That's pretty trippy.  My prejudice was that business investment was responsible for most resource consumption.

I guess that supports Drew's point above that

we're not using all of the tools at our disposal -- the tax code being the most important, in my opinion.  People respond to incentives, but we're not providing them with those incentives.

with respect to getting people to consume in a more resource-friendly way (assuming he was talking about households/private individuals).

By the way, is your point about resource use by industry declining true globally, including in developing countries?

Point n'est besoin d'espérer pour entreprendre, ni de réussir pour persévérer. - Charles le Téméraire