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Thanks to wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters, the past few years have seen an uptick in the use of diesel generators for backup power when the grid goes down. In California alone, the number of such generators shot up 34% between 2018 and 2020, according to policy analyst firm M.Cubed. That power can be vital in emergency situations to operate medical and other needed equipment. But it comes with a huge cost to human health.
“If you operate a one megawatt diesel generator, you are committing to statistically increased cancer rates,” says Doug Bernauer, CEO of Radiant Industries. ---More...
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