equity + sustainability + infrastructure + memes Senior Associate, US Program at @RockyMtnInst
New York, NY
Joined June 2012
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Molly Freed retweeted
nobody is brave enough to say it but having a hot mayor would really do wonders for the city. make it a hot socialist mayor and there’s no telling what we can’t achieve
Molly Freed retweeted
Greta stopped being a media darling when she started connecting climate to capitalism. Now that she connects climate to colonialism and genocide, she has fallen outside the acceptable bounds of corporate media altogether.
TWO OF THE BEST GIRLS IN ONE POD!!!!
@leahstokes @zteirstein 🥰
too bad we are forced to live in a world where they must unpack the "dark vision" that is Project 2025 instead of just, like, do standup comedy somewhere.
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such an unfair advantage to have @NiyerClimate on my team for this
So proud to work with @taylorkrauseee at my favorite radical dark money group <3
BREAKING: One of the Season 7 Love Is Blind Washington, D.C contestants works for a radical dark money group collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party to ban gas stoves. freebeacon.com/biden-adminis…
Molly Freed retweeted
13 states were just awarded @EPA funding for climate plans—but for those that didn’t, there are billions in federal money, tax credits, & loans still up for grabs to support these critical projects.
Learn how your state can fund + “stack” incentives: rmi.org/maintaining-momentum…
ALSO (big few weeks) I got to make some new friends at the @ConsEnergyNet conference in Houston and have a lovely dinner with @AmoryLovins and @jcorvidae. Icons!!! 🤠
I also did a fun webinar with some friends at DOE, CPE, and S2 Strategies about my new SEFI Program Playbook for States: rmi.org/event/webinar-how-st…
Really proud of this one: we took the top 10 measures from state #PCAPs and outlined a combination of federal tax credits, grants, and financing they can use to pay for them, even if they didn't get @EPA Implementation Grant funding.
rmi.org/maintaining-momentum…
Molly Freed retweeted
that debate was grueling but I know what will be sure to cheer me up! a few words with my good friend, Chevron Deference, alive and well this morning as always
Molly Freed retweeted
If it holds, Kathy Hochul’s decision to freeze congestion pricing in NYC is a generational setback for climate policy — worse than the Mountain Valley pipeline, worse than Alaska’s Willow project — that will have lacerating national implications. I wrote about it, link below
Molly Freed retweeted
Great piece here that focuses on the barriers to redevelopment of retired coal plants. Some thoughts on polluting industries maximizing profits with false promises to communities, the real risks of remediation, and a few potential solutions:
I'm excited about this one. I wanted to know why so many former coal plant sites are still sitting vacant across the country. As it turns out, there is an entire industry that keeps them that way. Read my latest in @insideclimate insideclimatenews.org/news/0…
Molly Freed retweeted
How do we cut car emissions faster & more equitably?
Join us, @RockyMtnInst & @Greenlining for a webinar on a new approach to the #EV transition.
Hear about equitable EV adoption strategies & leveraging faster emissions cuts & cost savings👇
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fun lil feedback loop between ambitious state climate policy and recent federal funding - get in on the action!!
We need to ensure that the transition to a clean energy economy provides actual relief for the 1 in 7 families living in energy poverty. Our new blog maps which states have the most work to do and provides guidance for decision-makers seeking to create a just energy system.
Per Kayleigh Rubin, @MollyDFreed, & @Ashna_Aggarwal, states can:
🏘️ Leverage #InflationReductionAct funding for home efficiency upgrades.
🤝 Increase engagement with existing energy assistance programs.
☀️ Pair community solar with low-income outreach.
rmi.org/1-in-7-families-live…
This is so so important for those of us doing work at the state level!! Unrealistic and confusing targets make our work harder - we need to be focused on current emissions and big impacts. And that texas chart…. 👀 #TES23 #txenergy
Molly Freed retweeted
TIRED: elected mayors accountable to their voters
WIRED: the divine right of kings
"I am mayor because God gave me the authority to be mayor," @NYCMayor Eric Adams says in interview on Radio Visíon Cristiana.
Molly Freed retweeted
This is a HUGE deal. History in the making. I really hope it doesn't fly under the radar.
As someone currently wearing a Civilian Conservation Corps shirt and with no fewer than two (!) CCC-themed posters on my wall, I feel qualified to explain it a bit 🧵
Today, I'm taking executive action to launch the American Climate Corps – a workforce initiative that will train over 20,000 young people for good-paying jobs in the clean energy and climate resilience economy.
Whitehouse.gov/ClimateCorps