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Leading the Curve
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Tax Credits for Plug-Ins Favor Big Batteries
Rocky Mountain Institute's Chief Scientist Amory Lovins, and MOVE Team VP
Michael Brylawski welcome a tax credit for PHEVs, but stress the need for
investment in efficient platforms and lighter materials for automobiles. More>>
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Plug-In Hybrids Rev up Demand for Smart Grid
RMI's Smart Garage Charrette brings together leaders from the automotive,
energy, battery, and power management sectors to discuss the steps needed to
maximize vehicle to grid benefits. More>>
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V2G: All Roads Lead Through Batteries
Writer John Gartner who is currently covering RMI's Smart Garage Charrette,
summarizes discussion on the benefits of integrating PHEV's and the grid. More>>
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The Latest from RMI's blog 
The future of waste
By Maria Stamas Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:53am PDT
Recycling, once a novelty, now is the commonplace. Is "zero waste" on the same path? Here's an inside look at one company that's already there.
Can biofuels be the solution?
By Jeffrey John Posted Thu Oct 2, 2008 12:12pm PDT
We cannot meet the projected demand for transportation fuels unless we address efficiency first.
Driving the policies of energy change
By Maria Stamas Posted Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:45pm PDT
Making cities walkable and combating urban sprawl would cut America's oil addiction -- and the people who can make it happen are local, not national.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Franta: Move away from designing "as usual"
Using today’s technologies, design teams need to discover how to integrate and optimize building performance within available budgets rather than designing “as usual” and incrementally making the building more efficient, Greg Franta, RMI Senior VP and Principal Architect, told the inaugural Annual Meeting of the Corporate Eco Forum in San Francisco.
"The latter nearly always costs more," he said.
Full Story NSC tour shows off museum
A trip to a Denver museum kicks off RMI's Built Environment Team's (BET) building efficiency tour for National Solution Council members.
With highlights including a 100,000-watt solar panel array, the museum is interesting because of BET's focus on improving the efficiency of existing buildings.
Read more about the BET Tour
Also read about the MOVE NSC Tour and the ERT NSC Tour |
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Our innovations have profoundly influenced the energy sector, helped corporations to change how they do business and informed governments about key enabling policy reforms. RMI areas of expertise include: energy use and supply, buildings & land development, transportation, manufacturing, climate protection and community economic development.
RMI is a think and do tank. About half our support comes from individual donors and foundation grants, whose tax-deductible donations fund our leading edge research projects and implementation. The other half comes from earned revenue — from consulting for corporations and governments to implement the research findings made possible by our generous donors. To learn how to support RMI's research, click here.
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Solutions Journal
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Catch up on the news, views and features in the re-designed tri-annual publication from Rocky Mountain Institute.
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Portable Light Project
A bag full of light
RMI is helping to bring light to indigenous communities in the developing world through a unique project that uses advanced nano-technologies.
Full Story | Gallery | Donate
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Oil Independence
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Worried about the rising cost of oil? See how we can chart a profitable future without the need for oil.
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