Clean Technica

Op-Ed: I’m Watching From The Philippines, & Your Venti Latte Math Doesn’t Add Up

9 min read

When I started to write for CleanTechnica, I was on my own journey of decarbonization. Literally. I gave up my Nissan Cefiro, with its 6-cylinder VQ2 engine. I divorced my Nissan Terrano with its 2.7-liter diesel powerplant. There wasn’t a proper electric vehicle in 2017 when I started this journey, … [continued]

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Clean Technica

DIY-ing Our Ductless Heat Pump Install Was Hard, But We Saved $7,000

9 min read

Last summer I did something very ambitious. I DIY-installed a ductless heat pump system almost completely solo. And it wasn’t just one simple ductless system, it was five indoor ductless heat pumps (3 of them on a second floor) and two outdoor units. I’d never done anything like it before, … [continued]

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Great Lakes Echo

Swiss researcher studies ‘abandonment tourism’ in Detroit

4 min read

By Camila Bello Castro

A recent case study of a former “abandonment tourism” business in Detroit found a disconnect between the lived experience of many city residents and the lives of the tour participants who were generally white, younger and more international than most Detroiters and generally first-time visitors to the city.

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