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Devastation from Hurricane Michael is visible including the area around Bonny Paulson's home, center top, in Mexico Beach, Fla., Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Some developers are building homes like Paulson's with an eye toward making them more resilient to the extreme weather that's increasing with climate change, and friendlier to the environment at the same time. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY - Associated Press
Sun,11/05/23-7:36AM , 92 Reads
When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson's home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house rests on pillars 14 feet above the ground.
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A drill rig sits outside a home during installation of a geothermal heat pump system in White Plains, N.Y., Monday, May 8, 2023. A water-filled loop runs several hundred feet deep in the yard and either carries heat away from, or into the house, depending on the season. Industry experts see the technology becoming increasingly popular in the coming years. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Here's how geothermal energy heats and cools a home
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY - Associated Press
Thu,07/13/23-7:06AM , 153 Reads
Some homeowners looking to switch out their heating and cooling systems are turning to home geothermal — also known as ground source — heat pumps. It's a technology that relies on a simple physical fact: Dig several feet below Earth's surface, in the coldest winter or the hottest summer, and the temperature will be around 55 degrees.
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A Dandelion Energy employee sprays excess groundwater back on the lawn during installation of a geothermal heat pump system at a home in White Plains, N.Y., Monday, May 8, 2023. A water-filled loop is installed several hundred feet deep in the yard to either carry heat away from or into the house depending on season. Industry experts see the technology becoming increasingly popular in the coming years. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY - Associated Press
Thu,07/13/23-7:00AM , 143 Reads
Summers are famously humid in New York State, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more comfortable since the couple installed a new heating and cooling system — one that isn't well known yet in the U.S.
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A homeless person lies on the sidewalk while holding a water bottle, Sunday, July 2, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles. Excessive heat warnings remain in place in many areas across the U.S. and are expected to last at least through Monday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Recent events that indicate Earth's climate has entered uncharted territory
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY - Associated Press
Thu,07/06/23-10:51AM , 60 Reads
As a warming Earth simmered into worrisome new territory this week, scientists said the unofficial records being set for average planetary temperature were a clear sign of how pollutants released by humans are warming their en
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