Electricity
$8.3 B: A Big Price Tag For a DOE Dice Roll
Some argue that transitioning to a clean, affordable, and secure electric system should include an “all options on the table” approach, and that all available low-carbon technologies—nuclear, carbon capture and sequestration, natural gas, and renewables—should be pursued simultaneously and with equal rigor. RMI disagrees.
3 Disruptive Lessons Automakers Should Learn for Greater Efficiency
Originally published at GreenBiz.com on February 13 as the second of a five-part series by RMI professionals on how to put into practice the ideas of Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for a New Energy Era. The series continues at GreenBiz.com each of the next two Mondays, and will be reposted on rmi.org’s Outlet on subsequent Fridays.
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?