RMI Outlet, Rocky Mountain Institute’s blog, explores topics critical to RMI’s mission to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future.
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Sunshine for Mines: A Brighter Vision for Sustainable Resources
In both life and work, it’s important to reflect on your past accomplishments and how they inform your future journey. When RMI started its mining…
Going Green Just Got Easier for Class B/C Commercial Buildings
Class B/C office buildings can achieve up to 6 percent higher net operating incomes and $11 per square foot higher property values, but they can’t…
Achievements and Challenges of Uganda’s Power Sector
In 2005, Uganda descended into a power crisis that changed energy planning mindsets forever. A sharp decline in hydropower generation output, partly blamed on…
What Is Methane and Why Does It Matter?
The message from the most recent UN climate report is clear: unless we dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the world…
The Evolution of Rural Solar: from Panel Monocrops to Multiple Land Uses
photo credit: Center for Pollinators in Energy at Fresh Energy (a Minnesota-based clean energy nonprofit) Solar panels may harness the sun’s energy…