General Energy
Solar Empowerment in a Rural Nicaraguan Community
Forty years ago Sabana Grande, a small community in northern Nicaragua, was ravaged by war. Now you will find people sitting under solar-powered lights, eating solar-cooked chicken, and drinking smoothies made by a bicycle-powered blender.
Fort Collins’ Clean Energy Economy Powers Ahead with Jobs, Innovation, and Savings
Fort Collins is a pragmatic community with a penchant for excellence. It is renowned as a bike-friendly college town and one of the most prolific microbrew hubs in the country. It also happens to be one of the more interesting places in the world to watch community-based energy transformation take…
The Road to Clean-Energy Islands
Last year more than 25 million tourists visited the Caribbean’s islands, drawn in part to the region’s sandy beaches and breathtaking sunsets. Though many consider it a tropical paradise, the Caribbean’s 40 million residents know that such positives also come at great cost: dependence on expensive, imported fossil fuel for energy generation.
Caribbean Leaders Gathering on Necker
This week, Rocky Mountain Institute joins the Carbon War Room at Creating Climate Wealth, an invitation-only conference in the Caribbean bringing together island leaders to plan and create a clean energy future. In this guest post, Sir Richard Branson talks about why he's so excited about the effort. Tomorrow, RMI principal Karen Crofton will add her perspective.
Fixing the Broken Compass: Finding Our Way to Natural Capitalism
If we are to solve perhaps the greatest challenge that global capitalism has created – climate change – it is essential that we reconcile our prevailing economic model to place more emphasis on the importance of natural capitalism.