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  Zoning Out Shade - Marginal REVOLUTION

  

  marginalrevolution.com

  Is it too hot to walk around the block? Sure, blame global warming, but in many parts of the country there is also a noticeable absence of shade. Why? As Nolan Gray, a city planner in New York, argues one reason is that shade has been zoned out. …vernacular architecture in the U.S. was often […] The post Zoning Out Shade appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

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  A Plan to Cool Us Down Without Burning Up the Planet

  

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  Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air condition the outdoors

  

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