Net Zero home owner, Husband, Father, Mechanical Engineer, electric transportation enthusiast, cyclist, outdoor enthusiast, transplanted Sask farm boy!
Edmonton, Alberta
Joined March 2015
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Got #deepretrofits on your mind? Retrofit Canada wants to build Canada's deep retrofit movement and we need your input. Take five minutes to complete this short survey about the barriers and opportunities facing homeowners who want to be #netzero.
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Mixed-use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for theconversation.com/mixed-us…
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Wednesday webinar. Cold climate #Netzero renovations. Insulation, air-sealing, envelope, mechanicals, PV. Site built by Peter D and Panelized by Peter A. @chbanetzero @energysmartwv @ClimateHubYYC @JyotiGondek @MCCAC_Alberta @BlueHseNRG @BILDAlberta
👀Attention builders! Sign up now for our next webinar if you're interested in #deepretrofits Peter Amerongen of @butterwickconst and Peter Darlington of @SolarHomesInc. will present two case studies and answer technical Qs.
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#greenbuilding
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The more people that choose to walk, bike and take public transit to get around, the better cities work for everyone, including drivers. Anyone still claiming this is a “war on the car” doesn’t understand how cities work. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic.
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A recent study shows that electricity blackouts can be avoided across the nation — perhaps even during intense weather events — by switching to 100 percent clean and renewable energy, such as solar, wind and water energy. wapo.st/3sTU3rV
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Yale Study: Gas Cars Produce More Supply Chain Emissions Than EVs insideevs.com/news/569169/ga… via @insideevs.com
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New milestone in Alberta's power market, as we wean off coal. With the recent addition of Rattlesnake Wind to the grid, the total capacity of wind+solar (2605MW) is greater than coal capacity (2530). NG is the new elephant in the room at 10,166MW.
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At least we had an asteroid. What's your excuse? Follow me to save the world. dontchooseextinction.com
#DontChooseExtinction @UNDP
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Alberta, I love you.
Get your shit together.
Get vaccinated.
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Seems like we are getting numbed to the seriousness of what is going on with the environment. And then you go on your annual trip to Peyto Glacier and the amount of glacial melt and expansion of the proglacial lake slaps you hard in the face. The changing climate is no joke.
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It's been a blast to see this come to life! Well done everyone that is making this community a reality!
In #BlatchfordYEG, bike lanes are built right in from the get-go. No reverse engineering needed!
Separate lanes make it easier and safer for everyone, reducing congestion for commuters and giving families another way of getting outside.
#yeg #yegbike🚴
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Its one thing to watch a single glacier melt year over year-whether simply standing on it or mapping it with "drones and lasers". Its quiet another considering the downstream implications over the next century...
@CentreForHydro @usask_water @GWFutures
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New post: “Textbook Climate Denialism”: A Submission to the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns ablawg.ca/2021/01/14/textboo…
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Still seeing a lot of people saying "What's the point of a carbon tax if you get the money back in a rebate?"
The rebate is fixed. The amount of tax you pay isn't.
Emit moderate CO2: Rebate ≈ Tax
Emit more CO2: Tax > Rebate
Emit less CO2: Rebate > Tax
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I remember those who explained to me that it was impossible for Alberta to phase out coal by 2030. Some of those explanations were condescending. Coal will likely be gone from Alberta's grid by 2023 thanks to carbon pricing, air quality regs, cheap gas, and cheap wind and solar.
Some good news at the end of a tough week for Alberta. @CapitalPower's announcements today (adding to @TransAlta and @ATCOElectric's earlier plans) would mean that Alberta's grid will be coal-free by 2023! #nocoalinstocking #ableg #abenergy
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Energy efficient home improvements don’t have to be expensive… learn about drain water heat recovery systems at #Watercycles: builtgreencanada.ca/watercyc…
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My gap year ends in August, but it doesn’t take a college degree in economics to realise that our remaining 1,5° carbon budget and ongoing fossil fuel subsidies and investments don’t add up. 1/3
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Graph from @CarbonBrief by @hausfath and @robbie_andrew based on United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) emissions gap report. 3/3