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EPA Rules Pose Opportunity to Transform Electricity System
Sometimes, the cost and risks of doing nothing far outweigh the costs of making a profound leap forward. The EPA’s new mercury rules, issued Dec. 21 and facing challenges from opponents, present a real opportunity to transform the electricity system.
The Innovation Economy: Cleantech’s Economic Power
Listen to RMI Chief Scientist Amory Lovins explain to Merrill Lynch's Pamela Faatz how Reinventing Fire offers a new vision that can revitalize business models and end-run Washington gridlock.
Standard, Showy or Fit: What do Consumers Want from an EV?
According to The New York Times, the electric cars on display in Detroit are adopting one of two overriding design philosophies: make it exciting, or make it familiar. But what do consumers really want out of their EV's?
Another Year Goes By and We’re No Closer to Solving Climate Change
Events of 2011 show that no matter how solid the science, some people will never accept that humans are causing global warming.