Hessann Farooqi
293 posts
@hessannf
⚡️Now: Exec. Director @BostonClimate ⚡️Prev: @withcomplete, @SenMarkey, @bu_tweets ⚡️Always: Iced Coffee Enthusiast // (he/him)
Proud to sign our City ordinance adopting the state’s Specialized Stretch Energy Code—setting requirements for energy efficiency in new builds & renovations—at the @MuseumofScience! Thank you to @BOSCityCouncil & all our partners for helping build our #GreenNewDeal city.
📈 POPULAR NOW House moves forward with bill to weaken 2030 climate goals commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house-m…
This is communism. Boston Mayor Wu issues her climate change plan: Ban gas stoves & SUVs; promote wind energy & phase out fossil fuels; gov't surveillance to "track" the miles you drive in your vehicle; homes measured & scored on "climate compliance." Get out of Boston! #mapoli
City Hall is steering most Bostonians into a more expensive electricity plan by default — and few seem to know they could save about $65 a year just by selecting the city’s cheaper rate. trib.al/RS1cU37
Support For Repealing The Inflation Reduction Act: Oppose: 58% Support: 28% Unsure: 14% Data For Progress / May 24, 2025
The people of Boston are sick of having people outside of Boston telling us what we need.
If Republicans in Congress want to help make our country safe, I have some ideas for them.
Opening night is tonight! We're excited to open the Women Take the Reel Film Festival with "Necessity: Climate Justice & the Thin Green Line" Director @JanHaaken & @hessannf of @BostonClimate join us for the Q&A after the film. See you soon! tinyurl.com/NecessityFilm
I asked for a vote to pass a $11M federal grant to provide more trees & the workforce to plant them. Unfortunately, a colleague tried to block this $ from our communities. It’s a sad day when we have to justify tree investments in the face of potential federal cuts to our city.
to the extent there’s connective tissue between the Dems who considerably outperformed Harris in competitive districts/states (Gallego, Gluesenkamp Perez, Ryan) it seems they all championed progressive policies while wrapping themselves in conservative cultural coding.
McDonald’s often maligned, seemingly perennially-broken ice cream machines could soon become a thing of the past. today.com/food/news/mcdo…
