Ben Butterworth

@MichaelJayWalsh @mattyglesias Stop bringing nuanced takes to this conversation, Mike! Hot takes only!

@mattyglesias The bill did do a lot to streamline permitting as shown by this summary of the recommendations that inspired the bill. New approval timelines are pretty fixed, intervenors will be able to make their case but not materially slow things down.

Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol… via @DMRegister

@MichaelJayWalsh Yep - we were on staff call where people felt it in NYC, the Providence, then Boston.

Did anyone just feel an earthquake in the Boston Area?

@ryenarussillo Easy. Ricky Davis.

If you have 60 points and you’re trying to get to 70, who is the worst possible NBA teammate?

The Biden Admin is about to release rules for the world's most generous hydrogen subsidy. At stake: whether “clean” hydrogen is truly clean, or an exercise in greenwashing that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions while increasing CO2. Here's why: canarymedia.com/articles/hydro…

@MichaelJayWalsh @BSmithwood Hah! Evaluating rooftop solar quotes is the least of my worries. It's the other quotes...

We've all been here.

.@AcadiaCtr’s press release re the Order issued by the MA DPU today in its “Future of Gas” docket (20-80-B). The PR includes a great summary of the highlights embedded in the Order’s 137 pages. acadiacenter.org/acadia-center-…

When I get rich from crypto I won’t tell anyone but there will be signs

We thought we were being haunted by a ghost, but it just turned out to be our strategic plan. Way more scary.

@HardcoreHistory Don't worry about the haters, Dan. Your work is greatly appreciated in whatever format it's released in.

I want to get out in front of future criticism that the show we're soon to release is too long by saying that it probably should have been 2 shows instead of 1,but: 1. I didn't want to drag this subject out another 6 months 2. It wasn't designed that way. Use the pause button.

Yes! To the extent that municipalities have "local control" it was granted to them by prior state legislatures, not handed down on tablets from God. The legislature can revoke that control at any time, and *should* when it is blocking the prosperity of our Common-wealth. #mapoli

@nofunfinn What street is this and any idea why they placed them in that particular spot?

Your eyes do not deceive you: Melrose has moveable speed humps, I repeat, Melrose has moveable speed humps.

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A green loan company has received tens of millions of dollars to recruit and train at-risk youth for green jobs. Here’s how the CEO put it: “What if hiring 1,000 George Floyds could save the planet?” My investigation into BlocPower: prospect.org/environment/20…

@nytimes Ratio

The e-bike industry is booming, but the summer of 2023 has brought sharp questions about how safe e-bikes are, especially for teenagers. To some policymakers and law enforcement officials, the technology has outpaced existing laws and safety regulations. nyti.ms/3qe1TPG

So glad we're lighting money on fire by building an elevated railroad through a farm field.

On Thursday, scientists at The College of New Jersey said the strange rock that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey house was not of this world. It was a meteorite, likely fallen from the belt of asteroids that lies between Jupiter and Mars. trib.al/OGbOcsq

BREAKING: California will end the sale of new diesel trucks from 2036. The California law is far ahead of the EU’s proposed truck CO2 standard and threatens to leave Europe’s truck industry behind. 🧵