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Towering Design Flaws
In August, 2003 the American electrical grid failed and caused blackouts throughout the country. Amory Lovins wrote this article in response to that energy catastrophe.
U.S. Energy Security Facts
This booklet provides facts about U.S. energy use and energy security. The booklet contains facts including U.S. oil sources and uses, oil efficiency achievements, and…
Designing a Sustainable Energy Future
Amory Lovins describes how to integrate negawatts with diverse supplies at least cost. “Negawatt” refers to electric end-use efficiency. This presentation also explains the concept…
Design Recommendations for High-Performance Data Centers
In 2003, RMI convened an innovative whole-system design charrette to challenge the current model for data centers and develop a groundbreaking data center design—a clean-sheet…
Rebuttal to Tromp et al.’s Response in Science magazine
This letter was written as a rebuttal to Tromp et al.’s response to Amory Lovin’s letter in the 10 October, 2003 issue of Science. In…