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Green RealtorĀ® Guide: Marketing Eco-Friendly Homes and Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

RealtorsĀ® and Home Buyers Going Green. With continued advances in energy efficiency, green technology and design, houses built today operate more sustainably than they did several decades ago. There is also a growing number of homebuyers desiring green homes. Why Green Homes Should Matter to Homebuyers and You.

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What Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Gets Wrong About Heat Pumps

DeSmogBlog

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. The extreme cold and record-setting electrical consumption has reignited local debates about whether heat pumps are a viable option in the province.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobsonā€™s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When youā€™ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobsonā€™s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobsonā€™s Early Story.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

But climate control represents a particularly bedeviling problem, since more energy use contributes to climate change, which in turn causes greater temperature extremes that necessitate even more energy use to maintain a controlled indoor environment (sometimes known as the “doom loop” of AC ).

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The world is obsessed with forestsā€™ climate benefits. Hereā€™s the problem.

Grist

It can provide a cool place to rest in the shade, a snack in the form of fruit, lumber to build a home, and cleaner air. But according to the new report, the government didn’t account for the energy-intensive process of producing and transporting fertilizer, a large source of carbon emissions. What is the value of a tree?

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Hereā€™s how.

Grist

States, cities, businesses, and organizations across the country are taking increasingly large steps to reduce emissions ā€” and those efforts are aided by the falling costs of renewable energy and other decarbonizing technologies. Both HawaiŹ»i and Guam have committed to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.

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How Everyday Technology Helps You to Live a Greener Lifestyle

Living Green Technology

Image via Pexels According to the Climate.gov , 2015 through 2018 were the four warmest years on recordā€”a major indicator that our planetā€™s average surface temperature is increasing with each passing year. With a Nest thermostat, for instance, you can save as much as $145 per year on the cost of heating and cooling your home.