Energy saved on the consumer side decreases production needs.
Energy prices being low, perhaps this is a good time to invest in energy ventures. Prices are low for traditional reasons such as over supply. Leaking oil into the Yellowstone River reminds us that the cost of energy is not always accurate if the cost to the environment is not included.
Better management of energy resources could result if environmental groups invested in energy companies so that they could have a say in what those companies do. Now may be a good time for this kind of investment.