We know that pollution is bad for us, don’t we? And we guess that living in areas with high levels of pollution is probably not good for our health, but we need to live near our job, and populated areas offer more employment opportunity, recreational and cultural opportunities and other advantages. But at what cost? And what can we do to reduce the levels of
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Nuclear Power Has Prevented 1.84 Million Premature Deaths, Study Says
written by Yale Environment 360
The use of nuclear power from 1971 to 2009 prevented more than 1.8 million premature deaths related to air pollution and 64 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions, a new study says.
Using historical production data and estimates of mortality per unit of electricity generated, scientists
Growth in Electricity Availability Must Double to Achieve Global Access
written by Yale Environment 360
The rate of expansion of access to electricity will have to double over the next 17 years if the world’s population is to achieve 100 percent access to modern energy, a new report says.
While about 1.7 billion people became connected to electricity sources worldwide between 1990 and