What are we doing, Seattle?!
Yesterday, I enjoyed my lunch break in the sunshine on my balcony, and this morning I watched snow dump from the same spot...
"When everything is framed as an apocalypse, which the media and the press do often, it forecloses the potential for solutions and world building.
What imperative is there for us to actually build a new world, if we think this one is lost and hopeless?"
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America gets over 13% of our power from #windenergy#solarenergy and geothermal, up from just 4% in 2012. Check out other state clean energy trends here. #RenewablesRising
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WA's considering updating our residential building codes to require:
⚡️ heat pump space and water heating
⚡️ better ventilation in kitchens with gas stoves
Urge the State Building Code Council to support building safer, healthier, climate-friendly homes
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"We have enough 'stuff' already, and we are fed up with the variety of ways that manufacturers undermine our ability to fix or maintain products as they unendingly push us to purchase newer devices."
Check out our blog about the global FixFest conference: https://t.co/TALjQTWrky
The 2022 Student Mock Election is now open! All K-12 students in Washington state are welcome to participate.
Visit https://t.co/unXX8jBUso for resources, such as “I Voted” stickers, mock ballots, voter guides, posters, and more.
#WAedu#FutureVoter
Our partners @WA_Wild are celebrating the release of "Save the Snake River Lager" @stoupbrewing on Tues, 10/4 from 5-8p. Join us for a beer and to send a message to NW electeds: Support salmon and steelhead recovery and remove the 4 lower Snake River dams! https://t.co/sZVw5A2sha
We LOVE our induction cooktop, in addition to not burning gas in the house! No self-inflicted pollutions, and nothing brings water to a boil faster—nor sears food better—than an induction. Highly recommended.
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In Issaquah with @RepKimSchrier, we spoke with advocates and seniors about how the Inflation Reduction Act will lower drug costs and hold pharmaceutical companies accountable. This bill is going to be life changing—and lifesaving—for so many seniors and people with disabilities.
Word is that the US Senate may vote on the #InflationReductionAct on Sunday, which would be the largest ever investment in clean energy and climate solutions: nearly $370 billion, designed to achieve a 40% emissions reduction by 2030.
Here are some of the highlights– a 🧵