Energy efficiency ‘isn’t sexy’ like buying a new Tesla, but swapping out light bulbs and insulating homes to save on power bills is as essential as promoting wind and solar power, experts say.
As head of Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit working on climate change and other environmental problems in Kansas City, Missouri, Kristin Riott has a lot on her plate.
There are the perennial challenges of litter and recycling in the city, the constant effort to coax the business community into better practices, and thousands of trees to plant.