Population growth throws energy conservation a curveball

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Okay, okay, we heard you. You, our listeners, smartly pointed out that with all the energy efficient appliances in the world (and thousands of pounds of algae) future energy consumption will continue increasing because population is increasing. The Power Trip was shaking it’s head ? how could we forget to talk about this? Today, we’d like you to meet David Biello, an associate editor at Scientific American online who joins The Takeaway to talk to about population, energy, and why when one goes up, it’s still possible for the other to come down. (Come on, you’re as surprised as we are.)

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