A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cooling ice rinks. For the first time at any Olympics, China is using CO2, collected from industrial waste gases, to cool ice rinks in its four ice sports venues. This is replacing the traditional hydrofluorocarbons which have been found to damage the ozone layer. Fully powered by renewable energy.

Renewable Energy 98

Renewable Energy Technology Technology Cooling 98

ESA

JULY 11, 2022

We closed the hole in the ozone. You can feel helpless and stop recycling, like, “Who cares? I don’t really have plans to build an empire in ecological restoration children’s things, though that seems cool when I say it out loud! Gornish: Right, and in the past, we’ve done it. They’re small wins, but they are there.

Climate Change 145

Climate Change Ozone Cooling 2019 145

Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 7, 2022

Homes and commercial buildings use large amounts of energy for heating, cooling, lighting, and otherwise. There are a number of well established, low-cost methods to reduce greenhouse gases from consumer waste, including recycling programs, waste reduction programs, and landfill methane capture programs.

Greenhouse 52

Greenhouse Fossil Fuels Waste Cooling 52

Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

volume mixing ratio), together with a number of trace gases, such as argon (0.93% volume mixing ratio), helium, radiatively active greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (0.035% volume mixing ratio), and ozone. Fluorinated gases are sometimes used as substitutes for stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (e.g., Greenhouse Gas (GHG).

Greenhouse 98

Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere Fossil Fuels 98

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

21 For Pittsburgh Region -- PUC Stresses Ways To Stay Cool During Late-Summer Surge In Temperatures -- The Center Square: Solar Power Comes To University Of Pittsburgh Campus -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change?

Natural Gas 72

Natural Gas Ozone Fossil Fuels Conservation 72