University of Michigan study finds air drying clothes could save U.S. households over $2,100 and cut CO2 emissions by more than 3 tons per household over a dryer's lifetime. Researchers say small behavioral changes, like off-peak drying, can also reduce emissions by 8%.
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University of Michigan News
Clothes dryers and the bottom line: Switching to air drying can save hundreds
Researchers from the University of Michigan are hoping their new study will inspire some Americans to rethink their relationship with laundry. Because, no matter how you spin it, clothes dryers use a lot of comparatively costly energy when air works for free.
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80% recycled cement matches strength of Portland cement | If deployed alongside other emerging alternatives, this new approach could reduce the industry’s emissions by up to 61%.
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ACS Publications
Engineered Blended Thermoactivated Recycled Cement: A Study on Reactivity, Water Demand, Strength-Porosity, and CO2 Emissions
Annually, 1 Gt of cement waste is produced, constituting one-fourth of recent cement production and surpassing the availability of most supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). It is known that the thermoactivation of cement waste (heating to 500 °C to…
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Many Americans overestimate the climate benefits of actions like recycling ♻️ and underestimate those of skipping flights ✈️ or eating less meat 🍖. Focusing only on personal behavior may even reduce support for collective climate action 🌍, according to a new study.
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OUP Academic
Climate action literacy interventions increase commitments to more effective mitigation behaviors Open Access
Abstract. Reducing lifestyle carbon emissions is a critical component of decarbonizing society. However, people hold substantial misperceptions about the r
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Replacing meat, dairy, and eggs with grains, legumes, and other plant foods reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 51% 🌱🌍, new research shows. The vegan group cut GHGE by 1,313 g CO₂-eq per day — about the same as driving 4.3 miles 🚗💨, and that drop happens every day someone chooses plant-based meals.
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Jamanetwork
Vegan Diet, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Cumulative Energy Demand
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examined the environmental effect of adopting a low-fat vegan diet on greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative energy demand.
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