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Types of Fuel Oil in NYC
There are three grades of fuel oil being used in NYC. No. 6 and No. 4 are the cheapest and dirtiest type of oil being used. No. 2 fuel oil burns much cleaner than the other two and natural gas is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels. Last year, a New York State law […]
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NYC sustainability in a time of climate change, fuel depletion and financial disruption
After the midterm election, selling climate change got even tougher than it was before. Immensely wealthy business interests and their allies have skillfully muddied the waters and blocked action. The NYC sustainability discussion, mainly framed as climate change response, should be reframed to include the more marketable concepts of increasing resilience, and preparing for higher and more […]
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Powerhouses of New York
Con Ed obviously has big stakes in NYC’s energy consumption, but who else controls the energy industry in New York City?
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Investigations of an Energy Bandit
Whenever I’m driving down the road I’m always looking at roofs. When riding on elevated subway trains, I’m looking at roofs. Even when gazing from my window, I like looking down at my neighbors’ roofs, searching for signs of heat loss.
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Natural Gas: The New Frontier
When it comes to choosing the energy sources that power our lifefstyles, there is a wealth of technical and economic information available to us. Solar, oil, wind, nuclear, natural gas, geothermal, coal; the list goes on.
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