As part preface to his keynote address at the Southface Visionary Dinner, the co-founder, Chairman/Chief Scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, fielded questions on renewable energy and the like from a select audience of who's who in sustainability in Atlanta. Mr. Lovins is promoting his new book "Reinventing Fire" and there is a reference to that in the 4:40 minute sound clip. The question was posed by Saba Long of the Saporta Report (http://saportareport.com/blog/2012/09/reducing-u-s-dependency-on-foreign-oil-is-a-national-security-issue/), and her question was: Rather than making this about renewable energy, how are you pitching this to conservatives as this is about national security rather than saving the planet. His response centers on his work with the US Defense department and is keen on how the fully-burdened cost of oil will drive efficiency.
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