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    The frugal cornucopian

    by  • September 9, 2008 • Trivia and Media • 0 Comments

    IF ANYBODY should be on top of the world today, it is Amory Lovins. That is not just because the energy visionary makes his home on a mountain in Old Snowmass, Colorado. Rather, it is because today’s interrelated energy and climate difficulties have at last made the world see the importance of resource efficiency, energy [...]

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    The Two Things…

    by  • September 7, 2008 • Personal, Trivia and Media • 0 Comments

    The Two Things summarizes essential professional wisdom in two sentences, such as The two things about economics One: Incentives matter. Two: There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” I have five examples. The two things about hexayurts: One: take twelve 4×8 panels, as close to Thermax HD as you can find, and then cut [...]

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