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In these new Catskills homes, no fossil fuels are allowed | The all-electric, solar-powered homes are designed using passive house principles. (yaleclimateconnections.org)
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[–] johny 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Judging from the picture: single-family home with no access to public transport. I’m guessing my emissions from a small apartment close to urban rail is still lower than theirs, even if I heat with gas.

I’m not saying it’s a useless project, but the root problem in America is urban sprawl, making almost every aspect of life overly wasteful, in material and energy.

[–] sonori@beehaw.org 0 points 3 months ago

Given how close heating and residential gas use emissions are to personal vehicle emissions it’s likely to come down to efficiency of the cars involved and if their solar powered or not.