I think poo richard's almanac had something to say on this a good while back:
Waste not, want not" or as Moma used to say "turn off the light, you're wasting electricity"
There's something we can agree on now, and the technology is there to save energy and extend the life of resources. When people won't insulate energy hog houses and make 5 trips a week to the corner store in their explorers, all the technology in the world won't make up for gross waste.
Col 3:23
questions asked, answers received, ignorance abated