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The Cotton Gin Paradox

By Erik Curren | April 24, 2013

cotton gin with slaves

It's not hard to see that, when cars get better gas mileage, people feel that they can afford to drive more. Or that consumers think they can afford a bigger refrigerator if it's Energy Star certified to use less electricity. Blame it on Jevons's Paradox that increasing the energy efficiency of machines doesn't necessarily decrease the total amount of energy people use, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Cotton, cotton gin, Eli Whitney, energy efficiency, Jevons Paradox, Slave Labor, slavery, technology

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