Amory Lovins

Amory Lovins, a consultant physicist, is among the world's lAmory Lovins, a consultant physicist, is among the world's leading experts in energy and its links with resources, secureading experts in energy and its links with resources, security, development, and environment. He has advised the energyity, development, and environment. He has advised the energy and other industries for four decades as well as the U.S. D and other industries for four decades as well as the U.S. Departments of...See more

Amory Lovins, a consultant physicist, is among the world's lAmory Lovins, a consultant physicist, is among the world's leading experts in energy and its links with resources, secureading experts in energy and its links with resources, security, development, and environment. He has advised the energyity, development, and environment. He has advised the energy and other industries for four decades as well as the U.S. D and other industries for four decades as well as the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. His work in 50+ countries epartments of Energy and Defense. His work in 50+ countries has been recognized by the "Alternative Nobel," Blue Planet,has been recognized by the "Alternative Nobel," Blue Planet, Volvo, Zayed Future Energy (Runner-Up), Onassis, Nissan, Sh Volvo, Zayed Future Energy (Runner-Up), Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, Goff Smith, and Mitchell Prizes, the Benjamin Frankliningo, Goff Smith, and Mitchell Prizes, the Benjamin Franklin and Happold Medals, MacArthur and Ashoka Fellowships, 11 ho and Happold Medals, MacArthur and Ashoka Fellowships, 11 honorary doctorates, honorary membership of the American Instinorary doctorates, honorary membership of the American Institute of Architects, Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish tute of Architects, Foreign Membership of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, honorary Senior Fellowship Academy of Engineering Sciences, honorary Senior Fellowship of the Design Futures Council, and the Heinz, Lindbergh, Jeaof the Design Futures Council, and the Heinz, Lindbergh, Jean Meyer, Time Hero for the Planet, Time International Hero on Meyer, Time Hero for the Planet, Time International Hero of the Environment, Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Leadershipf the Environment, Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Leadership, National Design, and World Technology Awards. A Harvard an, National Design, and World Technology Awards. A Harvard and Oxford dropout and former Oxford don, he has briefed 20 hed Oxford dropout and former Oxford don, he has briefed 20 heads of state and advises major firms and governments worldwiads of state and advises major firms and governments worldwide, recently including the leadership of Coca-Cola, Deutschede, recently including the leadership of Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, Ford, Holcim, Interface, and Wal-Mart. He cofounded i Bank, Ford, Holcim, Interface, and Wal-Mart. He cofounded in 1982 and serves as Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mn 1982 and serves as Chairman and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute, an independent, market-oriented, entrepreountain Institute, an independent, market-oriented, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, nonpartisan think-and-do tank that creatneurial, nonprofit, nonpartisan think-and-do tank that creates abundance by design. His most recent visiting academic ches abundance by design. His most recent visiting academic chair was in spring 2007 as MAP/Ming Professor in Stanford's Sair was in spring 2007 as MAP/Ming Professor in Stanford's School of Engineering, offering the University's first coursechool of Engineering, offering the University's first course on advanced energy efficiency (www.rmi.org/stanford). The l on advanced energy efficiency (www.rmi.org/stanford). The latest of his 30 books are"Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Ecatest of his 30 books are"Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Sizonomic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size", an "Economist" book of the year blending financial econoe", an "Economist" book of the year blending financial economics with electrical engineering, "Winning the Oil Endgame".mics with electrical engineering, "Winning the Oil Endgame". An anthology from his 1968... See less