Effective Control of Energy-Depleting Behavior
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Comments on the M. L. Dennis et al (see PA, Vol 78:8669) suggestion that manipulation of social and informational contexts would induce people to change their use of energy or to adopt energy-efficient technologies, thus resulting in society-wide reductions in energy demand. A more productive analysis would account for the fact that the technological devices and products used are potent sources of behavioral control.