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  Rocky Mountain Institute

  Your introduction says Amory Lovins founded the Rocky Mountain Institute.  Actually, his former wife, Hunter Lovins founded RMI, and gave Amory half the credit.  Amory didn't want to do it, because he didn't want to be bothered with staff, fund raising, overhead, infrastructure, etc.  Hunter talked him into it, and the rest is history, at least until Hunter was forced out in 2001.  So, to be fair, a more proper statement would be "...Rocky Mountain Institute, which he co-founded with his former wife, Hunter Lovins, and a host of mostly volunteer interns..."On A conversation with energy guru Amory Lovins posted 2 years, 3 months ago 11 Responses

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  A New Natural Capitalism

  Glad to hear that Natural Capitalism is being discussed at MIT.  I co-teach "Principles of Sustainable Management" with co-author Hunter Lovins, at Presidio School of Management (www.presidiomba.org).

  Since the book was published, Hunter has distilled the principles to three:  1) radically increase the efficiency with which we use resources (to buy time); 2) (use the time to) redesign EVERY product and process with nature in mind (Biomimicry); 3) sustain, enhance, and restore all forms of capital--financial, human, natural, cultural, etc.

  Rather than a way of thinking, as the box above suggests, natural capitalism is a PRACTICE, based on asking these questions:
  

  1. does this decision or action use resources in the most effective way possible?
     
  2. is this product or process in harmony with nature?
     
  3. does this action enhance, sustain, and restore, financial, human, natural, and cultural capital?

  Persevere,

  Paul Sheldon
  Senior Consultant
  Natural Capitalism Solutions
  www.natcapsolutions.orgOn A new natural capitalism posted 3 years, 2 months ago 1 Response