On August 17th, the BetterHomesTO Residential Decarbonization Project hosted a webinar featuring Toronto resident Mike Kurz, who has completely cut off the natural gas line to his house.
In this BetterHomesTO webinar, Toronto resident Mike Kurz shares details of his recently completed home retrofit, which lowered his energy costs and made his home more comfortable and healthy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about the upgrades Mike completed, such as installing a heat pump, that allowed him to get his home completely off of natural gas.
Check out Mike's slides too:
CBC writes that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe claims heat pumps aren’t viable in his province because it gets too cold, but some experts say newer models work in lower temperatures even if a backup is encouraged.
Read the Globe and Mail's editorial on the reduction in emissions from oil production, despite a rise in output.
CBC News reports on loans to help homeowners make green upgrades to their homes.