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Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
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Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Short, sweet, and right on point - a clear argument for the value of demand response by @MichaelEWebber.
We enrolled our thermostats in @EversourceMA's ConnectedSolutions program a few years ago. Works great!
If you are in Mass and aren't enrolled, consider it!
You might like to read my latest thoughts about the value of demand response for protecting the grid during a heat wave.
via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2023/06/29/opini…
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Why it's hot (time traveler edition)
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Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
I see a lot of "how to protect yourself from smoke" articles and not a single "here is who is responsible and what we can do to them" articles.
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Sunsets this year will remain at or after 7:15PM starting today until September.
Have a nice day.
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
The red line is when Republicans ended the national assault weapons ban.
I know I talk about cargo bikes a lot, but to quote LeVar Burton, you don't have to take my word for it:
theverge.com/2023/3/18/23645…
Great example of why cycling is good for local businesses: you can get more people visiting your business.
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Shell has been a company for 115 years.
It has never posted higher profits than it did in 2022.
That’s the reason families across the country paid more at the pump last year.
Greed. Plain and simple.
bbc.com/news/uk-64489147
Toyota is finally getting into electric vehicles! /s cyclingweekly.com/products/t…
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell) weighs in on the heated debate last week over proposed legislation that could regulate the use of gas stoves in American homes.
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Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Just heard someone turn down after-work plans because they have an avocado at home that’s about to go bad
The shade of this closing line:
"Mr. Trump, who has a 30 percent share in the partnership, has no authority over its management, and it has consistently been his strongest-performing asset."
nytimes.com/2022/12/21/us/po…
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Streets aren’t set in stone, nor are they frozen in time. Just because they’ve looked one way for decades, it doesn't mean they can't change.
Rotterdam is a perfect case study of a city designed around the car, that took back space for walking, cycling, transit, and public life. – at Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ALT A woman in casual winter attire cycles on a wide red protected bike lane. A yellow tram glides by on a grass tramway.
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
For the first time since 1934, every single senator in a sitting president's party won reelection in a midterm—plus, Pennsylvania elected @JohnFetterman.
Looking forward to working together to deliver for the American people in the new year.
ALT DEMOCRATS KEPT THE MAJORITY IN THE U.S. SENATE
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Since Paxlovid, the lifesaving COVID-19 drug, has come to market, patients have been able to get it for free. Soon government funding is ending, leaving many to pay high list prices for it. Big Pharma could change, but greed — not human lives — drives them.khn.org/news/article/paxlovi…
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
Just a reminder, we passed the first federal gun law in 30 years last summer and no one lost their election just because they voted for it.
Rob Winikates @robw@better.boston retweeted
The 2022 World Cup’s first missed goal has nothing to do with soccer grist.org/article/qatar-clai…
