Apr

19

Nuclear Power Shutdown Study Focuses On Increased Deaths

April 19, 2023 | Leave a Comment

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology new study shows that if U.S. nuclear power plants are retired, the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to fill the energy gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths. The MIT team took on the questions in the text following in a new study appearing in Nature Energy. […]

Apr

16

Electric Vehicles Improve Air Quality

April 16, 2019 | 3 Comments

A new Northwestern University study quantified the differences in air pollution generated from battery-powered electric vehicles versus internal combustion engines. The researchers found that even when their electricity is generated from combustion sources, electric vehicles have a net positive impact on air quality and climate change. The U.S. and other more developed countries with air […]

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