Oct 31, 2011
Unlocking green energy's power??
The issue of sustainability has shot back up the political agenda as businesses have seen costs spiral and energy tariffs hit the headlines.
Here’s a mind-bending thought: The United States can wean itself from oil and coal by 2050 — and without action by presidents or Congress.
“It’s refreshing to think that we needn’t wait for Washington,” Amory Lovins said recently. The founder and chairman of the Old Snowmass, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Institute, Lovins has been a leader in the science of energy efficiency for decades.
Investments in green energy are not random or transient savings and relying on government subsidies is not the way forward.
Written by: Tony Smith
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Anthony Smith, PhD, is President and Founder of Secure Solar Futures. He brings over 40 years’ experience in energy efficiency, solar energy, and community economic development in Vermont, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia. He founded Secure Solar Futures in 2004 as CEO and President and leads the company’s innovation development and strategic partnerships. He serves as a founding board member of the Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance (VA-REA). He served as co-director and associate professor of the Eastern Mennonite University MBA program from 2008 to 2015. He earned his Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PhD from the Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania.