Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Climate change smothered us in heat this season, here in the US and across much of the world , but it has not affected us as equals: some of us can stay relatively safe and cool while many of us cannot and suffer instead. But I had access to a cool room. I had people who brought me cold drinks.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 9, 2021
. – Ontario has launched the second phase of a program to expand fossil fuel gas pipelines to new communities. This is a big subsidy for fossil fuels and a step in the wrong direction, when the government could have chosen to support clean technologies, help customers save money long term, lower capital costs, and cut carbon emissions.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
It also will save US consumers money because they will spend less on fossil fuels. First, decarbonizing the electricity sector mainly with wind and solar to replace coal and fossil gas. Second, replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity in the transportation, building, and industrial sectors. Your thoughts?
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The grid needs electricity most during extreme temperatures so that we can all stay reasonably cool during sweltering heat waves and reasonably warm during frigid cold winter storms. Further, gas plants that require cooling , like gas steam and combined cycle plants, are cooled less efficiently in high temperatures.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 13, 2023
But traditional heating and cooling systems are energy intensive, and because they typically run on fossil fuels, they aren’t sustainable. Now, by mimicking a desert-dwelling chameleon, a team reporting … Continue reading Color-changing coating keeps buildings cool in summer and warm in winter
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 16, 2024
Fossil fuel subsidies are hurting us Subsidies and public financing to oil and gas companies: Harm our health : Governments are propping up an industry that is killing us. A recent report found that one in five premature deaths is caused by air pollution from burning fossil fuels. In Canada, that’s 36,000 people a year.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 13, 2022
We would run around all day until we finally needed to cool off, which meant we would go to whoever’s house had the most sodas, ice cream, or popsicles. My dog Henry trying to stay cool during the heatwave. I think about people who are unhoused and unsheltered, and how challenging it is to stay cool and hydrated.
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