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FALL/WINTER 1996 ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER VOLUME XII NUMBER 31996: THE YEAR IN REV I EWHere are the highlights of RMI’s year:Tra n s p o rt a t i o n❧ Published a revised and expanded edition ofHypercars: Materials, Manufacturing, and PolicyImplications, a 450-page design primer andtechnology assessment of ultralight hybridv e h i c l e s .❧ Published other technical papers on hypercarsand made presentations to major conferencesand to many other industrial and policyvenues in North America, Europe, and Japan.❧ Became more involved with the Partnershipfor a New Generation of Vehicles, briefin gboth private- and public-sector members.❧ Explored how hypercars could accelerate thecommercialization of hydrogen fuel cells, thedistributed utility, and the hydrogen economy.❧ Further expanded hypercar collaborations toinclude nearly all the major U.S. and Europeanautomakers, as well as plastics, aerospace,and electronics fir m s .❧ Initiated a scenario planning exercise on howautomakers can shift to advanced-compositeb o d i e s .❧ Launched “Omissions,” an employee incentiveprogram to encourage carpooling andpublic transit use.❧ Helped local citizens and governments developalternative transportation proposals for ourown Colorado valley.Green De ve l o p m e n t❧ Wrote Green Development: Integrating Ecologyand Real Estate, a guide for real-estate professionalsto be published in 1997.❧ Reviewed the design of eight green buildingsfor the U.S. Navy, offering feedback toimprove the new design process RMIlaunched in 1995.❧ Negotiated contracts for four large buildings,which will be the subjects of a multi-yearstudy to test how performance-based designfees can help create energy-efficient buildings.❧ Participated as a non-equity partner in theMeritt Alliance, a consortium to develops u p e r e f ficient large commercial buildings. Apilot building in Chicago is now in the fin a n c-ing stage.❧ Consulted on green designs for new eco-communitiesin Arizona and Virginia, the NationalMuseum of the American Indian inWashington, the 2000 Sydney Olympics,affordable housing for Habitat for Humanity,and three Monsanto facilities complexes.Co r p o rate Su s t a i n a b i l i t y❧ Coordinated the Systems Group on Forests’nine task forces exploring profitable ways tomake the global forest industry sustainable.❧ Advised numerous chemical, manufacturing,utility, oil, and other companies and the ConferenceBoard on strategy and practice.❧ Collaborated with Paul Hawken on N a t u r a lC a p i t a l i s m, a revised and expanded version ofFactor Four to be published in 1997.Economic Re n e w a l❧ Published a completely revised and expandedthird edition of The Economic Renewal Guide.❧ Conducted Economic Renewal seminars andfollow-up visits in four states, and made presentationson community growth and sustainableeconomic development in two others.❧ Assisted in a Department of Energy effort tofoster sustainable development in newly createdfederal “empowerment zones” in six cities.❧ Helped the U.S. Forest Service establish a wayto measure sustainable development in ruralc o m m u n i t i e s .Water & Ag r i c u l t u re❧ Published “Water 2010: Four Scenarios for21st-Century Water Systems,” summarizingthe results of a scenario planning exercisesponsored by EPA.❧ Launched RMI Water Associates, a new consultingservice on water effic i e n c y .❧ Presented a paper at the Sixth Annual StockholmWater Symposium.❧ T e s t i fied against a proposed dam expansion inBritish Columbia.❧ Consulted on projects for the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers and the Czech government.❧ Participated in conferences of the AmericanWater Works Association and Public Offic i a l sfor Water and Environmental Reform.En e rgy❧ Prepared “Good Things In Small Packages,” apaper and presentation on the hidden economicbenefits of decentralized electricresources, due out in early 1997.❧ I n fluenced state and federal officials and utilityexecutives in sensibly restructuring the electricityindustry.❧ Helped a Hawaiian citizens’ group to block aproposed power plant on an undevelopedcoast, and to implement cheaper effic i e n c yand renewables instead.❧ Addressed audiences in Russia, Ukraine,Japan, Mexico, and many Western Europeancountries on energy effic i e n c y .Facilities & Opera t i o n s❧ Raised $1.5 million to purchase a half-interestin the nearby 957-acre Windstar property inorder to preserve the land, protect its majorelk herd, and provide RMI with a permanenthome. The land is now protected and the purchaseshould be completed by year-end.❧ Renovated existing office and storage space atWindstar and consolidated all major staffsinto that space.❧ Convened a distinguished scientific advisorycommittee to guide the Windstar land’s ecologicalrestoration (funding being sought).❧ Upgraded RMI’s headquarters building, staffhousing, and photovoltaic systems.Co m m u n i c a t i o n s❧ Publicized and marketed key RMI books andpapers, and filled thousands of orders for publi c a t i o n s .❧ Organized fund-raising events and coordinatedpublicity for RMI’s capital campaign.❧ Upgraded RMI’s presence on the Internet byredesigning the RMI Web site (in progress),posting many more publications to the site,setting up a secure server for onlinedonations, and simplifying the address tohttp://www.rmi.org.❧ Created a list of frequently asked questionsabout RMI, to be made available online.❧ Fielded an average of over 200 queries a weekby telephone, letter, and email.❧ Showed RMI’s facility to over 1,000 visitors.PAGE 9
FALL/WINTER 1996 ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER VOLUME XII NUMBER 3RMI appreciates thegenerosity of all theanonymous donors.LAND LEGACYCIRCLE$100,000 and overAnonymous gift in honor of thewisdom of the grandparents’generation, notably FarleySheldon and Miriam & GeraldLovinsGates FoundationGreat Outdoors ColoradoTrust FundJohn D. & Catherine T.MacArthur FoundationPitkin County Open Space &TrailsP H I L A N T H R O P I S T S$50,000 to $99,999Hunter & Amory LovinsSusan & Ford SchumannGUARANTORS$25,000 to $49,999Mary H. & Myron P. CurzanHelen & James T. MillsBENEFACTORS$10,000 to $24,999Susanne B. BushDorine & Seymour LevineLee Eng LockCarol NoyesTina Robinson & Irvin C. BuppRocky Mountain Elk FoundationSUSTAINERS$5,000 to $9,999Drs. Mary & John FrantzRuth KapesMichael StranahanDyan Zaslowsky &Michael EdesessSUPPORTERS$2,500 to $4,999Wayne CogswellRosamond A. DeanRobin HenrySusan Krivin &David OhanesianJudith MoffattHensley & James PetersonRobert J. SchlossPATRONS$1,000 to $2,499Jim, Regina, Becky, &Logan BockRobert M. BoyarWilliam BrowningAnnie CookeRichard C. GoodwinEsther &Richard H. Goodwin, Sr.Richard L. JentgenGary MullardAnthony P. PennockMariann QuinnCathleen & Peter SchwartzFrances TysonSECURING THE FUTURE CAMPA I G N1995–96 GIFTS AND PLEDGES (as of 31 August 1996)SPONSORS$500 to $999Barbara & David ButlerVictor DanielsLucy Fellowes, in memory ofN.A. FellowesRichard C. GoodwinGary MullardBarbara & Daniel J. PackardMark M. Paulsen, M.D.FRIENDS$100 to $499David J. AlleeAlpine BankDorothy AndersonLorraine AndersonIngrid AntonyMary & Richard AshNancy & Tom AtchisonChristine A. Asher &Mark R. CampbellAspen Camp Schoolfor the DeafAspen Wilderness WorkshopMonica M. & Paul Bancroft IIIJacque Battle & David FrankJudith Bernard & Michael FainJohn L. BoehneJean & Ernest BoyceCheryl & Ralph BradenCabell BrandEllie BrickhamShelley BurkeAnnie ChappellJoe R. ChovanAmy A. & Paul ClarkDr. & Mrs. John B. Cobb, Jr.Sally & Joseph ConklinP.T. CostinDavid CutlerRobert DawyotHans Dumoulin, M.D.Katie & Brad DunnFred ElmerPeter EwingJudy & Kenneth FootCarol GaultSara & Eugen GoinSarah GrovesSonia Ruth Weinstock Hamel &Jean-François HamelShawn & Dustin HarrisRick HeedeEdward H. HelmSusan HelmAnne Hillman &George E. ComstockRobin & Mike HoyPatricia A. HubertyMichael P. HydroDana L. JacksonSarge KennedyPeter KilkusMichael KinsleyTerry KinzelSam KjellmanKonrady PlasticsGari KrogsengDr. & Mrs. Patrick T. LallyJean M. & Walter R. LambCarol & Thomas LammCarol R. Langner &Fritz FritschelPeggy Lauzon & Tim KellyWolfgang LechleitnerLowell LebermannElaine & Robert LeBuhnRobert Levin, M.D., J.D.Wendy LorenEthel LossingSam LuxtonMargaret & Daniel LynchMyron A. MannJohn J. MaxwellMargarita & Donald MetzgerPeter MillerPeter H. MillerKate MinkPeggy & Barry MinkJohnny M. Mullen, in memoryof Benjamin MullenJ.D. & V.R. NewboldMorris J. Nicholson, M.D.Ann Richards NitzeBarry Northrop, in memory ofStan Niemczycki Sr.Ed Nystrom, in honor ofKittie SpencePatricia O’ConnorAvis R. OgilvyOverly ConstructionKatherine M. & Paul PageVirginia ParkerGlenda C. PehrsonGregory Penniston, D.C.Susan PhillipsAndrew QuirozRed Hill Dezignz, Inc.Jack RobertsSteven RothsteinAnita E. RusselGary SabulaMarnie SchaettiMimi SchlumbergerJoyce & John SchwartzBasil SeatonChristine & Bill ShahanMary Jo & Robin ShawBurnette T. SheffieldDwight ShellmanDr. and Mrs. Edward M.ShepardSloan ShoemakerSteve ShullLuis SilvaLouise SingletonJames SkinnerMary & Peter SmithVictoria SmithStacy StandleyGordon StewartDuncan StorlieMichael P. TottenJohn C. TwomblyJoanna UnderwoodMary Jane & Mike UnderwoodJudy Waite, in honor ofCarol YoungTom WarrenFred WeedMargaret & William WesterbeckHarry WilkerSam K. WilliamsASSOCIATES$1 to $99Jennifer & Paul AdamsSusan & Eric AndersonMichael P. AndreyukJanie ArnoldNancy & John ArtzMary-Lane BakerPaul BarnesDiane Pitcher BedellEdward G. BeeleyDominick BelardoEdward L. BennettPAGE 10Michelle A. Berkowitz &Anthony LeofskyCarol & Robert BertrandBart BickleCheryl L. BirdsallRebecca A. BiscaroLesly Black & Vance LemleyAlan L. BoyerMargaret & Thomas BradylongMargot A. BrauchliSally & Dick BrighamBill BrooksEmily & Sylvester BrownLawrence BrukBob BurrowBradley W. CameronBeverly A. CampbellJennifer & Jim CanteleKathryn & Jefferson CarletonBob CarpenterLinda & Kit CasparJoy M. CaudillCynthia & Roy ChamberlinNorene O. & Thomas W. ChaseVictoria S. & John F. ClancyTheresa E. Collins, in honor ofKatherine G. CollinsKurt J. CongerJohn ConnellElaine S. Cook &Zhahai StewartG. Allen CookMary Lou & Courtney CookPeter B. CookPatricia A. CooperNancy H. & Joe B. CorpeningSherilyn J. CoulterJacqueline R. &Douglas D. CrockettJill CurranC.W. DahlgreenRaymond DaviCatriona Davies & Dean KubaniLawrence DavinoDon DeanLynnette Debell & Michael GrierLynda C. & John E. delNeroPaul DeMaioDisplays for JewelryWilliam W. DurrellDavid G. EberEric C. ElderingCarolyn Eldred & Dennis KrugElyse Elliott &Jeremy BernsteinMarion & Merritt ElmoreThomas J. ElpelJohn M. Ely, Jr.Kim T. & Marshall EvansDonna FeinerDouglas J. FinkElizabeth Nystedt Fletcher &Richard A. FletcherKim & David FloriaCarolynne FoltzSusan O’Terra FosterJohn J. FritzRay V.D. GerhartCheryl Lynne GerschMark GibsonJoAnn GlassierAlice & George GlessMarshall GlickmanMartha Sue & Louis GoldmanBobby GraysonKate Greenspan &Steven EpsteinWesley A. GroesbeckDiane HallDavid M. HalpernRichard HathawayShirley HathawayLinda L. HealdPatti J. HechtCarol G. &Tony E.C. HendersonCarl L. HennMolly HiattBarbara HibbardDavid HiserArvid HogenPatricia A. HubertyMichael P. HydroRob HyksDavid W. InouyeKatia & John JacobsJohn JeffriesJane & William JenningsEric D. JohansonJames G. JonesPatricia & Robert JonesDana JudyIrene & Al JuvshikDebora & Keith KabackLoretta & Allan KironKenneth KlacikStacie A. KnappJeffrey P. KnightDinah Koehler, in honor ofIsabelle Headrick &Michael HorewitzRobert Y. KonoKraft ConstructionRobert KuchtaVivianne & Robert I. KurzweilDaisy P. & Daniel R. LaPomaMary & Joseph LechugaPatrick LeedsTimothy E. LehaneBarbara & Charles LeidenMarion & Lee LeisersonMarvina Lepianka &Charles JaffeGeoffrey LesterRob LeventhalMartha J. Lillie &Anthony G. WhiteRoger LippmanDavid Little, in memory ofNeil LittleDaniel LucachickFrank M. MastersCapt. Jeff MathieuCynthia Metzep-McCarty &Shawn McCartyDiana McCourtRobert S. MeansChad MedcroftJohn MengerAnnette Mercer &Alexis P. WielandSylvia & Sam MessinMichaela E. MillardByard W. MosherDavid MuellerMary Ellen & HermanMuenchenHerminia & Thomas NeetEd NelsonLynda J. NicollsJudy & Neil O’DonnellNancy & Clifford O’NeillNed OrrettMathew E. OvereemJoseph A. PadulaRobert F. PaashausClayton PedersonJudith & Terry PenneyKristine Permild & Sam HarrisCharles PettyMargaret E. PhilbrickShawn PorterMark RaulstonShelagh G. &Terrence M. ReganGretchen Renshaw &Robert A. ZwisslerDon RevisBarbara & John RheadDan RidgewayDon RiggsVickie RightmyreRobin & David RittenhouseJill RobinsonBlake RodgersMary RoyEli RubinsteinCatherine I. SandellMarshall E. Saxe, in memory ofDon LamsonRandy K.R. SchmidtLouis SchultzRosemary Cseh-Senn &James F. SennMark ShafferLori Shields &Stephen G. ConnorGabriel ShirleySteve ShullSierra Solar SystemsSigns & Designs by WandaAnthony SimmondsMatthew SimonNancy & Walter SimpsonSylvia SkolnickPeter B. SloanBarbara W. SmithJennifer SmithShane SmithFlorian SmoczynskiNarvel SomdahlTim SpearsDr. & Mrs. Gregory C. SpeerNicole Spiegelthal &Bradley AckWanda & Bob StadumWalter Stark, in memory ofIrene DickinsonDierdre A. Stegman &Oliver R. BockDale StilleGeraldine St. OngeSunheartDoris & Bob SwehlaJesse S. TatumHarry Teague ArchitectsKen ThomasPeggy & Tod TibbettsMolly & John UglesJudith A. & Terry R. ValenRoger ValentineFrank W. VanBerloPaul WackErika Walker &Donald WeinshenkerScott WallaceDiane L. WeberMarion WeberRick WeeksJames S. WeinbergRobert WestbyWilliam H. WheelerDavid J. WhitbeckVirginia J. WhitcombMary-Alice White, M.D.Priscilla S. & Timothy S. WhitePerry R. WilkesLorraine WiltseShane S. WoodruffAlexis WoodsPaul Yahnke, in memory ofmy grandfatherTrudy & Richard Zauner
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