Millions of Americans were asked to reduce electricity to prevent outages. Millions of Americans were under historic heat wave conditions this week -- driving up widespread use of air conditioning and ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Our homes use a lot of energy. The huge amounts ...

To cool your home, face box fans out on the hottest side of your home and in on the coolest side. Box fans are energy-efficient, consuming around 75 watts per hour, significantly less than most air ...

Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. An increasingly hot planet — due largely to burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas — ...

"Me and my mate used to do this." Off-gridders reveal unexpected trick they use to heat their homes: 'Definitely works well' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Air conditioning outdoor unit compressor install outside the building. Reporter With a heat dome bringing record-breaking temperatures for 170 million Americans this week and most of the U.S. gearing ...

China has unveiled the world’s first dual-tower solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert, using 27,000 mirrors to generate renewable energy round the clock, a landmark in clean energy innovation ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. One home climate solution is to switch to ...