In the 1970’s Amory Lovins raised the alarm about the potential damages of global climate change. He was attacked by the energy industry for suggesting the U.S. should walk a "soft energy path," embracing energy efficiency and renewable sources.
Now he is receiving the widespread respect he deserved decades ago. Lovins, who heads the Rocky Mountain Institute, a natural-resources consultancy, is the subject of an article in the most recent issue of The Economist magazine.
Concerning the political and social environment in the 70’s, Lovins said, “The question they asked was how to get more energy, at any price, instead of asking: ‘How should we use energy, why are we using it so wastefully, and what do people really use energy for?’”
While Lovins is encouraged by growing interest in energy efficiency and renewable resources, he is also concerned about parallels he recognizes between the energy debate of today and the failed supply-side arguments of the late 70’s and 80’s.
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