conserve

"Once you get it moving, it isn't hard at all - people are pulling with one arm. It conserves energy, and it moves really quickly," said Lipo.

Pynchon may not have lost a step in “Shadow Ticket,” but sometimes he seems to be conserving his energy.

For example, he said, it won’t let them know if there is a more conserving option, or another location with more water available.

Indeed, panicking that the past, thin as it is, is slipping away in the rush to bucks, L.A. struggles to conserve notable buildings that are a mere 50 years old.

Steers has vowed to try to stop Moon Camp from moving forward, and is exploring the possibility of trying to buy the land — with a local land trust — and conserve it.