Jonathan J. Buonocore

TL;DR: This work estimates that the life cycle effects of coal and the waste stream generated are costing the U.S. public a third to over one‐half of a trillion dollars annually, and conservatively doubles to triples the price of electricity from coal per kWh generated, making wind, solar, and other forms of nonfossil fuel power generation, along with investments in efficiency and electricity conservation methods, economically competitive.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of potential fire emissions across the domain on smoke concentrations in three receptor areas downwind during the 2006 event was calculated using the adjoint of the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model, which allows near real-time assessment of smoke pollution exposure, and therefore the consequent morbidity and premature mortality.

TL;DR: The analyses indicate that the public health impacts of congestion may be significant enough in magnitude, at least in some urban areas, to be considered in future evaluations of the benefits of policies to mitigate congestion.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that renewable energy and energy-saving projects could deliver annual benefits of up to US$210 million across six locations in the USA, and they also show that green energy can provide different health and environmental benefits depending on location.

TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of US power plants showed that the magnitude of the resulting health benefits depends greatly on the carbon standards adopted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).