text: We have no issue with private, voluntary conservation efforts. Individuals, whether alone or in a group, are welcome to turn off their lights, whether they think they are reducing emissions or simply want to save money. However, no one should have the right to use government coercion to force others to sit in the dark. Cleaner, advanced technologies are built upon "dirtier" technologies. All of the innovations we enjoy todayfrom sliced bread to buildings to computersstand on the shoulders of technologies that came before. The more government interferes with individuals' ability to utilize natural resources and experiment with new technologies, the more expensive and more difficult it is to advance.