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Elliot Firestone

@descendantsbank.bsky.social

Building electrification advocate. Links to presentations below, feedback welcome. https://linktr.ee/elliottheodorefirestone

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Elliot Firestone@descendantsbank.bsky.social · 2w ago

In positive building science news, I recently learned about the SWERV. What a cool system! Back when I was in a tiny house, I had the Lunos E2, which wasn't sufficient to keep CO2 levels under 1000, and then upgraded to the Panasonic Intelli-Balance. swervair.com apparently keeps CO2 under 1000.

SWERV Window ERV | Ventilation Without Renovation

Breathe fresh filtered air without losing comfort. SWERV is a renter friendly window ERV that lowers CO2 and installs in minutes.

swervair.com

Center for Climate Integrity@climateintegrity.org · 2w ago

NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.

The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate Integrity

How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution

climateintegrity.org

Kevin J. Kircher@kevinjkircher.com · 4w ago

I've been working for nearly four years on modeling managed decommissioning strategies for natural gas distribution pipelines as neighborhoods electrify. I still wouldn't say I've wrapped my head around all the nuances, although some themes are clear. This is a really fantastic story on the topic.

Ten communities in Massachusetts went ‘fossil fuel free.’ Then utilities spent $100M on natural gas infrastructure there.

As these municipalities are quickly finding out, moving off gas for new buildings doesn’t preclude the utilities from needing to spend tens of millions of dollars each year upgrading the existing gas ...

commonwealthbeacon.org

Ian@iansmcleod.bsky.social · last mo.

AC Discourse Attempt: In many heating dominant climates, AC energy usage is almost trivial vs. heat. Attached: last 4 years of heat pump energy usage for our fully electrified, 130 year old, insulation retrofitted Chicago home. (CC: @johnsmillie42.bsky.social who I believe has similar data) 1/n

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson@climatecasino.net · last mo.

How much does normalcy bias affect media reporting? Here is a chart of global sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) from 1982 to 2026 with the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 omitted. As of June 27th, global SSTs have set 26 daily record highs in a row. Media? Is there anybody out there?

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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.

Many people are sharing this tour de force but you should follow @themadstone.bsky.social and check out her thread for additional background. Also follow @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katieworth.bsky.social.

Maddie Stone@themadstone.bsky.social · last mo.

I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.