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·Feb 24

How cities and towns across America are forging the path to all-electric buildings

Local examples of electrification policies and programs can serve as a starting point for communities ready to join the movement — To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s absolutely vital to transition away from fossil fuels and repower our society with clean renewable energy- and electrifying the places we live and work is an important step on that path. Burning fossil fuels for powering residential and commercial buildings causes…

Electrification

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How cities and towns across America are forging the path to all-electric buildings
How cities and towns across America are forging the path to all-electric buildings

Published in The Public Interest Network

·Feb 23

Retailers can do a better job protecting the public from gas stove pollution

When it comes to selling stoves, there’s no better way to enrich lives than by helping families choose electric options — Gas stoves are used in millions of homes across the country, but a large and growing body of evidence tells us that they pose a significant threat to health. Combusting gas emits several toxic pollutants that can worsen symptoms for people with respiratory illnesses and even cause asthma to develop…

Best Buy

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Retailers can do a better job protecting the public from gas stove pollution
Retailers can do a better job protecting the public from gas stove pollution

Published in The Public Interest Network

·Jan 26

Knowledge is power — electromagnetic power, to be exact

Cooking with gas relies on combusting methane, which releases health-harming pollutants into the surrounding air. There are better options. — This summer, I made my first big move from my hometown in Pennsylvania all the way to Boston to start as a campaign associate with the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). …

Gas Stove

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Knowledge is power — electromagnetic power, to be exact
Knowledge is power — electromagnetic power, to be exact
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