Wednesday, February 18, 2009

!!! MOTHERJONES: Power Q&A: Amory Lovins

The energy-efficiency guru who cofounded the Rocky Mountain Institute advocates feebates, negawatts, and letting the little guys play.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2008/05/power-qa-amory-lovins
"The U.S. lags badly; only 4 percent of our power comes from micropower—cogeneration, wind, sun, small hydro, geothermal, biomass, and waste fuel. The reason the U.S. lags so badly is that we have obsolete rules that favor big over small, supply over efficiency, and incumbents over new market entrants...."