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Wash Post’s ‘climate solutions’ reporter touts taking ‘cold showers’: ‘You should embrace using cold water’ because ‘heating water’ leads to ‘more planet-warming emissions’
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From CLIMATE DEPOT

By Marc Morano


https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/05/11/cold-water-laundry-shower-dishes

Why you should embrace using cold water, almost all the time – Heating water gobbles energy, leading to higher utility bills and more planet-warming emissions.

By Allyson Chiu – Allyson Chiu is a reporter focusing on climate solutions for The Washington Post.

Excerpts: You may not be giving a second thought to setting your washing machine on the hot cycle, cranking your showers to a steamy temperature or scrubbing your dirty dishes under a stream of scalding water. … While there are home improvements that can help you cut back on the energy it takes to heat water, including installing a heat pump water heater, one easy solution is to switch to cold water.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/22/wash-posts-climate-solutions-reporter-touts-taking-cold-showers-you-should-embrace-using-cold-water-because-heating-water/
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One of the reasons I shower (besides getting clean) is to take the edge off any chill I pick up outside (rainy today and 48 degrees).
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