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Reducing Carbon Emissions From Cars and Trucks Will Be Hard
A growing number of cities, states, and countries aim to dramatically reduce or even eliminate carbon emissions to avert catastrophic levels of climate change. Ideas about how to get this…
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New Study Confirms China Is the Chief Source of Banned Gas
Two industrialized provinces in eastern China are responsible for most of an increase in emissions of a banned chemical that depletes the Earth's ozone layer, scientists say in a recently…
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Democrats Seek Extension of Tax Breaks for Renewables
Federal tax credits for wind and solar systems are to be phased out beginning next year as part of a 2015 deal that ended a ban on crude oil exports.…
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New York Gets Serious About Traffic
After years of debate, New York state has adopted congestion pricing to deal with traffic problems in New York City. Starting in 2021, fees will be imposed on all vehicles…
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Should We Install a Whole-House Fan?
Writing from St. Paul, Minnesota, W Ramsay wants some feedback on his plan to install whole-house ventilation fans in the house he's building. He likes the idea, the building inspector…
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Another Look at Embodied Carbon
What is "embodied carbon"? I tried to answer that question in a 2018 article called “Carbon Emissions By the Construction Industry.” The issue is complicated, and requires builders to make…
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Flood Survivors Become Flood Activists
This post originally appeared at Ensia. Susan Liley didn’t set out to become an activist. “A grandma, that’s all I am,” she says. But when her hometown of De Soto,…
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How Often Should You Change the Filter?
One of the topics I've hammered on for years is the inadequacy of using rules of thumb for sizing air conditioners. The standard one ton of air conditioning capacity for…
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Massachusetts Urged to Adopt a Net-Zero Building Standard
Lawmakers and climate activists in Massachusetts are urging state regulators to add a net-zero provision to statewide building codes. The Massachusetts Climate Action Network, a nonprofit advocacy group, is circulating…
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Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities
Originally published at Yale Environment 360. Isbel “Izzy” Palans lives in a small cabin nestled among mountain peaks and towering trees in the Colorado Rockies. Her home is often shaded…
