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How are you keeping cool?

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A couple hundred years ago, we didn’t have artificial refrigeration.  In fact, in the early 1800s the Ice Revolution was just beginning, which saw thousands of tons of ice manually cut from lakes and rivers for transport to wanting cities.  Can you imagine that today?  People and horses cutting the ice from our lakes?  An ice-cold drink on a summer’s day involved a lot more work.  Today, we are fortunate enough to have refrigeration not just keeping our drinks cool, and meat fresh, but our offices and homes cool and comfortable.

Ice Ploughs - Grenadier Pond

Ice cutting ploughs on Grenadier Pond, 1909. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 140.

It’s not easy keeping us cool inside during the summer.  It’s 30 degrees outside, and you want it Continue reading →

Much Ado About Normal (Temperatures) – Talkin’ Trash, May 2013

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By now many of you have likely seen a note or two about “Operation TLC”, UHN’s ambitious and way cool initiative to cut over $2 million from its utility budget. To learn more about this awesome endeavour, Talkin’ Trash’s Second Managing Editor sat down with UHN’s Manager of Energy & Environment to talk energy, fashion and a little TLC.

Second Managing Editor (ME2): Welcome to On The Heap, Talkin’ Trash’s trash-side chat.

Manager of Energy & Environment (MEE): It’s a pleasure to be here.

ME2: So, Operation TLC is UHN’s latest energy efficiency initiative and is being led by the Senior Vice President for each of our locations – what does “TLC” stand for? Continue reading →