Electricity
Abating Air Pollution at Negative Cost
This article argues that maximizing the efficient end-use of energy is the most effective way to avoid environmental pollution. In this piece, Amory Lovins details various methods of profitably reducing pollution, including decoupling utility energy sales from profits and reinvesting efficiency savings into cleanup efforts. He analyzes the environmental impacts…
Oil Risk Insurance: Choosing the Best Buy
This article was written in response to the 1988 report by the Government Accountability Office that argues for supply-side insurance to hedge against oil risks. Amory Lovins argues that the best way to prevent surprises to oil price and supply is to wring more work from the energy that is…