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Jason Brown

@brownmjason.bsky.social
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Communications Manager at @buildingdecarb.org. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer. He/Him. Interested in #BuldingDecarb, #Heatpump #ThermalEnergyNetworks. The Dude Abides.

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Sage against the machine @sagesunstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The best way to get rid of pollution is to get rid of the source.” Chemical-ridden gas that fills your lungs with pollutants as you cook has no place in home or commercial kitchens. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Why restaurant kitchens pose hidden dangers for chefs and other workers
A new study finds that millions are exposed to unsafe levels of pollution and heat from gas appliances in commercial kitchens.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/10/2026
Batteries, baby!
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4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac
In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th...
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 09/10/2026
BDC attended the Grid of the Future (GOTF) press conference hosted by @envdefensefund.bsky.social this week. At it, advocates urged the Public Service Commission to release a GOTF plan that reduces reliance on expensive fossil fuels and expands access to affordable, reliable energy. bit.ly/3VsEf1p
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Energy experts call on New York regulators to modernize the state’s grid, lower energy costs through clean energy, and prepare for growing electricity demand
Advocates call for state utility regulators to advance a strong Grid of the Future plan that prioritizes clean energy and efficient electric technologies
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 08/10/2026
NOW HIRING: We’re looking for a CA Government Affairs Associate Director to lead legislative efforts and advance building decarbonization. Work with policymakers, labor unions, industry leaders, and others to turn policy priorities into action. ⚡️ Apply: grnh.se/ysbmdvi87us #EnergySky #ClimateJobs
We're hiring: California Government Affairs Associate Director
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/10/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is rolling out a new rebate program to help Canadians to adopt electric heat pumps, providing households with as much as C$10,000 ($7,021) to make the switch.
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Carney Launches C$2 Billion Home Retrofit Program
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is rolling out a new rebate program to help Canadians to adopt electric heat pumps, providing households with as much as C$10,000 ($7,021) to make the switch.
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 07/10/2026
🚨 Last chance to register! Accelerated pipeline replacement programs are essentially a blank check for gas utilities—driving a 67% increase in PA gas bills through $11B in spending. Join us tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET to learn how to reform these programs & make heat affordable: bit.ly/4yHxVBn
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BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements
Join BDC and the Future of Heat Initiative for a discussion about utilities’ accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs, including new research on their costs and safety outcomes. Using Pennsylvani...
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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When NPR still had a Climate Desk (and I was a correspondent there) we produced stories about these: www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n... www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...
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Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help
Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Fossil-fueled equipment generates dangerous amounts of air pollution and heat in kitchens, despite their commercial-grade ventilation. All-electric equipment doesn’t." www.canarymedia.com/articles/emi... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social
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Gas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study finds
Dangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching to electric appliances helps…
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@buildingdecarb.org's quarterly update on the #BuildingDecarbonzation movement is out, with new research on #HeatPump shipments and building decarbonization bills passed in 2026. Check it out! #Greensky #ClimateSky
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It is time for PA and other states to rein in utility spending on accelerated gas pipeline-replacement programs that are raising people's gas utility bills and to begin implementing plans that will put their states on paths to affordable energy futures. #EnergySky #GreenSky #Heatpump #ClimateSky
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great chefs in San Francisco and across the United States are cooking with #Induction in #AllElectric kitchens. Pass it on! #BuildingDecarbonization #BuildingDecar #CleanHeat #CleanEnergy
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you see this post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
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Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Alt: Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"In the first six months of 2026, sales of residential heat pumps rose by 11% in 12 European countries, new figures from @helloheatpumps.bsky.social reveal. Around 1,163,000 were sold – up from 1,048,000 in the first half of 2025." ehpa.org/news-and-res... h/t @ziaweise.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Post-Hormuz heat pump sales climb 11% - European Heat Pump Association
In the first six months of 2026, sales of residential heat pumps rose by 11% in 12 European countries*, new figures from the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) reveal. Around 1,163,000 were sold – ...
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RTO Insider @rtoinsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new report shows battery storage installations soaring in the United States and the average duration of installed batteries growing longer. #energysky 🔌💡 ow.ly/WiEK50ZRoWr
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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Trump administration has awarded $1.9B to boost projects using transmission grid tech like dynamic line rating and advanced conductors—a big boost for a class of tech experts say could dramatically expand U.S. grid capacity if deployed at scale: www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra... #energysky
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Advanced grid tech gets a $1.9B DOE boost
As the U.S. grid strains to meet rising demand, 31 projects across 26 states get federal funds for high-tech cables, sensors, and controls to boost…
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 22/09/2026
Investing $150M in #ThermalEnergyNetworks and allocating $150M each to EmPower+ and Affordable Green Transition for Housing will help make NYers' buildings healthier and more comfortable, and their energy bills more affordable. #ClimateWeekNYC #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky bit.ly/3VpUfkw
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Statement from the BDC on Governor Hochul's Climate Week announcement
BDC celebrates the funding included in Gov. Hochul's Climate Week announcement that will advance neighborhood-scale building electrification.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is really interesting on how much better green and efficient offices are. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536093...
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Report: Energy efficient office buildings over three times cheaper to run
Research by real estate giant JLL argues 'the case for efficiency has never been stronger' following latest energy price spikes and tightening building performance rules
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Clean Heat Minnesota @cleanheatmn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Because renters often have little control over their appliances, Minnesota’s utility rebates need to account for the health impacts of gas appliances and prioritize solutions that make homes healthier for everyone. Read more MinnPost: ow.ly/GclL50ZPMXX
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 21/09/2026
CA's heat pump market is moving. Search interest skyrocketed in the past year. 2,450+ trained contractors are listed on #TheSwitchIsOn. CA households save $304/year on average by upgrading to a #heatpump. And the CA Heat Pump Partnership will continue to drive these efforts 💪 bit.ly/4haWj8J
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 19/09/2026
California Wire is here! Catch the first edition of Jeff St. John’s weekly newsletter on the state’s clean energy transition, and sign up to get it every Wednesday.
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Newsom’s last chance on electricity costs
The governor has blocked efforts to harness distributed energy to rein in rising utility rates. Bills on his desk could reverse that trend — if he signs them.
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
jay berwanger was a PROBLEM
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Maine's avg statewide price of heating oil was $5.77/gallon on Sept 14, a 74% increase from this time last year. "Based on a standard 275-gallon oil tank, residents are now estimated to pay nearly $675 more to fill their tank to capacity than they would have one year ago." mailchi.mp/maine.gov/he...
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Press Release: Maine Department of Energy Resources Survey Shows Heating Fuel Prices up 74% From Last Year
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 17/09/2026
⚡ Join us for BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements on Thurs., 10/8 at 1 pm ET for a discussion about the mounting costs and safety outcomes of accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs. Register now! bit.ly/4yHxVBn #EnergySky #Heatpumps #ThermalEnergyNetworks #BuildingDecarb
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BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements
Join BDC and the Future of Heat Initiative for a discussion about utilities’ accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs, including new research on their costs and safety outcomes. Using Pennsylvani...
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 14/09/2026
Utilities are spending billions to replace gas pipelines, driving up energy bills for questionable safety benefits, reports @nickcunningham.bsky.social with insights from @kgeorgebagdanov.bsky.social, @justingundlach.bsky.social & @jamievanfohi.bsky.social. bit.ly/46YKP1S #EnergySky #Greensky
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Gas pipeline replacement driving up customer bills - Gas Outlook
Utilities are spending billions of dollars replacing aging gas lines. But experts question the safety benefit even as ratepayers are picking up the tab.
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 11/09/2026
⚡ BDC’s September Decarb Digest features a new report on what is driving rising gas bills in PA, CA’s first-of-its-kind #HeatPump permitting bill that passed the legislature, and the latest #BuildingDecarb policy updates, research, news, events, and stories. Read more: bit.ly/4dwSacC #EnergySky
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🏘️ Decarb Digest - September 2026
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 11/09/2026
Jeff St. John’s California Wire newsletter is arriving in just a few days. Sign up today so you don’t miss out!
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Welcome to California Wire!
Introducing Canary Media’s newsletter covering California’s clean energy transition.
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An insightful report from @buildingdecarb.org which, to paraphrase the report's author @kgeorgebagdanov.bsky.social, shows that PA's Act 11 has basically given gas companies a blank check to accelerate gas pipeline spending, even when better, cleaner, and more affordable alternatives are available.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: A district heating system in France has run since 1332, still warming 100+ homes from hot springs. The tech is 700 years old. What's changed is what we can plug in: heat from rivers, flooded coal mines, breweries, data centres. janrosenow.substack.com/p/district-h...
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District heating: the 14th-century technology that keeps solving 21st-century problems
How heat networks can turn rivers, abandoned mines and data centres into sources of low-carbon heat
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What is that sound? It's the noise that of a million "what about" brains exploding. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 26/08/2026
NY is ready to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). These projects would put skilled NYers to work while demonstrating how TENs can reduce energy waste and lower costs over the long term. Read more from @nysaflcio.bsky.social and the NY State Building and Construction Trades Council: bit.ly/4wV9IpY
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Commentary: N.Y. is ready to tap into thermal energy. What are we waiting for?
Ten pilot projects were authorized under the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act. The PSC needs to approve them as soon as possible.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🍺Cheers! Heat pumps aren't just for homes. Heineken UK is putting an industrial heat pump network into its Manchester brewery, recovering waste heat from brewing to replace gas boilers. Industrial heat is the next frontier. www.foodbeverage-outlook.com/sustainabili...
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How Heineken UK is Using Heat Pumps to Slash Brewery Gas Use by 45% - Food & Beverage Outlook
Heineken UK is installing a GEA low-carbon heat network at its Manchester brewery, using heat recovery and industrial heat pumps to reduce reliance on natural gas and support its production decarbonis...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Queen. 👑 #RIPDolly 💔
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cooking on a gas hob for the first time in ages this evening and ye gods this is some back to the Stone Age experience.
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 21/08/2026
A look at what’s possible for thermal energy networks. BDC’s Yami Newell joined Illinois leaders in Vancouver, Canada, to explore projects using geothermal, waste heat, and sewage heat to connect buildings to shared energy systems. #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky #TENs
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: The #HeatPumpAccessAct just passed in CA 🎉 It now heads to @governor.ca.gov's desk, bringing CA closer to faster, more affordable #heatpump installs for homeowners & contractors. Thank you @scottwiener.bsky.social! bit.ly/4hUESKm #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
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The Heat Pump Access Act Clears Legislature, California First in Nation to Streamline Heat Pump Permitting
Today, the California Legislature voted to pass the Heat Pump Access Act (SB 222), authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)—making California the first state in the nation to streamline heat...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
"The proposed system would capture heat from subway platforms, store it underground and redirect it to nearby municipal buildings during colder months." Very cool.
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New York City eyes first US transit thermal energy network to fight subway heat
NYC launches study to cool subway stations plagued by extreme heat. The congestion pricing-funded project would explore ways to lower platform temperatures and recycle excess heat.
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Another #Induction cooking fan speaks! #BuildingDecarb #BuildingDecarboniation
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Grist @grist.org · 18/08/2026
Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
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Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
As utilities switch to renewables, you'll get paid to send battery power back into the system, making it stronger and cheaper for everyone.
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 11/08/2026
#Heatpumps can save households money on energy bills, but continuous funding for #TECHCleanCA and streamlined permitting via @scottwiener.bsky.social's #SB222 are needed to support homeowners and contractors, among other key strategies. Read more from @spur-urbanist.bsky.social: bit.ly/4q8cQNc
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Three Measures to Drive Down the High Cost of Heat Pump Installation
Heat pumps don’t emit pollution and can reduce home utility bills. They’d be ubiquitous appliances for home heating and cooling if their installation costs could be slashed. A larger, more knowledgeab...
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Jason Brown @brownmjason.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Great to start the week reading this fun story about a small but important step toward creating a clean energy economy. Nice work @canarymedia.com and @alisontakemura.bsky.social ! #Cheese #EnergySky #Cows #Cheddar #HeatPump #IndustrialHeat #ElectrifyEverything www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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World’s oldest cheddar-maker slashes energy bills with novel heat…
Innovative tech from U.K.-based Arkaya Energy cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers more than $90,000…
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Dread VanVleet 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In the same way ppl eventually caught on that gamergate was just an excuse to harass women, it's high time people realized that when guys are anti-trans while claiming they're looking out for women's sports, it's really just so they can humiliate and belittle women.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
good news: you will likely not fly into the side of a mountain and die like the great Carole Lombard bad news: the guy next to you is wearing Crocs and has taken off those Crocs for no reason
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 31/07/2026
California Heat Pump Partnership member A.O. Smith's new Voltex X heat pump water heater reaches more cold-climate and space-constrained homes that standard units can't serve, bringing innovation to market and expanding access to these highly efficient appliances. 🔌 bit.ly/4wCgzoW #CAHPP #EnergySky
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Member Spotlight: A.O. Smith's Split Heat Pump Water Heater Is Closing a Gap in the California Market - California Heat Pump Partnership
This month, we're spotlighting how CAHPP member A.O. Smith’s brand new heat pump product, the Voltex® X Outdoor Split Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) developed in partnership with Panasonic, is helping ...
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Re-upping this 2022 piece I wrote for @inkstickmedia.com as a reminder that North Africa is also on fire right now, not just Spain and France. inkstickmedia.com/heatwaves-ar...
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Heatwaves Are Not Just a European Problem
The summer of 2022 was marked by devastating heatwaves around the world, a level of extreme heat that was yet “another clear indicator that emissions of greenhouse gases by human activity are causing ...
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Building Decarbonization Coalition @buildingdecarb.org · 29/07/2026
The next phase of the heat pump transition depends on contractors. BDC’s Panama Bartholomy joined Amply Energy to discuss how supporting HVAC contractors helps us make our homes healthier and more efficient. 🎧 Listen now to this episode of the #HeatPump podcast: youtu.be/ZyyNvivBl_U
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Green Builder Media @greenbuildermedia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The data is in. A study of 2.7 million home sales found stronger building codes didn't increase home prices. Safer homes. Better resilience. No measurable price premium. 🎥 Watch the clip. #BuildingCodes #Housing
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Evergreen Action @evergreenaction.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Gas utilities don’t just charge you for the amount of gas you use. They also charge you to expand the gas system for new customers, making profit along the way. Here’s how it works 🧵 [1/9 →]
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Evergreen Action @evergreenaction.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Affordability vs. climate is a false choice, and 11 states are already proving it. Cheaper power. More homes. Cheaper ways to get around. Less pollution. New from Evergreen Collaborative, a cross-state playbook for legislators, govs, and regulators: 🔗
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Affordable, Clean, Reliable American Energy: A Guide for States - Evergreen Collaborative
With these common-sense actions, we can cut costs and pollution at the same time, delivering benefits for consumers and the climate alike.
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