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PostJuly 7, 2023

Hooked on heating oil: New wood heat options come with climate trade-offs

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

University of Maine engineer Ian Toal holds a handful of sawdust from a nearby mill at a research center in Old Town. This and other "waste wood" products are abundant in heavily forested Maine and are eyed as a basis for renewable heating fuels.

PostJuly 7, 2023

Hooked on heating oil: Pushing for heat pumps and weatherization

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

A heat pump is installed on a condo building in Portland's West End

PostJuly 7, 2023

Hooked on heating oil: Maine’s reliance on a dirty, expensive fuel

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

Rail cars carrying heating oil from Canada sit in the snow at a Dead River Company distribution terminal in Presque Isle.

PostJune 27, 2023

How electrifying steam could cut beer’s carbon emissions

MIT Technology Review

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PostJune 1, 2023

The world is finally spending more on solar than oil production

MIT Technology Review

Aerial view of home with rooftop solar panels at night

PostApril 27, 2023

Inside Germany’s power struggle over nuclear energy

MIT Technology Review

A nuclear power plant at night

PostApril 13, 2023

MIT engineers devise technology to prevent fouling in photobioreactors for ...

A new, inexpensive technology can limit the buildup of algae on the walls of photobioreactors that can help convert carbon dioxide into useful products. Reducing this fouling avoids costly cleanouts and allows more photosynthesis to happen within tanks.

PostApril 10, 2023

Study: Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution

An MIT 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.

PostApril 4, 2023

Staying the course: Achieving climate change goals in turbulent times

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Photo: The XLV (45th) MIT Global Change Forum explored how decision-makers can stay on course in achieving climate change goals as the world confronts multiple and expanding crises. (Source: NASA)

PostMarch 13, 2023

Responding to the Climate Threat: Essays on Humanity’s Greatest Challenge...

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Responding to the Climate Threat: Essays on Humanity’s Greatest Challenge

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