Alison F. Takemura
@AlisonTakemura
Staff Writer at @Canarymediainc | Clean energy journalism, multimedia, and compassion enthusiast. Opinions are my own.
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, ditching small industrial boilers for heat pumps could help clear smoggy skies, @AlisonTakemura reports. This map shows where swapping out boilers for heat pumps could benefit communities: ow.ly/8M6o50Vaa38
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⚡ Fellow Americans, we have a chance to use federal home energy and EV tax credits before they're gone. But the window of opportunity will soon slam shut. Dive into my latest @CanaryMediaInc guide on covered upgrades — including lovely heat pumps: canarymedia.com/articles/elect…
New York just took a major step to put gas in the past. Legislators repealed a decades-old rule incentivizing new gas connections, @AlisonTakemura reports: ow.ly/SrtH50Wg0NN
Colorado regulations limiting gas-powered lawn equipment for public properties went into effect this month. Landscapers are warming up to the cleaner, quieter tools, and discovering the perks of electric lawn equipment, @AlisonTakemura reports: ow.ly/4fIK50WeFhP
I wish more people talked about the dangers of heat! Climate change has tinged summers with a feeling of dread. I highly recommend The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell for more insight on its insidious deadliness.
America is moving backward on climate. Hollywood can help. My column today is about a powerful heat wave storyline on "Grey's Anatomy," informed by good climate science. Most importantly, it's entertaining. Pop culture has political consequences: latimes.com/environment/ne…
A retroactive solar bill in Maine has developers spooked, @shemkus reports. “We’ve already stopped investing in Maine because of this. Simply the risk of this happening has made us stop.” canarymedia.com/articles/solar…
CA air regulators for the South Coast rejected the assessment of agency staff that a transition to zero-emissions space and water heaters — i.e. heat-pump equipment — actually makes economic sense: ow.ly/sJGJ50W7G39
Air-quality regulators for SoCal rejected a plan to phase down new gas furnaces and water heaters. It's a blow to efforts to clean up harmful, planet-warming emissions from buildings, @AlisonTakemura reports: ow.ly/sJGJ50W7G39
Continues to amaze me how many well-meaning people who care about climate dismiss this whole storyline out of hand because they've never stopped to think about marketing, advertising, culture -- i.e. the stuff that underlies policy & politics. Folks, news flash, messaging works.
In today’s @latimes: My column on the Big Oil sponsorship that now unites the Dodgers and Giants, and also the Houston Astros: latimes.com/environment/ne…
Earth scientists are sharing their research for 100 hours in a nonstop livestream, b/c US funding for NASA and NOAA are at stake. Many of my colleagues are organizing or presenting. Info: wclivestream.com Watch: wclivestream.com/watch/ Advocate for US weather and climate!
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Why could rebuilding without gas after the LA fires be faster and cheaper? ⚡ “We’re going to install electricity infrastructure in all buildings regardless,” said Kasia Kosmala-Dahlbeck, climate research fellow at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law.
In an effort to fast-track recovery after the January fires in LA, Mayor Karen Bass waived the city's all-electric building requirement. A new report argues that all-electric construction is likely to be the fastest and most cost-effective way to rebuild: ow.ly/XHif50VMUW1
In an effort to fast-track recovery after the January fires in LA, Mayor Karen Bass waived the city's all-electric building requirement. A new report argues that all-electric construction is likely to be the fastest and most cost-effective way to rebuild: ow.ly/XHif50VMUW1
Republican state legislators are showing community solar some love: canarymedia.com/articles/solar… “Ultimately, for me, it was giving Iowan consumers a choice,” said Iowa state Rep. Hans Wilz, a Republican, in a March interview on why he introduced a #communitysolar bill.
SoCal regulators are weighing a new proposal that would help clean up the region’s smog-filled air, but stop short of mandating heat pumps and banning appliances that emit NOx. Reporting by @AlisonTakemura: ow.ly/gLAm50Vwsm2
California has big heat-pump dreams. Now, it’s got a road map to realize them: ow.ly/ouak50ViZF4
Even in one of the coldest cities in the U.S., Kathy Palmer’s heat pump helps displace gas heating, lowers heating bills, and makes her home more comfortable. Learn more in @AlisonTakemura's latest #ElectrifiedLife column: ow.ly/l5Mg50V3tk6
I loved learning about how electricity rates can be redesigned so that they make energy bills with a heat pump lower, and yet don't cause other customers' bills to go up. There's some clever math afoot in this study from @ACEEEdc
For most U.S. homes, heat pumps are a no-brainer. But the economics don’t work in favor of heat pumps for every home. @AlisonTakemura explains how closing the ‘spark gap’ can boost heat pump adoption: ow.ly/cYFY50VfxRi
For most U.S. homes, heat pumps are a no-brainer. But the economics don’t work in favor of heat pumps for every home. @AlisonTakemura explains how closing the ‘spark gap’ can boost heat pump adoption: ow.ly/cYFY50VfxRi
For the past three decades, Kathy Palmer has relied on a fossil-gas boiler system to heat her home in Minneapolis Now a new heat pump brings comfort and savings: ow.ly/l5Mg50V3tk6