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Studies: Renewable electricity can slash Cascadia pollution By: The Associated Press May 5, 2021 Comments Off on Studies: Renewable electricity can slash Cascadia pollution
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New research shows that renewable electricity can move Washington, Oregon and British Columbia off of fossil fuels, do so at an affordable price and create jobs along the way.
After decades of disinformation from fossil fuel producers and utilities, this may sound like a wishful vision. But building a cleaner and more equitable economy and doing so in just a few decades to head off the worst effects of climate change is backed by a growing body of regional and international studies.
Studies: Renewable electricity can slash Cascadia pollution
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New research shows that renewable electricity can move Washington, Oregon and British Columbia off of fossil fuels, do so at an affordable price, and create jobs along the way.
After decades of disinformation from fossil fuel producers and utilities, this may sound like a wishful vision. But building a cleaner and more equitable economy and doing so in just a few decades to head off the worst effects of climate change is backed by a growing body of regional and international studies.
Innovation and mass production have made wind and solar power installations cheaper than most fossil-fueled power plants. The key to moving Cascadia’s economies away from fossil fuels is to make renewable electricity the region’s go-to “fuel.”
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