{"id":249485,"date":"2024-04-24T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/ecoolair-two-high-schoolers-trying-to-make-a-difference\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:55:43","slug":"ecoolair-two-high-schoolers-trying-to-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/ecoolair-two-high-schoolers-trying-to-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecoolair: Two High Schoolers Trying To Make A Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ewaste remains a massive problem. We\u2019re two high school students who launched Ecoolair, a solar-powered fan project, to tackle ewaste and deliver affordable, cooler lifestyles.<\/span><\/p>\n In March of 2023, CBS News reported that more than <\/span>90% of discarded solar panels end up in landfills<\/span> and as such, by 2030 we are expected to have an area equivalent to approximately 3,000 football fields of retired panels. <\/span>Next, PIRG noted that <\/span>in the United States alone, we generate about <\/span>6.9 million tons of e-waste each year.<\/span> Then, they reported WEF\u2019s estimate that we\u2019ll produce around 81.6 million tons of e-waste globally\u2013 yearly. <\/span>Finally, the Brookings Institution found that <\/span>23 million US residents<\/span> are currently living in neighborhoods experiencing intense heat, facing high energy costs, and housing vulnerable residents least able to cope with these impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n