Burning oil and gas inside releases climate pollution that damages the environment and air pollution that damages our health. Running buildings on electricity is more efficient, cleaner and safer.
A need to connect with nature is hardwired into us as human beings. As we march towards an increasingly urbanized future, the task of forging the right relationship between the built environment and the natural one is an ever more pressing priority.
As the pandemic nears its end and we start heading out into the world, will we go back to how things used to be, or will we take this opportunity to build a new normal?
Electrification is a critical strategy for ending the direct use of fossil fuels for space and water heating, cooking and other commercial and residentail functions. A new report, written in collaboration with the Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics, examines the financial, institutional and cultural barriers facing electrification in New England, and proposes key steps to facilitate the transition.
Americans use 4 times more toilet paper than the global average. Producing it puts a global carbon sink at risk.
For decades, science has told us of the therapeutic benefits of spending time in natural surroundings. In moments of uncertainty and chaos, getting out into nature is more important than ever.
