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Hey, it's Marielle.
Summer is finally and officially here.
It's going to be 98 degrees in New York for the next couple days.
So you'll find me hiding inside with the air conditioner blasting.
But OK, let's talk about that for a second.
That impulse to crank up the AC.
Of course, if it's an unbearably hot day, we're going to want to do that.
And that's understandable.
But air conditioning systems do use a lot of electricity.
So when we use them, we are unfortunately contributing to climate change.
NPR's climate solutions correspondent Julia Simon has been covering this.
And on this episode of Life Kit, she shares five ways to use less energy at home this summer.
The tips are pretty easy, and they can help you save on energy bills.
Julia, the first tip you have to help us use less energy at home is a simple one, right?
It's very simple.
I kind of love it.
The tip is open a window.
To explain why, I talked to Dorit Aviv.
And I'm an assistant professor of architecture at the Weizmann School of Design in the University of Pennsylvania.