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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory highlights the enormous potential growth for air conditioning in India. Globally, 2017 will likely end up one of the three hottest years … Continue Reading Cooling India
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A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory highlights the enormous potential growth for air conditioning in India. Globally, 2017 will likely end up one of the three hottest years … Continue Reading Cooling India
Cleaner gasoline could be the key to reducing ozone in Mexico City. This Spring, Mexico City has been choking under some of its worst smog conditions in years. The problem is ozone. … Continue Reading Stop Blaming Drivers for Mexico City’s Smog
It has been slowing down for decades, but is electricity use by American households now going down? Americans tend to use more and more of everything. As incomes have risen, … Continue Reading Evidence of a Decline in Electricity Use by U.S. Households
Despite recent challenges, Chile remains an attractive market for grid-scale solar. With the U.S. Federal government pulling back sharply from efforts to address global warming, I’ve found myself looking outside … Continue Reading Four Reasons Why Chile Is the Biggest Solar Market in Latin America
Technological advances and learning-by-doing have made U.S. shale oil profitable even at $55/barrel. Just ten years ago shale oil was expensive. Global oil prices spiked to $135/barrel in 2008 but … Continue Reading Learning to Frack
Uncertainty about U.S. environmental policies creates an incentive for films to delay investments. Large-scale changes are anticipated for U.S. environmental policies heading into 2017. The new administration has promised a … Continue Reading Policy Uncertainty Discourages Innovation and Hurts the Environment
Environmental groups are standing in the way of Washington State becoming a climate leader. I used to live in Washington state. I’m no longer registered to vote there, but if … Continue Reading Why Aren’t Environmentalists Supporting a Carbon Tax in WA State?