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Adding insulation to your attic is an effective step to improve the efficiency of your home, save money, and cut carbon emissions.
Fire in southern California in 2007 put power infrastructure at risk. Photo: Tim Williams. CC-BY-2.0 (Wikimedia)
Electric vehicle charging stations line the perimeter of San Francisco's City Hall. Photo credit: Bigstock.
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Glacier National Park Fire. Photo: Brett Timm, National Park Service
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Switching from gasoline to electricity not only reduces emissions, it can save money on fuel. Electricity and gasoline price data from the US Energy Information Agency: 2016 average residential electricity price $0.107/kWh, 2016 average gasoline price $2.40/gallon. Costs assume 11,350 annual miles driven, 28.6 MPG gasoline efficiency, 0.30 kWh/mile EV efficiency.
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Mori Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Photo: National Park Service