Em

My favorite bird is a climate hawk. (she/her)

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

As the number of homeless people grows, their crises are increasingly brought into public view. This can breed contempt. And contempt can turn into violence. https://t.co/99ZS45OSae

[Mason Thompson @electmasont]

Only one of these looks like Main Street in Bothell - for which we have strict preservation rules.

Meanwhile parking requirements mean the part of town we fight to preserve is functionally illegal to build anywhere else in town.

If it's worth preserving, it's worth building

[Em @emknudsen]

@senategabe @brianschatz Agreed that Dems have plenty to work with and I really hope they get it together. Thoughts on this?: What if an ad was just a black screen, white font transcript of (take your pick) Trump’s speech snippets, e.g. https://t.co/2ewZyeXIX9 would that be effective.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "They want you to say what they want you, what they want to have you say. And we're not gonna let that happen. You're going to say as you want & you're going to believe & you're going to believe in God. You're gonna believe in God because God is here & God is watching."

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

Dear @elonmusk @Support, we'd like to know why our reporter, Steven Monacelli @stevanzetti was suspended from this platform.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

According to the latest CDC wastewater data, 35 states have very high or high levels of COVID-19.

[United Nations @UN]

Gaza: As displacement continues, hunger reaches unprecedented levels & needs soar, UN is redoubling efforts to alleviate the suffering of civilians.

Yet, relief operations keep facing major challenges amid intensified hostilities.

Latest @UNRWA update: https://t.co/yQ60fRcCMn

[Em @emknudsen]

@typewriteralley I was walking on this street not an hour before. Drivers often treat these roads as thoroughfares to bypass the lights on MLK.

[Em @emknudsen]

@typewriteralley It must be heart-wrenching to report on these tragedies. Thank you for keeping us informed. We must and can do better.

[David Ho @_david_ho_]

Saying the quiet part out loud:

“It's a win-win, from an oil business point of view. Oxy can profit off selling oil, while simultaneously profiting off capturing emissions.”

https://t.co/OmRoP6RkQU

[Em @emknudsen]

@bcckrystalmarx @timeshomeless @Homeless2Housed @skhhp @RealChangeNews @WeTheUnhoused @GuyOron @TheStranger @knkxfm @KUOW Thank you for advocating for this!

[Sam Bright @WritesBright]

Influencers were also out in force during COP28, paid to boost the UAE's otherwise dubious climate credentials.
https://t.co/bi6L8MMlYS

[Em @emknudsen]

Common sense. In addition to the parking rates… “Tesla’s 6,800lb (3,080kg) Cybertruck probably won’t be coming to Europe at all, because at that weight, it requires a trucking license”.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“The mayor of Paris, @Anne_Hidalgo, has now proposed tripling parking rates for SUVs in central Paris to €18 an hour, and €12/hour for the rest of the city. The measure…would affect roughly 10% of the cars in the city.”

Cybertruck isn’t allowed at all.
https://t.co/jaMy9NoCsj

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

There's lots of announcements and news coming out of #COP28. I'm here to rank them for you from a climate scientist's perspective, using 🌴 for the wins and 🤦‍♀️ for the facepalms.

Did I miss something? Let me know and I'll add it to this list! #ClimateAction #COP28FromHome 🧵

[Em @emknudsen]

@rezoneseattle Which orgs in Seattle are working on projects like this?

[Em @emknudsen]

@DerekMYoung Seems worth exploring. Otherwise maybe it’s just the make-it-inconvenient tactic- narrow streets, more expensive parking for larger vehicles, etc. Whatever it takes to slow down the arms race of enormous vehicles.

[Em @emknudsen]

Oh please, can Seattle have nice things too? It’s my Christmas wish.

[Coby @Cobylefko]

Lancaster, CA transformed its downtown in just 8 months by redesigning it's main street from a mini-highway to a tree-lined boulevard.

For the cost of just $11.5M, the project has generated $273M in economic output since 2010, creating 800 jobs, and nearly doubling tax revenue!

[Em @emknudsen]

@DavidZipper @rebeccajtiffany Have any legislators even tried to restrict these types of vehicles? At the very least a special licenses should be required for vehicles that are this heavy/high.

[Em @emknudsen]

@DerekMYoung Is it really too late? Seems like legislators could do something to restrict these (and other massive vehicles) for the sake of pedestrian safety. People who drive semi trucks need special licenses. Why not for these too?

[Em @emknudsen]

I maintain, driving kills. (In more ways than one.) https://t.co/ordwQrMSzf

[Em @emknudsen]

Driving.