LED Lighting’s Positive Impact on Acid Rain
Dear Reader: ScienceDirect.com tells us: “Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases have perturbed the Earth’s energy budget, changed Earth’s climate, and are projected to result in…
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Quantifying the Emissions and Health Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Many state and local policy makers are exploring or implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy policies that achieve emissions and health benefits, particularly by reducing criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As discussed in Part One, “The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” of this Guide, emissions and health benefits include improving air quality, avoiding costly illnesses and premature death, and helping to mitigate climate change.
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Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions with LED Lighting
Dear Reader: From NOAA’s Climate.gov, “Carbon dioxide is Earth’s most important greenhouse gas: a gas that absorbs and radiates heat. Unlike oxygen or nitrogen (which…
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®
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Climate Change
Based on analysis from NOAA’s Global Monitoring Lab, global average atmospheric carbon dioxide was 414.72 parts per million (“ppm” for short) in 2021, setting a…
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