Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
In 1963, a typical car—which ran on leaded gasoline without pollution control devices— emitted 520 pounds of hydrocarbons, 1,700 pounds of carbon monoxide, and 90 pounds of nitrogen oxide every 10,000 miles traveled. Cars and trucks are a lot cleaner than when I was growing up.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Eight percent of those deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning. Without electricity or heat, some people apparently turned to portable generators, which can fill a home with carbon monoxide exhaust. In 2021, Winter Storm Uri killed at least 246 Texans.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 19, 2022
There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. The most common type of PV panel is made using crystalline-silicon (c-SI).
Earthava
MAY 17, 2021
One prominent solution to this issue is using green technology to develop transportation and make them sustainable. Green technologies are eco-friendly inventions that’ concerned with energy efficiency, recycling, renewable resources , and more. How Green Tech Helps Create Sustainable Mobility in Cities.
Environmental Progress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants. As a result of cleaner-burning coal, the transition to natural gas, cleaner vehicles, and other technological changes, developed nations have seen major improvements in air quality. Like taxes on food, taxes on energy are regressive.
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