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Renewable energy saves lives, study says
A new study says there’s another important benefit to renewables development: cost savings from cleaner air that saves lives. Researchers from Harvard University, in a bid to show the monetary value of clean energy projects in terms of improved public health, have found that energy efficiency measures and low-carbon energy sources can save a region between $5.7 million and $210 million annually, based on the accepted dollar value of human life.
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"Using several different computer models to estimate power plant emissions’ cost to public health, the study shows that building wind farms and implementing energy efficiency measures produces the greatest public health benefits."
I really, really wish that more studies were done to show the difference in "old energy" vs solar and wind footprints.
I, for one, am all in on solar. I've put my money where my mouth is and invested in 6 solar stocks so far for the long run.