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Loving “Environmental Lovins”
By Andrew Demaria
It's time to celebrate. By the time you read this edition of the Solutions Journal, the blogosphere will have marked the one-year anniversary of RMI's Environmental Lovins blog—published by Yahoo! Green.
The View from Here - Conservation vs. Efficiency: Sweaters Are Not the Answer
By Michael Potts, RMI President and CEO
RMI Welcomes Doug Laub, New VP of Development
By Marty Pickett, RMI Executive Director
Drilling in All the Wrong Places
By Amory B. Lovins
Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is an unwise, unnecessary gamble, argues RMI Chief Scientist Amory B. Lovins. He points out that innovators and entrepreneurs focused on energy efficiency are achieving their ends faster, more securely, more profitably, and more competitively than oil companies that might tap Refuge oil.
The Realistic Dreamer
By Jonah Bea-Taylor
A staff profile of Lionel Bony
Sustainability in the South Pacific: Hungry for Leadership
By Jeffrey John
Hawaii is one of the most fertile places on Earth, yet only 15 percent of food consumed there is grown locally. RMI has been working with the largest private landowner in Hawaii and a cooper- ative fellowship program to rethink the agricultural value chain and help build the local leadership necessary to sustain it.
Crash Test Dummies: Challenging the Safety Myth
By Cameron M. Burns
Are radically lightweight cars inherently less safe than heavier cars? Through simulating hundreds of crashes of normal and lightweight cars, RMI’s MOVE Team is taking a closer look at this conventional wisdom.
Walking the Talk and Leading Others to RMI
By Cindy Cash
Donor Profile: Chris Quartetti
RMI Takes the Next Step in Campus Sustainability: From Green Buildings to Living Communities
By Cameron M. Burns
RMI’s whole-system approach has the potential to transform the idea of campus greening efforts from single projects to integrative communities.
Greening the Purple “Y!”
By Noah Buhayar
Alumna Profile: Christina Page
The Word Around RMI
RMI Helps the Department of Defense with Energy Policy
Banking on People to Build a Better World
By Cameron M. Burns
Board Spotlight: Don Woods
A Green Room with a View
By Jennifer Walton
Buried in a hillside 60 miles down a dirt road in the Alaskan wilderness sits an RMI success story, high-performance windows framing the snowy peak of Mount McKinley.
Philanthropy at RMI
Greetings from Doug Laub, new VP of Development at RMI
2008 National Solutions Council Weekend
Nearly 100 National Solutions Council members from 17 states were welcomed to Denver for the 2008 National Solutions Council Weekend.
