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Such great history and direction in this Report. Electrification has taken on a newer meaning too. It is the process of getting rid of natural gas in our homes. There's a wealth of information about how switching to electric water-heaters and cooking stoves will eliminate substantial amounts of emissions, while it will help those within the home breathe better.

One other advantage would be to lessen the risk of fire or carbon dioxide poisoning. During many disasters, homes may survive, but the gas lines rupture causing fires; whole neighborhoods have been lost. This happened when Hurricane Sandy hit the New York area.

Turning to the future, we can also do much in the way of architectural changes using airflow to heat or cool. The segment 60 Minutes just did on November 1st called "The MASS model of community-focused architecture" is wonderful and uplifting. It includes how some brilliant young architects partner with one of my heroes, Dr. Paul Farmer who founded Partners in Health, to help build beautiful clinics and hospitals where they are needed the most.

There are many answers, solar, wind, wave, geo-thermal, electrification, efficiency, and fantastic new battery storage methods. DO NOT let the nay-sayers from the right or the energy industries tell you these are pretty "ideas". The prototypes and projects are happening right now. There is money to be made while saving the world, and inventors are happily doing what they love to do. It's a beautiful thing.

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