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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

This post is the fourth in a series titled “Real Talk on Reliability,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100 percent clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. It was written by Savannah M. Communities across the U.S.

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Top 10 Economic Benefits of Converting to Solar Energy

Sunrun

Going solar can affect the climate, the economy and our own pocket books. Here are 10 important benefits to home solar. Solar Controls Energy Costs 1. When you choose to install a home solar system and a battery, you can better control your average electricity costs over a year. Solar can mean lower utility bills.

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Less air pollution leads to higher crop yields, says study

Envirotec Magazine

Its findings have important implications for increasing agricultural output and analyzing climate change mitigation costs and benefits around the world. Overall, the effects seemed most negative in seasons and locations where NOx likely drives ozone formation.

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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Being more energy-efficient, reducing waste – through recycling, reuse, and reducing regimes -, and curbing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the daily commute, all help your company save money. The average gas end electricity consumed by a medium-sized office is 45,000 kWh and 30,000-50,000 kWh per year respectively.

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Carbon emissions are shrinking the stratosphere

AGreenLiving

Carbon emissions have caused the stratosphere to shrink by 400 meters since the 1980s, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. It is home to the ozone layer , which protects the Earth from harmful UV rays. The ozone layer has recovered since 1989, when CFCs were banned.

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The Overview Effect

Grist

Nothing could have prepared the man who played Star Trek ’s Captain Kirk for the profound shock of seeing his home planet from 65 miles above. The 90-year-old man, the oldest person to go to space, said humans can’t continue “burying our heads in the sand” about climate change, and that “we’re at a tipping point.”.

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

Robert Taylor in a trailer provided by FEMA, in front of his storm-damaged home on February 12, 2022. The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change. James, less than two miles from Lavigne’s home.