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Aug 11 2022

The Verge

Heat pumps: what they do and why they’re hot now

By Justine Calma Photo: Matthew Horwood, Getty Images

The humble heat pump has finally found its moment in the spotlight. The appliance can potentially save you money on your energy bills, fight climate change, and reduce Europe’s dependency on Russian gas, proponents say.…

Aug 09 2022

Marketwatch

Opinion: Air-conditioner use will jump 280% in the next decades. How can we keep cool without making climate change worse?

By Mary Grady

Recent heatwaves have led to thousands of deaths and captured headlines as we enter a dangerous new era of extreme heat contributing to dangerous wildfires and harming agriculture production. Yet, one of the quickest and…

Aug 05 2022

Bloomberg

The US Climate Bill Could Make Now the Best Time to Go Solar

By Todd Woody Photo: David Paul Morris, Bloomberg

If signed into law as written, the climate bill before the US Congress would change the calculus for American households thinking about going solar. The legislation stands to make that transition more affordable while also…

Aug 02 2022

Gothamist

Why crucial climate bills have stalled in liberal New York despite the deepening crisis

By Rosemary Misdary

New York has some of the strongest climate laws in the country. But when the state Legislature ended its most recent session in early June, some essential bills — ones needed to meet environmental mandates…

Jul 30 2022

Huffpost

The Gas Industry Is Pumping Money Into A Tiny Local Race To Crush A Climate Champion

By Alexander C. Kaufman

By the time Alex Ramel took office in 2020, his fellow Democrats controlled Washington’s House of Representatives and had already divvied up the work on electric vehicles, clean fuels and carbon pricing. So the new…

Jun 28 2022

The New York Times

Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene and Other Risky Chemicals, Study Finds

By Elena Shao Photo: Brett Tryon

The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of odorants — substances that give natural gas its characteristic “rotten…

May 25 2022

Huffpost

The U.S. Is Addicted To Gas Heating. A New Bill May Make Going Electric The Easy Choice.

By Alexander C. Kaufman Photo: Leon Neal, Getty Images

When it’s cold outside, most American homes burn gas or fuel for warmth ― a big part of why buildings are the country’s fourth-largest source of climate-changing emissions. When it’s hot, an even bigger percentage…