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Michael Thomas | Carbon Switch

Michael Thomas

Michael is the founder of Carbon Switch. Previously he wrote freelance magazine stories for publications like The Atlantic, FastCompany, and Quartz. Right now he's probably daydreaming about heat pumps or some other climate solution.

By the end of October, 82 million households will be without utility shutoff protections

Introduction In August we took a break from writing about climate and energy efficiency solutions like heat pumps, home insulation, hybrid hot water heaters, and LED lighting and published a report that showed that millions of American households would soon lose utility shutoff protections, including millions of recently unemployed people and households under the poverty

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Millions of Americans could lose their electricity as COVID-19 shutoff moratoriums expire

Introduction For many Americans it’s easy to take electricity for granted. But as anyone who has experience a long power outage knows, electricity is what makes our modern world go round. This modern miracle is also threatening to change our climate in irreversible ways, which is why as a company we’ve spent so much time

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An Analysis of Joe Biden’s Plan to Cut Building Emissions

Introduction For the last four years the Trump administration has rolled back environmental regulations and blocked policies that would create jobs, save Americans money, and reduce carbon pollution. Joe Biden and his campaign have promised to do the opposite and put America on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Given that buildings contribute roughly

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