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Live Chat on Transportation: How to Share Cars and Reduce Driving
On Maui, where rainfall continuously shapes volcanic formations into deeply incised valleys and green, steep-sided ravines, coastal roadways are often obstructed by mudslides. Locals have devised a workaround: Drivers on opposite sides of the slide will wade through the mud and swap cars, agreeing to return to the same spot after the slide is cleared and swap back.
Amory Lovins’s Farewell to Fossil Fuels
In his landmark Foreign Affairs piece in 1976, probably still that august journal’s most-reprinted article, Amory Lovins describes the two energy choices then facing the nation: The “hard path” and the “soft path.”
Deep energy retrofits are better for the world than new buildings
Reusing buildings rather than constructing new ones is clearly beneficial to society in terms of reduced resource consumption and waste, assuming that the new and renovated buildings operate with similar efficiencies. But how much is the benefit?
AESP: Efficiency facts, not fables
Earlier this month, electricity professionals gathered in San Diego to discuss the state of the energy services industry. AESP (Association Of Energy Services Professionals) is focused on delivery and implementation for utilities, particularly for energy efficiency and distributed renewable resources. Several trends emerged from this year’s conference.
How Can Business Leaders Accept the Challenges of the New Energy Era?
If you've have heard about Reinventing Fire, Rocky Mountain Institute's roadmap for a secure, renewable energy future, and are like almost everyone with whom I have talked about it, you wonder where to start. This blog is the first of several by RMI staff to help business leaders identify the steps they can take now to begin seizing the economic and competitive opportunities available by leading in the new energy era.