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Over 40% of energy emissions come from decisions made in the home, finds @rewiringamerica. Decarbonizing where we live is a critical element of the energy transition. Let's ensure residential solar is accessible & affordable for families everywhere! Thank you @RepLindaSanchez ☀️ https://twitter.com/RepLindaSanchez/status/1420860584757760003
Homeowners play a critical role in supplying our electric grid with renewable energy.
The Residential Solar Opportunity Act ensures working families & homeowners have the same access as corporations to tax incentives for deploying solar power generation.
https://lindasanchez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/s-nchez-introduces-bill-extend-credit-residential-solar-systems
The #Tokyo2020 Olympics are on track to be the hottest games ever. Multiple athletes have already been treated for heat exhaustion.
The @iocmedia must take climate change into account when choosing host cities and dates for the Olympics.
https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/the-hottest-olympic-competition/
Rather than stuffing insulation in walls and attics, energy-inefficient buildings can be wrapped in the equivalent of a winter jacket to become ultralow-emission homes. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/entire-buildings-can-be-wrapped-in-jackets-to-save-energy/
The perfect time to watch right before Olympic primetime coverage!
I talk w/ Shep about the climate change-fueled extreme weather disasters & where we stand with the #climatecrisis TONIGHT (Thurs) 7pm ET hour on @CNBC @TheNewsOnCNBC With #ShepardSmith: https://www.cnbc.com/the-news-with-shepard-smith/
The 2020 derecho destroyed crops across the Midwest, and while crop insurance covered a lot, farmers were still on the hook for $243m.
Climate change is a threat to our food system & at this very moment the Midwest is bracing for another possible derecho.https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/last-years-extreme-weather-cost-iowas-farmers-millions/