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Solving Energy Poverty
Energy costs the same for everyone, making the energy burden up to three times heavier for low-income families
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U.S. Onshore Wind: Building on a Strong 2016
Wind is now the largest source of renewable power in the U.S.
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Why Do People Invest in Home Energy Upgrades?
Homeowners are likely to consider issues other than cost, a study finds
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Solar Power Alone Won’t Solve Energy or Climate Needs
For the same installed capacity, nuclear facilities produce eight to nine times as much electricity as solar facilities
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Urban Rustic: Air Sealing the Attic Floor
After considering Zip sheathing for the ceiling air barrier, we settled on the Intello membrane instead
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Why Solar Microgrids Are Not a Cure-All for Puerto Rico’s Power Woes
Even if the substantial costs are not a consideration, distributed systems aren’t a substitute for the grid
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Flatrock Passive: Installing Windows and Doors
Careful work with flashing tape seals window and door frames in place
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These Southern Cities Are Going 100 Percent Clean (Energy)
A handful of cities in the South are cleaning up their acts — here’s how they’re getting started
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California Needs to Rethink Urban Fire Risk
The wine country tragedy shows we have key gaps in our policy and planning related to assessing risk in fire-prone environments
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Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
A recent report suggests that millions of Americans have good reason to worry about drinking water pollution