▲ 437 ▼ 25 States Agree To Quadruple Number Of Heat Pumps In America (cleantechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments 25 States Agree To Quadruple Number Of Heat Pumps In America::The US Climate Alliance met in New York City this week to explain the benefits of heat pumps, including better health for American families.
[–] match@pawb.social 53 points 2 years ago (2 children) 25 states agree to do something productive lemme guess which 25 permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) For those who don't want to guess: Guam and Puerto Rico were counted as states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 49 points 2 years ago (1 child) What are they trying to do with that map? Why not just use a regular map so LA isn't west of TX? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago People try and make maps of the states where everyone is equal sized a lot for graphics because it's hard to label smaller states in an easily readable way. This messed up the geography though as seen above. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) That looks pretty blue (off the top of my British head). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* It's has most of but not all the blue states but there's also red ones too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wtf, North Dakota and Montana? You guys stand to benefit from this. . Of course, they also have oil wells, don't they... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* Bingo permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I like to shit on GOP states as much as anyone... But the southern states are all already going to have A/C in most buildings. While I realize that isn't the same, and heat pumps are more versatile. There isn't nearly as much need as there is in say Maine or Washington, additionally most buildings in the south are designed to keep heat out and stay cool because it's always gotten and stayed hot there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* The fact that southern states already have A/C is even more of a reason they should be leading the charge towards heat pumps. Industry-standard practice around here being to install entire natural gas furnaces instead of just adding a damn reversing valve to the A/C we were always gonna install anyway is just flat-out moronic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That’s the whole conservative deal: they’re not for doing things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) For those who don't want to guess: Guam and Puerto Rico were counted as states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 49 points 2 years ago (1 child) What are they trying to do with that map? Why not just use a regular map so LA isn't west of TX? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago People try and make maps of the states where everyone is equal sized a lot for graphics because it's hard to label smaller states in an easily readable way. This messed up the geography though as seen above. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) That looks pretty blue (off the top of my British head). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* It's has most of but not all the blue states but there's also red ones too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wtf, North Dakota and Montana? You guys stand to benefit from this. . Of course, they also have oil wells, don't they... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* Bingo permalink fedilink source parent [–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I like to shit on GOP states as much as anyone... But the southern states are all already going to have A/C in most buildings. While I realize that isn't the same, and heat pumps are more versatile. There isn't nearly as much need as there is in say Maine or Washington, additionally most buildings in the south are designed to keep heat out and stay cool because it's always gotten and stayed hot there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* The fact that southern states already have A/C is even more of a reason they should be leading the charge towards heat pumps. Industry-standard practice around here being to install entire natural gas furnaces instead of just adding a damn reversing valve to the A/C we were always gonna install anyway is just flat-out moronic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 49 points 2 years ago (1 child) What are they trying to do with that map? Why not just use a regular map so LA isn't west of TX? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago People try and make maps of the states where everyone is equal sized a lot for graphics because it's hard to label smaller states in an easily readable way. This messed up the geography though as seen above. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago People try and make maps of the states where everyone is equal sized a lot for graphics because it's hard to label smaller states in an easily readable way. This messed up the geography though as seen above. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) That looks pretty blue (off the top of my British head). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* It's has most of but not all the blue states but there's also red ones too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* It's has most of but not all the blue states but there's also red ones too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Wtf, North Dakota and Montana? You guys stand to benefit from this. . Of course, they also have oil wells, don't they... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FireTower@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* Bingo permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) I like to shit on GOP states as much as anyone... But the southern states are all already going to have A/C in most buildings. While I realize that isn't the same, and heat pumps are more versatile. There isn't nearly as much need as there is in say Maine or Washington, additionally most buildings in the south are designed to keep heat out and stay cool because it's always gotten and stayed hot there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* The fact that southern states already have A/C is even more of a reason they should be leading the charge towards heat pumps. Industry-standard practice around here being to install entire natural gas furnaces instead of just adding a damn reversing valve to the A/C we were always gonna install anyway is just flat-out moronic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* The fact that southern states already have A/C is even more of a reason they should be leading the charge towards heat pumps. Industry-standard practice around here being to install entire natural gas furnaces instead of just adding a damn reversing valve to the A/C we were always gonna install anyway is just flat-out moronic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That’s the whole conservative deal: they’re not for doing things. permalink fedilink source parent