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Amory B. Lovins

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in Washington, D.C., The United States

November 13, 1947

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Amory Bloch Lovins is an American writer, physicist, and former chairman/chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has written on energy policy and related areas for four decades, and served on the US National Petroleum Council, an oil industry lobbying group, from 2011 to 2018.
Lovins has promoted energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy sources, and the generation of energy at or near the site where the energy is actually used. Lovins has also advocated a "negawatt revolution" arguing that utility customers don't want kilowatt-hours of electricity; they want energy services. In the 1990s, his work with Rocky Mountain Institute included the design of an ultra-efficient automobile, the Hypercar. He has provided expert testimo ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 2,262 ratings · 195 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era by Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute 4.02 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soft Energy Paths: Towards a Durable Peace 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1977 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profit, Jobs and Security 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security by Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size by Amory B. Lovins, E. Kyle Datta (Contributor), Thomas Feiler (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Global Energy : Challenges and Priorities by Amory B. Lovins, Daniel Yergin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Non-nuclear futures: The case for an ethical energy strategy by Amory B. Lovins, John Price 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Nuclear Power Necessary? 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Amory Lovins: Selected writings 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	World energy strategies: Facts, issues, and options by Amory B. Lovins, Hannes Alfen (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars