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Applied Hope
Amory Lovins outlines RMI's fundamental concept of “Applied Hope.”
Drilling in All the Wrong Places
In this article from RMI’s Solutions Journal, Amory Lovins argues that the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is bad for the…
Spatial and Temporal Interactions of Wind and Solar in the Next Generation Utility: Expanded Analysis
The “next generation” electric utility must incorporate variable renewable resources, including wind and solar, in much larger quantities than conventionally thought possible. While resource variability…
Forget Nuclear
This nontechnical summary article compares the cost, climate protection potential, reliability, financial risk, market success, deployment speed, and energy contribution of new nuclear power with…
Ultralight Vehicles: Non-Linear Correlations Between Weight and Safety
Development of dramatically lightweight and fuel-efficient vehicles has been slowed by perceptions that lighter vehicles are less safe. Highly safe lightweight vehicles may seem counterintuitive.