The cost of cooling: how air conditioning is heating up the world
The widespread reliance on air conditioning in the US is explored in Eric Dean Wilson’s book After Cooling: on Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible...
The total health and climate consequences of the American food system cost three times as much as the food itself
The true cost of food is even higher than you think, a new report out Thursday says. The United States spends $1.1 trillion a year...
2020 Disaster Estimations Reveal at Least $3.6 Billion in Uncovered Losses
Hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts – oh my! Not only was 2020 defined by COVID-19-induced volatility, over 22 weather and climate disasters, each with damages reaching...
Oil Companies Are Ordered to Help Cover $7.2 Billion Cleanup Bill in Gulf of Mexico
Some of the world’s largest oil companies have been ordered to pay part of a $7.2 billion tab to retire hundreds of aging wells in...
Far From Texas, Huge Gas Bills Stoke Anger After February Freeze
An angry backlash is building across the middle of the U.S. as states step in to help their constituents pay billions of dollars in natural-gas...
Climate change alone cost Houston $13 billion during Harvey, study says
It’s widely known that Hurricane Harvey, one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, was supercharged by climate change. At least three separate studies have...
Air Pollution and Climate Change Cost the Average American $2500 Per Year
A report from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) shows that air pollution and climate change cost each American an average of $2,500 per year...
Here’s How You’re Already Paying for Climate Change
States in the Midwest and Northeast set record temperature highs on Monday as an extreme heat wave moved across the country from drought-ridden areas in...