TROOPS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PART 2
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA

In August members of the 172nd Stryker Brigade based in Fairbanks were preparing to come home. Then they got word their tour was being extended. This weekend, they finally started coming home. We talk with reporter Libby Casey of KUAC in Fairbanks about the mood in town. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

AMORY LOVINS STEPS DOWN AS HEAD OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
He’s the diminutive, bespectacaled guru of energy efficiency, the man whose ideas about a “smart path” for how Americans use electricity have transformed utilities and power companies nationwide, and he lives in Aspen. His name is Amory Lovins. 24 years ago he founded the Rocky Mountain Institute, where scientists work on finding environmentally sustainable ways to create wealth, jobs and security. Lovins regularly writes studies for the Pentagon, and is embraced by greens and big business both, for his ability to propose solutions to expensive environmental problems.
And now he’s stepping down from leadership of the Rocky Mountain Institute, in part to work for Wal-Mart. Amory Lovins recently spoke with Aspen Public Radio’s Kirk Siegler.
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