by Jay Stein | May 4, 2022 | Residential, Technology
Concerns about climate-warming refrigerants leaking from heat pumps are valid. Even so, the benefits of installing heat pumps instead of natural gas furnaces far outweigh the drawbacks. The number of cities moving to ban natural gas heating in new buildings, and...
by Jay Stein | Mar 30, 2022 | Agriculture, Efficiency, Uncategorized
Greenhouse agriculture is far more water efficient than open field, at the expense of greater energy consumption. New technology is enabling drought-stricken growers to move more crops into greenhouses with a smaller energy penalty. As climate change dries out the...
by Jay Stein | Feb 2, 2022 | Efficiency, Industrial
Climate change is contributing to drought conditions worldwide. An innovative water treatment technology may enable stressed public water supplies to access new resources. With climate change contributing to drought conditions all over the world, public water supply...
by Jay Stein | Feb 1, 2022 | Commercial, Indoor Air Quality, Residential
Building air conditioning systems aren’t protecting the air we breathe and workers returning to buildings are demanding change. Upgrading those systems without contributing to climate change will take innovative public policies and technologies. During the fall of...