Highlighting the climate, health, and safety risks of residential natural gas and the availability of safer and non-polluting 100% electric alternatives.
British Columbia
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Our family's favourite purchase in 2022?
Our Electric duct-less heat pump and the 1000s in rebate money that reduced the cost.
Our friends at @SwitchItUpBC can point you to more information if you like being cozy, saving money and fighting #climateChange
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āYou would never drag your gas grill into your kitchen to make dinner,ā says James Dickerson, PhD @ConsumerReportsā chief scientific officer, ābut in effect, cooking with a gas stove comes with some of those same risks.ā #ProtectOurAir
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āWe now have no gas bills, and thanks to our solar panels, nearly no energy bill at all. So thereās no air pollution, and we have comfortable temperatures. What more could you want?ā
-ACEEE's Mark Kresowik on his experience with heat pumps.
aceee.org/blog-post/2022/09/ā¦
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After a long chat with my plumber, Iāve realised itās not so much that we need to āget people on boardā for decarbonising heat, but āget plumbers on boardā.
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Mmmm this is a beautiful induction stove #electrifyeverything #energytwitter
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Every time I turn on the gas range in my kitchen I think to myself āMan this is pretty stupidā
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This is a game-changing appliance: āThe ProTerra Plug-in Heat Pump [water heater] boast high-efficiency performance, up to five times of a standard gas water heater, without the need to upgrade the electrical panel.ā #ElectrifyEverything prnewswire.com/news-releasesā¦
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Did you know cold-climate heat pumps work efficiently down to -25C? Many available models today
And a great case study of a heat pump in Fort St. James in northern BC b2electrification.org/using-ā¦
@greenestcity @SwitchItUpBC
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FortisBC raising the price of natural gas to a 10 year high. Price of electricity remaining stable (last rate change was a slight decline). bc.ctvnews.ca/fortisbc-raisiā¦
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š¤What's the science behind gas stoves & how exactly do they pollute your home? Impressive (& hip) new video from @AmerChemSociety! Science, explained! @physorg_com phys.org/news/2022-06-video-ā¦
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No fossil fuels in your home. No air pollution spewing from a gas furnance. And save $$. What not to love? "Hereās How a Heat PumpĀ Can Cool Your House in the Summer" bloomberg.com/news/articles/ā¦
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Weāre bringing four reports to #VanCityCouncil tomorrow morning. These reports focus on reducing #CarbonPollution from buildings by changing the way we build & renovate.
You can read the reports or send in your comments to Council to share what you think: council.vancouver.ca/2022051ā¦
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Do newer, more expensive gas stoves leak less and generate fewer pollutants? cbc.ca/1.6433889
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I love this story of a local #HousingCoop installing a #HeatPump for each of their 100 units!
Read more here: bringithome4climate.ca/wp-coā¦
Want help to retrofit in #Vancouver?
Email: [email protected]
#ClimateResiliency #ClimateEmergency
ALT Cover page of a report. The background photo is of a unit of the housing coop with a heat pump in the front. The top heading text reads "H.W. Flesher Housing Co-op. Case Study - 3545 East 43rd Ave, Vancouver." A text box in the lower right corner reads "Retrofit Success. 100 Heat Pumps, cold climate mini-splits. 100 Happy Homes, ground oriented units. $160,000 in rebates." At the bottom is a quote from a resident that reads "My heat pump is efficient, clean, better for the environment."
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Our scientists are currently recruiting participants in Vancouver and Toronto to support our research kitchen pollutants. Learn more and sign up here: psehealthyenergy.org/our-worā¦
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(1/2) The Bring it Home 4 Climate Program is now available in Vancouver! Itās designed to support homeowners who want to make home energy efficiency improvements through:
š Info and Resources
š” Free Virtual Home Energy Check-Ups
š Workshops
Learn more: ow.ly/Mo7q50IvnYp
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Do you see them? In this plain old rental building in East Vancouver, they seem to have removed their polluting gas hot water heaters and replaced them with @SANCO2HPWH , likely supplied by @smallplanetws . I saw it when #plogging on the weekend. #climateaction @greenestcity
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Join our online workshop this Saturday, Feb 26 at 10am on the proposed #ClimateEmergency: Home Heating and Cooling program.
Learn about the proposed #VanClimateAction regulations, resources & supports + ask questions & provide feedback.
Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/climate-emerā¦