Hunter and Amory Lovins work together as analysts, lecturers and consultants on energy, resource and security policy in over 30 countries. Their prophetic analyses caused Newsweek to place them among "the Western world's most influential energy thinkers" and to include Amory among 28 people in the world "most likely to change the course of business in the 1990s".

Hunter Lovins has degrees in Law, Political Studies and Sociology and an honorary doctorate, and is a member of the California Bar. For six years she was assistant Director of the California Conservation project. Amory Lovins is a consultant experimental physicist, educated at Harvard and Oxford, who has published 23 books (many co-authored with Hunter) and several hundred papers. He has held various academic chairs, received six honorary doctorates, served on the US Department of Energy's senior advisory board, and consulted (often with Hunter) for scores of energy companies, manufacturing firms, governments and international organisations. The Lovinses have received numerous awards for their work.

In 1982 the Lovinses founded the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), of which Hunter is President and Amory Vice-President. RMI is an independent, non-profit resource policy centre whose 43 staff foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security. The following are some highlights of the Institute's activities:

Energy: RMI's research and outreach efforts support least-cost energy choices for individuals, communities, corporations and governments, emphasising super-efficient uses integrated with renewable supply.

E SOURCE: Spun off in 1992, this wholly-owned subsidiary, now bigger than its RMI parent, provides technical information on advanced electric end-use efficiency and serves over 350 utilities, industries, governments and other organisations in several dozen countries.

Water and agriculture: RMI's end-use/least-cost approach can provide more and better services with less water, waste water, costs and damage - for buildings, industry and irrigation - thereby facilitating sustainable farming and ranching.

System Group on Forests: This unusual transdisciplinary team is looking afresh at the basic causes of forest degradation and devising ways to make sustainable practices advantageous.

Other work is being done on Transportation, Green Development Services, Sustainable Corporations, Economic Renewal and Global Security.

RMI publishes a newsletter three times a year (orders(at)rmi.org) and plans to post its extensive body of publications on its Website (http://www.rmi.org).