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Can we stay cool without heating up the planet?

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Show Notes

How do we stay cool on a warming planet? Air conditioning is one way, but depending on what kind of AC unit you have, it could be actually polluting the air and making the problem worse. Umair Irfan, climate reporter at Vox, has been looking into this (extremely frustrating) air conditioning paradox.

Read Umair’s article: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23067049/heat-wave-air-conditioning-cooling-india-climate-change

Today’s episode was produced and engineered by Sofi LaLonde, and hosted by Adam Clark Estes.

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