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Electric heat costs way less than reports say, new data suggests
With the holiday season underway in the US, how Americans heat their homes this winter – and how much that will cost them – is the latest focus of the gas v electricity climate culture war.
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Ahead of the midterms, energy lobbyists plan for a Republican House
The oil and gas industry is already setting priorities for at least partial G.O.P. control in Congress, with a particular focus on undercutting a Biden administration program to shift away from gas for home heating.
Is this the world's most eco-friendly landfill?
Once-endangered Pinzgau goats are among the many animals to flourish on Vienna's ‘trash mountain’, which heats roughly a fifth of the city’s homes.
This new technology could make affordable green hydrogen
Green hydrogen can fuel planes and heat homes without emissions, but it’s too expensive to be widely used. Heliogen and Bloom Energy say they can bring its cost down with solar power-produced steam.
www.nytimes.com
The Exxon of green power: A Spanish company and its boss set sky-high goals
Iberdrola is a leader in wind and solar power, thanks largely to a bet its C.E.O. made 20 years ago.
Study shows smoke from burning wood along the Wasatch Front dramatically reduced
A new study shows Utah's campaign against burning wood or other solid fuel during an inversion has grown increasingly effective.
www.cbc.ca
Goodbye, gas furnaces? Why electrification is the future of home heating
Green builders say we need to decarbonize heating by going electric if Canada is going to meet its climate targets.
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