Moving From Oil to Electric Power Not Always the Greener Choice, Study Says

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By Yale Environment 360Mar 5, 2015, 12:05 pm61 pts
Transitioning from fossil fuels to electric-powered technology is widely believed to be an effective way to lower carbon emissions. However, as a new Nature Climate Change report explains, that calculus changes significantly if the electricity is produced by burning coal or oil. For electrification to lower…

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