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3 tips for warming your home that can save energy and help the planet
While major energy savings will come from plugging air leaks, improving insulation and upgrading outdated HVAC systems, there are additional steps you can take to ward off the chill.
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Get a job in growing careers: How climate change will shape hiring
These growing fields are helping fight climate change — they're also a great opportunity for job seekers or young people picking a new career.
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As heat pumps go mainstream, a big question: Can they handle real cold?
The devices are increasingly the target of misconception and, at times, misinformation. We’ve got the facts.
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Empty buildings consume more energy than you think
Buildings are designed for people to live in, but what happens when no one is present or only half of the occupants are there?
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Solar energy is helping schools make ends meet
Public schools are increasingly using savings from solar energy to upgrade facilities, help their communities, and give teachers raises — often with no cost to taxpayers.
When the heat can’t be beat
This miserable summer — monthlong heat waves, record-breaking floods, no more Choco Tacos — has left many Americans with only one option: surrender.
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Jacques Leslie: How heat pumps can help save Ukrainians from Putin and the rest of us from climate change
Heat pumps aren’t usually considered war-fighting materiel, but these heating-and-cooling appliances could be almost as crucial to the defense of Ukraine as antitank and antiaircraft missiles.
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