Vice President, Energy & Environment for @regionalplan, a regional planning and policy organization. Interested in planning, policy, culture and community.
Just this morning, @NJBPU awarded 3,742 MW of offshore wind capacity - "a huge win for the future, right here in New Jersey," @RobFreud said in a statement. Read the full statement:
https://t.co/fhhzP3IKnF
2023 was a turbulent year - but offshore wind is alive and well in the tri-state region.
@RobFreud, @meaghan_mcelroy, and Ellis Calvin explain the 2023 hurdles and the bright spots in the future. Read now:
https://t.co/XlyII7FXeE
We stand firmly behind the development of offshore wind in our region and eagerly anticipate New Jersey’s forthcoming selection of the next round of offshore wind projects in the NY-NJ Bight and its precedent-setting offshore wind transmission approach.
“We wanted to make sure this process around transmission is better understood,” RPA's @RobFreud said about RPA's latest report about offshore wind transmission, done with #KarpStrategies.
Learn more about the report and what it entails:
https://t.co/whGiopvvAN
A rare pre-caffeinated scoop to enjoy this morning: Lawmakers, @GovKathyHochul set to boost environmental bond act to $4.2 billion. More details TK
https://t.co/5gprDqHvja
Thank you @ConEdison for being a leader and supporting a ban on natural gas in new construction in New York. We are with you!
Simply put, New York and the region will not achieve our climate goals without decisive actions like this @GovKathyHochul @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins
Congrats to RPA's Vanessa Barrios for earning a spot on @CityAndStateNY's Non-Profit 40 Under 40 list!👏🥲
"As planners, we have to be also incredibly conscious of the decisions that were made way before we ever came into this field."
➡️ https://t.co/OS7LR8ksYd
"We have to start preparing residents for maybe being the final generation in those places. But that is the conversation that nobody wants to have," RPA's @RobFreud tells @nytimes @Schiffman108 regarding Jamaica Bay. https://t.co/rx8zh4cgzJ
Poignant article that highlights the opportunities & challenges of restoration & adaptation in Jamaica Bay @ewsanderson Don Riepe Marit Larson @donovanfinn
A major restoration project aims to protect the Jamaica Bay area — and all of New York — by returning salt marshes and sand dunes to their natural states. But will it be too late for the people of Broad Channel?
https://t.co/mplaU3DEFz