Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by McGill University has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country. Paradoxically, this first national level analysis found that even though energy-efficient homes are more often found in Caucasian neighbourhoods, carbon emissions from these neighbourhoods are higher than in African American neighbourhoods.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
These McGill University experts are available to comment on the race for the White House:
Jacob Levy, Dept. of Political Science, McGill University
Jacob Levy is one of the world’s leading libertarian political theorists.
jacob [dot] levy [at] mcgill [dot] ca (English)
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Published on: 7 Nov 2016
Despite numerous genomic studies, evidence for a genetic contribution to cardiovascular disease disparities in blacks versus whites provide little insight
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Published on: 16 Mar 2015
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Published on: 4 Aug 2014
With the U.S. Presidential Election Day on November 6, Americans must decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama for a second term or vote for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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Published on: 1 Oct 2012