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EGEB: New building energy codes will save Americans $138B over 3 decades

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Department of Energy announces energy-efficient new building codes to save consumers money and fight climate change. Bloomington, Indiana, launches its Bloomington Green Home Improvement Program.

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Study finds air pollution caused by corn production increases mortality rate in US

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The deaths caused per bushel in western corn belt states such as Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska tend to be lower than in eastern corn belt states such as Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. This paper also estimates life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of corn production, finding total climate change damages of $4.9 per bushel (56.5

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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These VPPAs will enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations, and will help the company meet its voluntary carbon reduction goal.

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Stay on top of the EV news

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Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Climate rally poster. Climate change Not your grandfather’s planet A new study details what younger generations can expect. Rural America welcomes EVs. Rolls Royce Spectre.

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Stay on top of the EV news

Electric Auto Association

Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Climate rally poster. Climate change Not your grandfather’s planet A new study details what younger generations can expect. Rural America welcomes EVs. Rolls Royce Spectre.

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Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

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That’s three times the amount estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. This multi-site experiment clearly establishes streams and rivers as important sources of nitrous oxide.

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Large-scale CO2 injection test begins in Illinois

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The test is part of the development phase of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, an Office of Fossil Energy initiative launched in 2003 to determine the best approaches for capturing and permanently storing gases that can contribute to global climate change.

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