General Energy
An Ultrarunner’s Guide to Efficiency, Renewables, and Resiliency
Ultrarunners are acutely aware of issues involving fuel and energy, of sustaining output over the long haul, of making upfront investments that pay back-end dividends. What can we learn from them?
Jules Kortenhorst Selected as Rocky Mountain Institute CEO
After an international search, RMI's Board of Trustees has chosen Jules Kortenhorst to be the new CEO. He brings significant experience and understanding of the global energy issues RMI works to solve. Jules starts in September. Welcome!
The Gender-Energy Connection
With energy poverty, a serious hindrance to economic and social development, poor women bear much of the burden of limited access to modern energy services.
Sustainability Fatigue, Disruptive Innovation, and the Flourishing Enterprise: RMI Chats with Corporate Sustainability Expert Chris Laszlo (Part 1)
In part 1 yesterday, we chatted with corporate sustainability expert Chris Laszlo about Embedded Sustainability, Reinventing Fire, and sustainability fatigue. That conversation continues today with a discussion of the role of incumbents, disruptive innovation, and the flourishing enterprise. PB: You’ve mentioned disruptive innovation, which brings to…
Heat Pumps: Good Enough for Queen Elizabeth so Why Not for the Northeast?
George W. Bush, the Queen of England, Sir Elton John, and Sir Richard Branson probably don’t have much in common, but they all have installed ground source heat pumps. And it’s not just a technology for the rich and famous. Habitat for Humanity installed heat pumps...