Now here: https://teapaw.org/t.co/vgysbXRZtA Solar evangelist for @VoteSolar. Also affinity for politics, food, music, sports + outdoors. Opinions mine, not org. He/Him 🌈
Boston, MA
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Can't quit my Tesla, so I'll be moving to here: seangarren.bsky.social
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California regulators have used the 'cost shift' argument to slash the value of rooftop solar. But a new study finds that a state agency's $8.5B cost-shift calculation for 2024 is WAY off. In fact, rooftop solar actually saved Californians $2.3B this year: canarymedia.com/articles/sol…
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🧵Following last week’s election, one thing is clear: Vote Solar’s work to drive state-level solutions to our climate crisis is more important than ever.
Some thoughts on a clean energy path from here - local solar can scale fast, sit physically within communities, and deliver kitchen-table benefits to a wide array of folks, bolstering the constituency for climate and clean energy. A few immediate steps for @votesolar:
Step 3 - take the next leap ahead through bold legislation in leading states (IL, MA, NY...) by unlocking the full suite of benefits from local solar solutions (solar+) for all communities + further accelerating deployment.
Step 3b - fix California, where @GavinNewsom thinks the solution to an expensive, failing + dangerous electric utility system is further insulating monopoly utilities from any competition or accountability. We need renewed legislative leadership to counterbalance utility power.
*takes a deep breath, wipes eyes and rolls up sleeves* Ready, @votesolar?
States took up the climate change fight during the first Trump administration. Now they must “hold the line" — and more — against a second Trump administration's pro-fossil-fuel agenda to keep U.S. clean energy and carbon targets on track, advocates say: canarymedia.com/articles/pol…
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States took up the climate change fight during the first Trump administration. Now they must “hold the line" — and more — against a second Trump administration's pro-fossil-fuel agenda to keep U.S. clean energy and carbon targets on track, advocates say: canarymedia.com/articles/pol…
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Mr Biden,
I need you to stand up, straighten your back and make some things shake before your departure
xoxo the women in america 💙
Another shred of purpose: local solar solutions deliver tangible benefits to families that cut through the partisan divide and build the constituency for clean energy. Bill savings, local jobs, resilience/reliability, clean air... Solar is a technical and a political solution.
The truth is, on clean energy the states have always been the primary drivers of progress. While @votesolar was already laser focused on state policy and regulation, we are ready to double down + accelerate the pace of transition to a clean, equitable energy system. But...
The truth is, on clean energy the states have always been the primary drivers of progress. While @votesolar was already laser focused on state policy and regulation, we are ready to double down + accelerate the pace of transition to a clean, equitable energy system. But...
In 2001, I boycotted the MCAS to raise awareness of inequitable outcomes + how ineffective an ed reform tool it was. 23 years later + we finally won on the ballot! "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." Holding onto that tiny light today.
I dare them to come to my neighborhood and take the solar panels off my roof. It's very high up there and my neighbors will knife their tires if they park on the street...
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After I was shot, I had to relearn how to talk one word at a time.
Today, I still struggle to speak but I have not lost my voice—and I’m using it to urge all Americans to vote for @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz tomorrow.
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We all face moments when things feel overwhelming, and that’s okay. Remember, you are not alone.
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Great story from @WBUR @mbebinger on how solar can help address the intersection of energy burden and health
wbur.org/news/2024/10/31/uti…
