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In politics, it’s often said that ‘perceptions are reality.’ Less noted is the inverse: what’s not perceived in politics may as well not exist.
This corollary is a surprise blessing for the climate during the Trump era, because few even perceive one of the biggest fixes to global warming. Apartments are a stealth climate solution that slash pollution on an epic scale. Emissions-wise, they are to detached houses what Chevy Bolts are to Cadillac Escalades — climate heroes hidden in plain sight.
They are also currently illegal, by dint of local zoning, on more than 95 percent of America’s residential land.
Read more about how a change in American zoning laws could help in the fight against climate change here.
Plus: Tesla just debuted its grand vision for a flying car — or at least a fake version of it that experts suspect will never actually be delivered. But could actual urban aviation help end the staggering societal problems associated with terrestrial car dependency, or would it just accelerate them?
Read all about it — and the rest of today’s news — at the links below.
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