{"id":246347,"date":"2024-02-21T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-switch-to-electric-cars-renewables-will-make-our-children-healthier\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T18:52:33","slug":"the-switch-to-electric-cars-renewables-will-make-our-children-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-switch-to-electric-cars-renewables-will-make-our-children-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"The Switch To Electric Cars &#038; Renewables Will Make Our Children Healthier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Talking to people about electric cars as a way to address the problem of a warming planet is fraught with danger. Lots of people think it\u2019s a plot to steal their beloved SUVs and pickup trucks from them. In a world where everything is politicized, getting people to consider driving electric cars is seen as an attack on their right to drive what they want, when they want, and where they want.<\/p>\n<p>In a new report, the American Lung Association says switching to electric cars powered by renewable energy could have a dramatic effect on the health of our children. Everyone wants their children to grow up to be healthy adults. Well, almost everyone. W.C. Fields liked to say, \u201cAnyone who hates dogs and small children can\u2019t be all bad,\u201d but he was a social outlier \u2014 hopefully.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Electric Cars &amp;&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2024\/02\/21\/the-switch-to-electric-cars-renewables-will-make-our-children-healthier\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Talking to people about electric cars as a way to address the problem of a warming planet is fraught with danger. Lots of people think it\u2019s a plot to steal their beloved SUVs and pickup trucks from them. 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