amory lovins may be the smartest man in america

amory lovins understands that for his fellow american, the car is an extension of the self. when they hit the pacific and ran out of wild west, there was still the car--faster, stronger, controlled from the tips of the fingers, the balls of the toes, the clench of the jaw, the desire of the mind.

perhaps that is why he chooses to be chief scientist of rmi (Rocky Mountain Institute).

'“At Rocky Mountain Institute we are practitioners, not theorists. We do solutions, not problems. We do transformation, not incrementalism.”
Rocky Mountain Institute is an independent, entrepreneurial nonprofit think-and-do tank™ that drives the efficient and restorative use of resources. Established in 1982 by Amory and Hunter Lovins, what began as a small group of colleagues focusing on energy solutions has since grown into a broad-based Institute with approximately 90 full-time staff, an annual budget of nearly $15 million, and a global reach. As a group of industry experts, thought leaders and engineers, RMI focuses on breaking through basic challenges related to energy and resources.'

source:  http://www.rmi.org/rmi/About+RMI