Michael Kurz

Energy manager in health care sector. Car free since 2006. Fossil fuel free since 2020. Would like my kid to be able to walk/bike on safe streets.

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

There are no technical barriers to cutting household fossil fuel emissions. We need to overcome the structural barriers that make it seem normal and necessary to burn fossil gas in the home

https://t.co/DEjQA64Akb

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

2040 Is The New 2050 And Your Pension Just Got a Little Cleaner https://t.co/98b6piezPC

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

Can Your Facility Cut Carbon Like UHN? https://t.co/TSg43oWsmS

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

Electrification, Emissions Reductions, and Climate: My Notes From the 2022 IFHE/CHES Conference https://t.co/ulUjOKjxFw

[Sam @samwell224]

A lot of states adopted laws allowing right turn on red in the 1970s as a fuel saving measure

By 1981 (41 years ago), @USDOT had issued a report stating the policy was killing people walking and bicycling

Why are we still doing this?
https://t.co/8CjwtNOpcu?

[torontodavenport @ward9toronto]

@DanaRoseOBorn @311Toronto Imagine that dumpster in the middle of Avenue Road? Anywhere really. Would be removed within an hour. This bin will live there for days because.....bikes!

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

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This UHN site successfully reduced fossil fuel burning by over 50% in the last ten years. We are developing projects to achieve similar or better results for all of UHN before 2030 #ClimateActionNow

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

Ever wonder if cold climate heat pumps can work in Toronto? Spoiler alert - they do!

https://t.co/UIKmsRH0U0

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

If you want to be on time, go by bike! https://t.co/OmmPDITauI

[⛑Accident Bandicoot⛑ @CarHelmets]

"The company says on paper it can hit 60 mph from a standstill in just 1.8 seconds, and its electronically limited to 217 mph."

Legal to drive in every US city that has banned e-scooters and throttled e-bikes for "safety reasons" - but don't worry, it's "limited" to 217 mph.

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

Sad that we haven’t seen anything like this implemented for real in Toronto

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

Out for a jog and noticed at st. George and bloor @OpenStreetsTO set up a temporary safe intersection design. Couldn't think of a more appropriate location for this demo. #buildthegrid #BikeTO #VisionZero

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Just stop & think about this — what if YOUR city transformed a key main street (like Montreal has with #MontRoyal, actually one of TEN such street transformations this summer) into a 2.5km long pedestrian promenade & living room with 2700 seats? Thanks for the tip @JeanBeaudoin_!

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Another deadly strike against designing cities around cars. Vehicles: a primary source of noise pollution, and it’s deadly. Strong evidence that exposure exceeding 53 decibels causes an increase in heart attacks. Narrow, slower streets needed.

https://t.co/cfstXChVUh

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

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“RESOLVED, That our American Medical Association recognize the association between the use of gas stoves, indoor nitrogen dioxide levels and asthma”

If you are replacing a stove or renovating don’t buy into the gas hype, especially if you have kids

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

10 heat pump myths busted!

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[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

@NotSafe4BikesTO Yes you can

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

@cityoftoronto is there a single cycle route into the city right now that doesn't force people into high speed traffic?

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

@NotSafe4BikesTO @JohnTory Just try any route into the city and it is most likely blocked at some point...

https://t.co/iVEQaa5qN5

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

@cityoftoronto is there a single cycle route into the city right now that doesn't force people into high speed traffic?

[Prof. Peter Strachan @ProfStrachan]

Highly recommended read

"Bloomberg NEF estimates that #solar and #wind are the cheapest source for 91 percent of the world’s electricity—but is being held back by misinformation and myths"

#EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy

https://t.co/oo0YIBVbHO via @YaleE360

[Hans Rasmussen de los Rios @jHansRas]

Normal people live like this. It doesn’t have to be a fairy tale or reserved for special people. It could be everywhere, in every city.

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

If you were waiting for that extra nudge to decarbonize your home, it appears $40k interest free loans are now available…

https://t.co/mnABCBe5cU

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

***Adelaide again

[Michael Kurz @kurz_m]

More Richmond plus bonus, cops out serving and protecting on Greenwood…