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Advancing the Regeneration of the Cuyahoga Valley
This report describes the Cuyahoga Regeneration Project, a community effort focused on several projects that simultaneously restore natural systems and strengthen economic development along the…
What Can we Do to Fix the Climate Problem?
This is an expanded version of an article that was published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, in which Amory Lovins joins three other…
Valuation of Renewable and Distributed Resources: Implications for the Integrated Resource Planning Process
Over the last two decades, traditional integrated resource planning (IRP) has proven to be avaluable tool for evaluating the tradeoffs between supply-side generation and demand-sideefficiency…
New Frontiers in Utility Valuation of Renewable Resources
In this report, Rocky Mountain Institute explores the underlying theory and practical methodologies for the valuation of renewable resources. We present the theoretical basis first…
Legislative Options to Improve Transportation Efficiency
Traditional policy prescriptions for transportation efficiency have been largely misguided. With smarter legislation, the auto industry can restore competitiveness, boost profits, and displace oil use.