organizer & urban planner. contributing to a livable climate & deep democracy. formerly @nychange. currently @POWERInterfaith. posts are mine.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2016
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Listen to POWER leaders stand up for Democracy and Climate Justice at Phila Gas Commission public hearing. PGW must allow Our Input for Our Energy Future. #PowerInterfaith #ClimateJustice #DontShutUsOut
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Did you know Philadelphia owns the largest public gas utility in the U.S., Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW)? Yet, despite being owned by the city and its residents, PGW lacks transparency on how it plans to transition from fossil fuels to meet Philly’s carbon neutrality goal.
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Last week, leaders of the #SummerofHeat campaign had a meeting with @Citi management.
Here’s how it went... 🧵
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Hochul has a bill on her desk *right now* that would #MakePollutersPay into a Climate Superfund to pay for resilience and adaptation — including the state’s ability to handle extreme heat.
Enough talk: show us you’re on the side of people not polluters.
Next week’s heat wave is no joke: Areas throughout New York are expected to hit record high temperatures.
Extreme heat is the number-one weather-related cause of death in the U.S. Make sure you’re prepared: dhses.ny.gov/heat-safety-tip…
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.@JamaalBowmanNY fights to make democracy work for ALL of us.
He is the only candidate in NY-16 who we can count on to stand up for working families and deliver.
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BREAKING🔥Day 3 of #SummerofHeat, dozens of climate scientists are leading our protest at @Citibank HQ, demanding the bank stop funding fossil fuels and listen to the science. #SummerOfHeat #ClimateJustice
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.@CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins great point by the city of New York water agency. We need to pass this vital bill this week in Albany. @BrianLehrer @NYDailyNews @Newsday @DeborahJGlick @SenatorHarckham
Floatable plastics cause BIG PROBLEMS for our sewers! The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act could save taxpayers and municipalities money in repairs and maintenance by reducing waste at the source! Learn more here: on.nyc.gov/3V0XJ9l
ALT Plastic trash cleaned out of NYC catch basins
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The real estate lobby’s pushing Intro 772, which would gut NYC’s landmark climate/jobs law, Local Law 97.
It would destroy tens of thousands of jobs, increase pollution & raise utility bills. 😳
Meanwhile, large co-ops are complying with LL97, which is succeeding. 😃Example:
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It’s not complicated. The director of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, says that parts of Gaza are experiencing a “full-blown famine” that is rapidly spreading. That is why students are protesting. That is why I voted against giving Netanyahu’s war machine any more U.S. aid.
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In 1962, we organized sit-ins to end racist policies at the University of Chicago. In '63, I was arrested protesting segregated schools. But we were right.
I’m proud to see students protesting the war in Gaza.
Stay peaceful and focused. You’re on the right side of history.
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Some of us have been out of school for a while and may have forgotten our American history.
Protesting injustice and expressing our opinions is part of our American tradition and what makes this, in fact, a free country. That’s what the Constitution is all about.
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I’m as guilty as anyone of thinking of my @Columbia undergraduates as “kids.” But here is what I’ve seen them do in the last two weeks: (1/10)
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Oh man, it's almost like there's different rules for different people in this country or something...nah can't be
FIVE MONTHS AGO the ‘Blood Tribe,’ a white supremacist, neo nazi group demonstrated on the University of Wisconsin campus, brandishing rifles, carrying swastika flags, and chanting “Israel is not our friend” and “there will be blood,blood,blood.”
The protesters were all white males.
Police did NOTHING.
YESTERDAY unarmed, peaceful, students demonstrated at Emory University against genocide in Palestine.
The protesters were mostly Black and other non-white students.
Police tear-gassed, tased, brutalized, used rubber bullets, and arrested them.
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⭐️ Huge good news for long-suffering PA! And don’t let the deceptive name fool you: “chemical recycling” is akin to incineration. It generates highly toxic pollutants while providing cover for oil giants to keep making more plastic .
CITIZEN ACTIVISM KILLED THE HOODWINKER.
Encina Announces Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant Will Not Be Built In Northumberland County [PaEN] tinyurl.com/yp569d8d
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🚨NYC dwellers, this is urgent🚨
NYC's progress to cut pollution & create 1000s of green jobs in buildings (Local Law 97) is under dangerous threat from CM Lee's bill.
Pls Take 60 Secs to Call Your Councilmember. Urge Them to Support LL97 & Reject CM Lee's Backwards Bill! 1/2
Legislation introduced in the City Council last week would weaken the City’s landmark climate law, further delaying penalties and raising emissions limits for thousands of buildings. hellgatenyc.com/why-22-city-…
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So far, every challenge to #LocalLaw97 has lost. This one should too. The @NYCCouncil should put this bill aside and instead protect a world-leading law that slashes emissions, cleans our air, and secures the benefits of leading the energy transition right here in NYC. #greenjobs
Legislation introduced in the City Council last week would weaken the City’s landmark climate law, further delaying penalties and raising emissions limits for thousands of buildings. hellgatenyc.com/why-22-city-…
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those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated. we will stand resolute until our demands are met.
our demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency of @Columbia’s investments and FULL amnesty for all students facing repression
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New Yorkers, Did you know we are all paying to build new gas pipelines across our state?
Please join me in calling on @GovKathyHochul, @NYSenate @AndreaSCousins & @NYSA_Majority @CarlHeastie to stop pipelines & save you money by passing the full #NYHEAT Act in the budget!
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We’re pleased to announce our 15th annual Gala where we honor the work of NYCC!
Save the date & join us May 16th at 6 PM!
