Frances Larina on Nostr: This could drastically change how homes look in California, but I worry about how ...

This could drastically change how homes look in California, but I worry about how passive solar will be affected. That aspect doesn't even seem to be considered. Homes, especially older ones, may become harder to keep cool, which will require more A/C if available, which raises power demands. Once again poor people take the brunt of global warming.

https://laist.com/brief/news/with-wildfires-growing-california-writes-new-rules-on-where-to-plant-shrubs

(note: I reposted this as I hadn't checked the URL before posting & didn't realized it had changed when I scrolled to the bottom of the story)