Sara Hastings-Simon

J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:54 UTC

Ahead of my book release, I wrote a piece for the newly launched Break/ Down, which focuses on capitalism and the climate crisis. In it, I preview one of my main arguments on what a just transition does- and doesn’t- entail

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:57 UTC

Woah super cool! Thanks for looking into this!!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 01:58 UTC

It does ! This one

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 19:29 UTC

I like the first one because im ok with it getting a bit colder than notmal if it will heat up again. I’d add, “but if the forecast is for 10 degrees tomorrow then don’t use rhe cool night air and keep the temperature at 20, or whatever”

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:57 UTC

The zender, if I understand, does this somewhat but without the forecast feature. So you can end up precooling the house but then it turns out the upcoming week is a cold one.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:56 UTC

I suppose one would have to look into how much this matters - maybe adding a bit of additional energy when you overdo it isn’t that big of a deal, but it pains me.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:55 UTC

Exactly! The problem we run into here is it can get very cool for multiple days in the summer so you can’t just go with “cool the house as much as possible” knowing that during the day you will warm up again (this was my moms approach in a hot climate and it was cold some mornings but only morning)

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:30 UTC

I guess in most places its just - get as much heat out of the house during cool nights/days - but its very possible to end up cooling down the house so much that you need to bundle up inside for days or turn on the heater. If you need test subjects for a system I'm game @kevinjkircher.com!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:28 UTC

This may be a niche Calgary problem, because in most places summer is just summer, but I wish there was a smart HRV/ERV control that used weather forecasts to optimize heat exchange levels to keep the home as close to a desired set point without heating or cooling. My Zender just sets hot or cold.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:06 UTC

Had a dream last night about a utility appearing to offer time of use rates in Calgary and I was trying to figure out how they were doing so given lack of smart meters so work/life balance is clearly going really well over here.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

And some of the more Provincial actions (Alberta going from 80% in 2014 to 0% now in 2024) get hidden in the country average. Which is not a criticism of the list, just interesting to see there are some big moves in other places too at a sub national level!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 21:53 UTC

Pasteurization, 10/10, no notes.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

Yes!!!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

This is a good point. We need more random good news about all the goood things regulators are doing.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 22:32 UTC

I’ve got a big pile of laundry just waiting for this. Rooting for good news about the main feeder line in the water system tomorrow 🤞
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 04:23 UTC

Update on yard rabbit (which is really a hare). They now let us walk by them without running away.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

Felt I was basically required to purchase this beer based on the name.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 19:04 UTC

The first few chapters are really hard (I put the book down for a few months after that). But picking it up again was well worth it.

We had the privilege of having a chat about the book with the author here www.energyvsclimate.com/stranger-tha...

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 02:00 UTC

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👏

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 00:39 UTC

🙌. Now just wait until they can be an equal partner in helping you put it together 🤯

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 21:07 UTC

This is why I feel like summer has not started here

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

Is it because he is an actual lion?

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 13:59 UTC

🚨new paper🚨With @blakeshaffer.bsky.social and Aviv Fried we look at the potential for level 1 home charging to meet the needs of EVs in Calgary and find that 1/3 of can be met, over 50% with a occasional supplementary charge from a level 3 charger.

🧵⬇️

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

I’m “yell at the lies in the political mailing literature” years old.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

I understand why companies don't want to be regulated but I don't understand why individuals think that their interests will be better protected by companies than governments.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:18 UTC

Still not over having spent literally a day and a half thinking "the profs at this workshop are sure a young group compared to when I was in grad school" before realizing the truth. (is it just like this for the rest of your life now?)

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 18:10 UTC

on the zoom waiting for this one to start!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 00:28 UTC

High quality backup backup snacks 🙌

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 00:02 UTC

Backup backup snacks in places you forget about until you really need them…

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 23:49 UTC

Never ending challenge (And the reason for backup snacks)

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:35 UTC

So basically because people walk around outside.
What if there was a way to live where even people who didn’t have dogs regularly had reasons to get around on foot or by bike (ie not in a car) 🤔

www.avenuecalgary.com/homes-real-e...

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 04:29 UTC

“Eh” for effort though.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:19 UTC

ah got it! and I know the motivation (Ive been known to go bike store tourism, though being clear with the sales people so they can help customers first). I hadn't heard about this brand before being introduced to it recently either.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:12 UTC

bummer. you could see if bikebike does shipping to the US (exchange rate would be better) www.bikebike.ca/go-shopping

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 14:59 UTC

Its from Moustache Bikes, recommended and purchased from @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social

It's new for me and so far it has just the right mix of everything from a practical perspective aside from the (admittedly silly) fact that I liked the styling of my old fashioned Gazelle more.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 14:35 UTC

reminder that with the right straps/bags any bike can be a cargo bike.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 02:39 UTC

I have to ask her where else there might be showings in the future!

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 01:43 UTC

Admittedly embroidery/craft and energy is pretty much at the centre of the Venn diagram of my interests but I'm still confident in saying that its a really amazing exhibition that's not to be missed.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 01:40 UTC

Attn: 💡🔌 (or is it 🔌💡?) folks in and around Boston, I highly recommend this exhibition of the history of oil/climate change/energy transition made up of 67 meters of hand embroidery by a Canadian artist that will be on display from July 27th through the fall. maam.massart.edu/exhibition/d...

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 15:31 UTC

I think the shoes in the house discourse (and the pointing to various other continents where it’s common) is the best example of US ppl having little knowledge of the customs of the country directly to the North.

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Sara Hastings-Simon @shastingssimon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 05:30 UTC

We are up to 3 different companies in Alberta that have been fined/shut down for building and operating NG power plants without any license/permit to power bitcoin mining www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7099790

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