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We humans
Most US homes are energy vampires — here’s how we need to rethink housing from the ground up
US households use almost twice as much energy as those in Europe and produce nearly one-fifth of America’s energy-related carbon emissions. Here are ways that we can reduce their footprint and live cheaper and cleaner.