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Climate Change
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Energy Efficiency: Engine of Economic Growth
Energy Efficiency: Engine of Economic Growth observes use of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and propane in six New England states, and predicts how the region can reduce energy use for each fuel type and pass on savings to consumers. |
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Economics of Energy Efficiency Economics of Energy Efficiency builds the case that investing in energy efficiency is a very effective, low cost means of reducing emissions while providing lasting benefit to consumers. |
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More Severe Heat Waves: Global Warming's Wake Up Call Extremely high temperatures are intesified in urban settings where asphalt absorbs heat and cooling vegitation is rare. Fortunately, the dangers of heat waves can be managed particularly for people with special risk factors. |
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The Green Justice Solution: A Win-Win Plan to Prevent Climate Crisis and Jumpstart An Equitable and Sustainable Economic Recovery In this Boston-centered look at climate change, swift community-based action can restore the middle class, create desirable job opportunities for Boston's poor and communities of color, and heal the environment. |
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Major Tipping Points in Earth's Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector A 2°C rise in temperature from pre-industrial levels has been widely regarded as a tipping point for planet earth. Major Tipping Points in Earth's Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector argues instead that sudden volatile transformations in earth's climate will occur long before this 2°C threshold is reached. |
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The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap The Climate Gap focuses its sites on California to determine how vulnerable citizens across the United States will cope as the environment responds to climate change. |
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Massachusetts 2008 Climate Act The Massachusetts 2008 Climate Act provides a summary of the major bill provisions of Massachusetts' Global Warming Solutions Act, signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick in August, 2008. |
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Sparking Boston's Climate Revolution In the atmosphere, concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing. All over the Earth, temperatures are going up; sea levels are rising. This is global climate change. Everything that depends on air, earth, and water must adjust. This includes Boston. |
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Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Green House Gas Emissions Transportation in the United States is a leading cause of climate change, but there are not enough timely, practical methods to reduce GHG emissions caused by transportation. Moving Cooler examines over 50 strategies for transportation reform. |
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Towards a Climate-Friendly Built Environment Towards a Climate-Friendly Built Environment makes the case that, while the United States has already made significant progress in reducing the energy and carbon intensity of its buildings and operations, there are still significant untapped opportunities for further reductions in energy use and emissions. |
