevons paradox named after economist William Jevons, or the more common and more broadly defined "rebound effect."

    Jim Barrett: Rebounds Gone Wild Jim Barrett 2011

  • He says the idea that resource conservation accelerates resource consumption - known as Jevons paradox - was proposed in the 1865 book "The Coal Question" by William Stanley Jevons, who noted that coal prices fell and coal consumption soared after improvements in steam engine efficiency.

    Newswise: Latest News 2009

  • He says the idea that resource conservation accelerates resource consumption? known as Jevons paradox? was proposed in the 1865 book "The Coal Question" by William Stanley Jevons, who noted that coal prices fell and coal consumption soared after improvements in steam engine efficiency.

    Science Blog - Science news straight from the source 2009

  • He says the idea that resource conservation accelerates resource consumption - known as Jevons paradox - was proposed in the 1865 book "The Coal Question" by William Stanley Jevons, who noted that coal prices fell and coal consumption soared after improvements in steam engine efficiency.

    Media Newswire 2009

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