Heat pumps, insulation, and electric stoves will reduce your home’s use of fossil fuels and save you money—and the Inflation Reduction Act makes the upfront costs easier to handle. . A typical house runs on fossil fuels: Gas or oil powers your furnace and water heater. The stove in your kitchen probably also runs on... Continue Reading →
Who’s A Greater Threat To Our Planet — Next-Door Junk Hoarders Or Private Island Billionaires?
It’s time to call out the “Billionaire Money Hoarders” for their harmful and antisocial behaviour It was still dark yesterday morning as I sipped my coffee and somehow found myself watching the show “Hoarders”. It made me think of an article that I read last week about a billionaire who was charged for doing essentially... Continue Reading →
Ed. Note: This is the first of a two-part series how climate change affects housing affordability and efforts to address those challenges. It is part of a year-long partnership between Gambit and the Solutions Journalism Network. Part 2 will run in the July 20 issue of Gambit. It was 117 degrees in the normally temperate... Continue Reading →
Home of Uncertainty: The costs of climate change hit housing
This Carbon-Negative Dream House Ships In A Box
With both homelessness rates and the cost of homes continuing to climb in the U.S., one startup described as the “IKEA of houses” is determined to make beautifully-designed, affordable housing more accessible. What truly sets NODE's homes apart is that they’re designed to be carbon neutral, and some even carbon negative. The startup is confronting... Continue Reading →