This Grist article makes some very good points. Important! “Insulate, insulate, insulate.” “Double pane windows.” “Do not burn fossil fuels in your home. Install heat pump HVAC.” However it says, “… Heat pumps join electric vehicles and induction stoves in increasing demand on the grid.” I don’t agree. The heat pumps should reduce the amount
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This is a Floodlight article about Dark Roof companies and lobbyists trying to eliminate the laws cities are passing to make roofs white. https://floodlightnews.org/this-little-known-dark-roof-lobby-may-be-making-your-city-hotter/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
Good Floodlight article about electric grids in neighborhoods and how the poor are suffering – inequality. https://floodlightnews.org/redlining-shaped-the-power-grid-communities-of-color-are-still-paying-the-price/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
This short Ted Talk about storing heat in bricks. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2423128204690212/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Uses plastic inserts that eliminate mortar. Foam insulation keeps the temperature stable. https://www.facebook.com/reel/556593630136636/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
