Sam Horowitz

Working on climate & resilience policy | Board @ourclimateus | @EnvironmentYale, @DNCclimate, and lifelong Brooklynite 🗽| Opinions mine.

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@DNCClimate released one of the boldest climate platforms out there - one which centers #ClimateJustice. Now it’s time for @TheDemocrats to make this plan a reality! So proud to have played a small part in this, and s/o to @MDeatrick and others who worked so hard on this 🌲☀️

[DNC Environment and Climate Council @DNCClimate]

Our new policies are a significant step toward tackling climate change & advancing environmental justice. https://t.co/avDhrkP81U

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@LinkofSunshine The fact that sunrise nyc endorsed him is…🫣

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@MattZeitlin DAC (direct air capture)

[Kate Aronoff @KateAronoff]

Energy =/= environment =/= climate, and E&E has been an indispensable resource for coverage of all three. Really nasty stuff for Politico to shut it down after a messy acquisition and basically pretend those last 2 don't exist

[Jane Flegal @JaneAFlegal]

The problem is that grid buildout raises near-term electricity costs before lowering them, and we NEED grid investment (some of it's already happened/baked in!), so we are making promises we can't keep.

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

This is such a bummer, E&E has long had some of best reporting in the field. I hope Politico doesn’t make the mistake of focusing on just energy, E&E is so much more than that

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

New: Politico is folding E&E, the energy trade publication it bought in 2020.

The company says it is reorganizing its energy coverage under the Politico brand and launching a series of new state and global energy newsletters.

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

Anyone know where I guy can get a Josh Hart sidwell friends jersey 😮‍💨

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@MattZeitlin Not until he applies the Knicks model to the Rangers

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@Msmart44 That’s all fine and good. Jo Anne hosts monthly coffee chats around the district - you should check one out sometime!

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@AndyMasley @jaeporeon California too. Anti BESS sentiment based on fire fears is making renewable deployment harder in ostensibly climate friendly places

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@ZephyrTeachout Data center footprints/energy/water usage can differ by use type, so you can get a sense from that

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@elladorn_ Only if you went to summer camp

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@PeteSikora1 @BilldeBlasio I hear that, I just think that the main roadblock is the governor and socialists in office will not be using their political capital to push her on climate

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@AndyMasley I would add it’s not just about a site’s air pollution being above a certain limit, but also the cumulative emissions impacting a particular area (I.e., one project may be below air pollution limits but in aggregate exceeds acceptable amounts)

[Sam Ricketts @SamTRicketts]

IRA lesson #7: Need to use reconciliation (Byrd Rule) limited policy options, and Congress punted much policy design to federal agencies. Very difficult to design+implement in <2.5 years. Could be even harder in future, given current gutting of fed agencies.

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@JustinBrannan This is so devastating 😭

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@nycgraceryan Don’t forget to wait in line at canyon coffee

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@drvolts Obviously the political/economic environment plays a huge role in this, but how much is a weakened NY climate movement to blame? Seems like things kind of fell apart after some groups split off from NY Renews to focus on BPRA

[Sam Horowitz @Sam4Climate]

@reedsummers7 @michaeldweiss @GoodTroubleShow No, Wickr was