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Reduce Energy Use At Home

Academy of Natural Sciences

Energy Information Administration, in 2015 more than 76 million American households (64%) used a central air-conditioning system, an increase from less than 66 million households (59%) in 2005. And with increasingly irregular climate conditions, this number is only rising. There’s a direct connection between energy use and the environment.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 21 percent below 2005 levels, which is nearly a one-quarter larger reduction than that promised by the United States under the Copenhagen Accord target of a 17 percent reduction. Frew, “Stabilizing the grid with 100% renewables 2050,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dec.

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A Curious Catalyst for Creativity in Social-Ecological Research

HumanNature

I work with government-owned conservation lands, coupled human-natural systems, that are managed to protect and conserve natural resources, provide public access to wild open spaces, and sustainably produce quality food for growing populations. ” Environmental Science & Policy 5 (1): 55-68. Sayre and B.

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