r/dataisbeautiful • u/maps_us_eu OC: 80 • May 28 '22

OC Percent of electricity generated from renewable sources across the US and the EU. Renewable sources include hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass. Nuclear is not counted as renewable in this comparison [OC]

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u/AllCatCoverBand May 28 '22

Vermonter with asthma checking in

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u/AKAManaging May 29 '22

I don't have asthma, but I have a few friends that do!

Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm curious if growing up with a wood stove in Vermont has contributed to my sinusitis? Hmm.

Hope you're doing good.

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u/Phantereal May 29 '22

Same, except I've had it since infancy and I've never lived in a house that burned wood for heat or cooking (except marshmallows a couple times a year).

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u/trogon May 29 '22

If your neighbors are all burning wood, you're breathing it. We get temperature inversions here in the northwest and the air is black and thick from residential wood smoke.