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Plague Inc: Facing the Fossil Fuel Epidemic
The fossil fuel economy we've created and upon which our prosperity up until now has been built has the dangerous side effect we call global warming.
A Son, Bull Moose, and Belugas
One staffer on his personal motivations behind the work we do at RMI.
Lovins on Climate Change: No Breakthroughs Needed, Mr. President
In his recent New Republic interview, President Obama said we “need some big technological breakthrough” to tackle climate change. Mr. President—our nation already has the…
As Obama Starts Second Term, Some Ask, Could Climate Be His Legacy?
When President Obama publicly renewed his oath of office on Monday, January 21, he highlighted the urgency of addressing climate change as a priority of his second term. “The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult,” he said.
Down on Doha?
Today begins week two of the latest U.N. Climate Change Conference, this edition held in Doha, Qatar. Representatives from nearly 200 countries are in attendance at the event, which comes on the heels of a new World Bank report forecasting that a global temperature increase of 4 degrees Celsius...