'In some cases, air conditioning might exacerbate our crisis—and it’s clear that there are better solutions we should be pursuing instead.' 📝 Eric Dean Wilson
” On scorching afternoons, some urban neighborhoods can reach temperatures 15ºF hotter than outside the city. That could mean the difference between discomfort and death.
Air condition units at an apartment complex during a heat wave in Austin, Texas, US, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.What if we gave out ACs to everyone in need? Some cities like New York have programs to subsidize air conditioners and the energy to run them through programs like the Home Energy Assistance Program , but these can be time-consuming or confusing to research and join.
It’s possible, but the turn toward a renewable energy future is not so simple. It will take several decades to transform the country’s entire infrastructure. In the meantime, the oil and gas lobby, as well as an entire political party, is resisting every step of this transformation. Above all, renewable energy is not free from material constraints or limitations.
, which limits the federal government’s ability to regulate energy emissions, not to mention Americans’ knee-jerk reaction to regulation anyway, we need a different approach than austerity, one that focuses not on restrictions but on alternativeto our cities. In order to save lives, we cannot keep calling for less; instead, we need rigorous reinvestment in communities and public health.
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