Rising gas prices are supposed to help curb energy consumption.
Shifting energy prices can make attention to curbing energy use wax and wane.
But the government began making the change again in 1991, as a measure to curb energy consumption.
"Extremism" is curbing energy prices, asking the booming wealthy to pay a bit more tax, and stopping construction firms squatting on land during a housing crisis.
First, he said, there are engineers who enjoy working on industrial challenges that benefit the "common good," like curbing energy consumption, reducing pollution, improving health care.
A survey by Forrester Research of 124 corporations in the United States and Europe found widespread concerns about energy efficiency in data centers, but only about a fourth of the companies had programs to adjust procurement and operating practices to curb energy use.
The EU's climate commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete said that the new energy efficiency target was a centrepiece of the package, and would curb energy imports, create jobs and bring down emissions.
Governments across Europe, eager to comply with the Kyoto agreement to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide that come from the burning of fossil fuels, are seeking ways to curb energy consumption and production.
On July 4th he was due to head for Alberta, Canada's oil patch, to spend the weekend at the Calgary Stampede endeavouring to sell a tax expressly designed to curb energy use.In theory, Mr Dion has hit on a winning issue.
