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Amory Lovins

Letter to NHTSA on Revised Light Truck CAFE Standards

This letter was written by Amory Lovins in 2005 and sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the letter, Lovins commends the NHTSA for its 2005 adoption of CAFE standards based on size rather than weight. Size-based standards incentivize manufacturers to use lighter materials that improve the efficiency…

Mighty Mice

This article discusses the benefits of decentralized micropower for generating energy, as compared to nuclear power. Amory Lovins argues for decentralized energy systems based on data showing that micropower is more efficient and has already eclipsed nuclear power in the global marketplace. Micropower and its natural partner, efficient end-use, have…

Gas Pains

In this letter to The Atlantic Monthly in response to an article by Robert Bryce, Amory Lovins discusses the American military’s fuel costs during the Iraq War between 2003 and 2005. Lovins argues that a solution to the high cost of fuel for military operations is highly energy efficient military…

More Profit with Less Carbon Bibliography

This bibliography is an addendum to the 2005 Scientific American article, “More Profit with Less Carbon” by Amory Lovins. The entire article (RMI document ID C05-05) is available to download.

Nuclear Power: Economic Fundamentals and Potential Role in Climate Change Mitigation

In this presentation, Amory Lovins provides evidence that low- and no-carbon decentralized sources of energy have eclipsed nuclear power as a climate friendly energy option. He argues that new nuclear power plants are unfinanceable in the private capital market and that resource efficiency provides a cheaper, more environmental option. Lovins…