Emma Wendt ⚡ 🚲 🥬 🌊 🦞 🇨🇦

🧵Today, @heatmap_news is releasing a big project we've been working on for the past year — a series of extremely in-depth guides to help individuals take the "highest-leverage" actions to tackle climate change. This is not just about carbon footprints. heatmap.news/decarbonize-yo…

@Revkin @FarmAid Took the train for the first time this year! But dang it's expensive. I'm still baffled that MOFGA hasn't worked out a shuttle system, or at least tried charging for parking to disincentive driving to the main lot.

Instead of sitting in traffic heading to the huge and wonderful Common Ground Country Fair and celebration of small farms and local agriculture, we parked in nearby Unity Maine and took the train (a nonprofit restored local rail line)! More on #smallfarms (and @FarmAid) at revkin . substack . com #takethetrain

@joshtulkin @IPLdmv @StrathmoreMusic 🥰 hugs to you both! Well deserved.

Tonight I’m at Strathmore to celebrate Joelle Novey, who was honored as a “Force of Nature” as part of Strathmore’s Monuments exhibit. Joelle, you are a force of nature and I feel blessed the years of partnership and friendship. @IPLdmv @StrathmoreMusic

More $$ for heat pumps for Mainers! 🙌

Today, I welcomed my friend @SecGranholm to South Portland and Westbrook to celebrate an incredible $36 million grant our state has been awarded through the Inflation Reduction Act that will help thousands of Maine people install heat pumps and save money on energy costs.

@emm_a Still at the park! Is there somewhere with a gazebo in case you need cover for snacks/games/presents?

My second child’s birthday is in November and I have no idea what to do. Kid 1 is a summer baby so all the parties are at the park but what do I do in November?

@mission_data Oh I remember hearing about IOUs coordinating with dispatchers on AIM! This was just over a decade ago... Excel seems like an upgrade!

NYISO expects thousands of megawatts of distributed resources to.....upload an Excel spreadsheet? Someone please explain why this isn't automated.

@DJLindsay6 @ShiraLurie Heads up that your plan B might take awhile... Haven't found spots stocking it here yet.

@ShiraLurie Yes... the wheels turn slowly and distribution layered. Feds approve. Provs determine which vax to purchase and when administered. My prov has one of worst records on vax distribution. Plan B: head to Maine and pay for novavax

We’ve never started a new school year with cases this high.

@Friesein @Havesomechau @footloveyoga @we_are_ssd Thanks! Were you suggesting calling everywhere that sourced it last year, to see if they'll stock it again now? So far I've just heard that I should call back in a few weeks. One pharmacy assistant hadn't even heard of it!

@Havesomechau @footloveyoga @we_are_ssd Here are the Maine locations from last year. Check Walgreens this year. Main was a tough state to source Novavax in. Make sure and tap on "latest" vs "top". x.com/search?q=from%…

Excited about Novavax approval? Call your pharmacy today and ask when they’ll have it. Tell them there’s demand for it. Help get it into your community asap

@SecretaryPete This is awesome! What happened to the extension further into Maine though?

We're working on the future of America's passenger rail system—funding high-speed rail projects in the West and expanding service for communities across the country. Get your ticket to ride!

@grenadine Also, Delhi, Milan...

I’m sitting here thinking “hmm is ours Saline or Ypsilanti” when I live in HAMTRAMCK

@emilypont My assumption would be that a very small one would help if you have an outage but need to drive to an errand/emergency at night and still need to power your fridge and other essential loads. But I'd be curious to hear what folks are saying and whether that's a good assumption.

In a hypothetical future where we’ve ironed out V2G, will there be a reason to have a standalone battery if you have an EV?

$400 million for rural & remote clean energy about to drop from @ENERGY's OCED! Pls share w folks supporting rural & remote communities to get them excited & ready to apply. Here's a great post about the topic areas. linkedin.com/posts/emmawend… #energytwitter #rural #cleanenergy

@Simspice1 @sarahradz_ Ah thanks for pointing that out

@efwendt @sarahradz_ Pretty sure they are full depth.. there is a full size sink and cooktop. A very wide angle lens distorts things.. I can tell from the light fixtures.

Hypothetically if your kitchen was 25' long and you could run lower cabinets all along one wall, with a super long counter top spanning the entire length, would you do this?

@Simspice1 @sarahradz_ Those are lovely kitchens, but if you get full depth counters full, def do that. The counters I have that aren't deep enough (like the 2nd photo) are almost useless for cooking prep, and esp for baking. Also, drawers are great except for sm appliances. Try having both.

@sarahradz_ No. Would be unattractive. Personal choice though. So many options to break it up....

@duncancampbell Maybe because of weird ownership/contract issues? Detroit was in a mess about this with DTE when they tried to switch to LEDs a decade or so ago.

Many people think municipalities are switching to LEDs because they are more efficient. This is not really the case. Low-pressure sodium lamps are incredibly efficient. The achieve luminous efficacies of up to 200 lm/w. Only the best LEDs match that. The real advantage of LEDs is that they last about 4-5x as long, which dramatically reduces their lifecycle cost of operation. While the bulbs are pretty cheap, the cost of truck rolls and labor for sodium lamp replacements at 4-5x the frequency are the real issue. With all of this in mind, I'm not sure why cities don't start using warmer LEDs. They are slightly less efficient than the full-spectrum LEDs that people don't like, but who cares, given they still last super long.

Meanwhile, in my mom-in-law’s Downeast Maine town, Winter Harbor, it was Lobster Festival parade time. Love the uke orchestra dressed like 🦞.

@emm_a Try this 😅 youtu.be/qb_-taYLRfY?fe…

Question from a Canadian: what the fuck does “ope!” sound like

@EcoStu2050 Thanks for sharing! Yeah, Santa Cruz has some nice bike lanes now. I'm actually looking to *not* share the road 😅 but I get your point about the green paint.

@efwendt My personal preference is this layout: bike lane, protected lane, parking lane, and then driving lane. Protects bikers from car doors and drivers. Second set of photos are ones I took into Santa Cruz… without parking and then painted sharrows

Hey #biketwitter, I have a week to submit comments for our town's draft bike 🚲 plan. Show me your best examples of great bike lanes that have worked in a small rural town in a car-dependent area that gets solid winter. Plan is heavy on quick wins (mostly paint), and I'd like