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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

These things exist, but are quite uncommon compared with poorly vented stoves, or people who have a vent for their stove but don't run the fan at the necessary high power

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

There is no paywall. Just scroll down

The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago

The problem with that approach is that insurance works when one member of the group loses a house to fire. It doesn't work when the whole community burns down.

What you can do is have local government conduct risk reduction, which means like things like requiring building improvements, zone zero, and fuel reduction in surrounding areas.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. That is the link I posted. Not quite sure what you are trying to communicate

 

I note that FIFA just gave Trump a fake peace prize

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 hours ago

Youre going to have to look at a spec sheet, but the stoves with a built-in battery tend to designed to draw a constant low amperage as they charge, and then be able to cook about three meals from the battery. Very different from stoves without a battery.

 

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is part of a broader effort to decarbonize heavy industries in Europe and globally. It takes full effect Jan. 1.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

There are a few models of induction stove which include a large battery to run them by charging from 120v. Stoves are also kind of unique in that they have far less effective venting of exhaust than other appliances, so the health risk from them is much larger.

If youre able to get enough sunlight to charge the stove, its worth thinking about.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/31318619

The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.

 

The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 8 hours ago

The problem with being at the edge of town is that your whole community needs to be resistant to embers blowing in. That requires both a ton of specific mods to older structures, as well as measures like clearing zone zero.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 8 hours ago

Yes, and proprietary, but without details about what or why.

 

Climate change is making insuring homes more risky — and more expensive. And in neighborhoods where that risk is the greatest, higher insurance costs are starting to eat into property values as well.

Main link is a gift link, though some people are asked to register. Not providing an archive.is link because Hearst lawyers don't like that.

 

Climate change is making insuring homes more risky — and more expensive. And in neighborhoods where that risk is the greatest, higher insurance costs are starting to eat into property values as well.

Main link is a gift link, though some people are asked to register. Not providing an archive.is link because Hearst lawyers don't like that.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The thing about nuclear which drove us to large plants in the first place is that bigger reactors have significant economies of scale. Even with big reactors, nuclear has been very expensive to build, and hasn't really come down in cost in a long time, and takes a very long time to actually build.

By contrast, wind, solar, and storage are cheap and can be deployed rapidly in small increments with much more site flexibility.

So what's going on is a false promise of future nuclear being used to prevent the deployment of renewables now.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

In the US, yes. Other countries do installers competing against each other over install price, which ends up dropping cost to about 1/4 of what it is in the US.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Basically they have a financing deal for the rooftop solar that's designed to have a lower monthly payment than the utility bill it displaces

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

A bunch of quacks profit because it creates an opening for them to provide treatments that are not evidence based, so you see chiropractors and "christian" donor-advised funds kicking in money

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