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Leading the Curve
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Big Bucks For Best Battery?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal: In response to GOP presidential nominee John McCain's $300M Green Car Challenge prize proposal, RMI's Amory Lovins says the plan should be expanded. More>>
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Nuclear Industry Spins New Mythology
Reducing carbon emissions would be cheaper and safer if nuclear was rejected in favour of alternatives that are sustainable, says RMI's Amory Lovins in The StarPhoenix's report on nuclear power. More>>
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Nuclear Deterrence
RMI's Amory Lovins and Imran Sheikh defend their "Nuclear Illusion" study in a posting on Grist. More>>
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Case Against Nuclear
Nuclear power, we’re told, is experiencing a dramatic worldwide revival and vibrant growth, because it’s competitive, necessary, reliable, secure, and vital for energy security and climate protection.
There’s a catch, though, says RMI cofounder and Chief Scientist Amory Lovins: The private capital market isn’t investing in new nuclear plants, and without financing, capitalist utilities aren’t buying.
Lovins highlights four problems with nuclear that keep it from competing against cheaper, swifter rivals such as cogeneration, wind and energy efficiency.
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The Nuclear Illusion -- a study by Amory Lovins and Imran Sheikh. Tools for Sustainable Design
Each year, the U.S. building sector creates more than 50 percent of the country’s CO2 emissions. To address this issue effectively, designers need to assess the sustainability of their ideas from the earliest planning phases, when most of a building’s environmental impact is decided.
Rocky Mountain Institute, in conjunction with Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture, is happy to introduce two tools that can help architects quickly evaluate the sustainability of their designs.
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Helping Businesses/Organizations Make Money Doing What’s Right
Rocky Mountain Institute ® (RMI) is a nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources so that companies, governments and organizations are more efficient, make more money, and do less harm to the environment. RMI is engaged in cutting-edge research on oil independence, renewable energy technologies, distributed energy, resource planning, green buildings , and radically efficient transportation.
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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Profitable Climate Protection
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 Saving Electricity
Switching to Micropower
Reducing Oil Dependence
RMI's Amory Lovins will be among the panel discussing these exciting and profitable solutions to climate protection during the next RMI Quest for Solutions lecture in July.
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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.
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RMI Built Environment
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High Performance Building—Perspective and Practice
RMI and the U.S. Green Building Council have partnered to
produce a compelling film that documents the business case for
building green. The exciting premiere was at the 2007
Greenbuild Conference in Chicago, and you can view it here at: www.bet.rmi.org>> |
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