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Industrial Ecology at Walmart
This article, published in the Japanese Nikkei Ecology, gives an overview of industrial ecology, an emerging interdisciplinary field, and explains how a groundbreaking program at Walmart, which will require a life cycle analysis of all products on the shelf, will increase demand for industrial ecologists.
Comment on The American Physical Society Hydrogen Report
This article is a response to the 2004 report by the American Physical Society, “The Hydrogen Initiative.” In this piece, Amory Lovins argues that “The Hydrogen Initiative” makes erroneous conclusions about hydrogen economics and storage. “…
Twenty Hydrogen Myths
This peer-reviewed white paper offers both lay and technical readers a documented primer on basic hydrogen facts, weighs competing opinions, and corrects twenty widespread misconceptions. Some of these include the following: a hydrogen industry would need to be developed from scratch; hydrogen is too dangerous for common use; making hydrogen…
Hydrogen: The Future of Energy
In this lecture given at the RMI Quest for Solutions event in 2003, Amory Lovins presents an argument for hydrogen as the next major supplier of energy. Hydrogen is versatile, clean, safe, and cheap. The widespread use of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles would enable a profitable transition from oil.
Hypercars, Hydrogen, and Distributed Utilities: Disruptive Technologies and Gas-Industry Strategy
In this presentation to the American Gas Association, Amory Lovins explains the relationship between Hypercars, hydrogen, and distributed utilities. The presentation describes the stagnation in the auto industry and transportation policy and shows that the Hypercar concept is being disseminated into the auto industry. Lovins argues that the Hypercar will…