Meg Howard
@cleanenergymeg.bsky.social
Interested in all things building decarbonization. Tweets are my own.
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Go to boston.gov/save, get connected with Boston Energy Saver, and save money on your energy bills. ⚡
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Go to boston.gov/save, get connected with Boston Energy Saver, and save money on your energy bills. ⚡
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost.
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U.S. Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement ben...
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August 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost.
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...
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"We calculated this is going to fund about 116,000 beds [for ICE detainees]... they are looking to hire 10,000 new ICE officers"
Meanwhile, "There’s no reporting requirement to Congress, no oversight mechanism."
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
Meanwhile, "There’s no reporting requirement to Congress, no oversight mechanism."
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
NEW from me: The GOP megabill will add $171 billion to immigration enforcement and ICE, a gigantic sum that'll pour funds into a vast network of detention + hire thousands of ICE agents and fund sheriffs.
I talked to an expert on just what to expect:
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
I talked to an expert on just what to expect:
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
How the GOP Megabill Would Turbocharge Local Immigration Enforcement - Bolts
Congress is poised to pour tens of billions of dollars into more immigration detention, private jails, and border operations, plus new ICE partnerships with local police and sheriffs.
boltsmag.org
July 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"We calculated this is going to fund about 116,000 beds [for ICE detainees]... they are looking to hire 10,000 new ICE officers"
Meanwhile, "There’s no reporting requirement to Congress, no oversight mechanism."
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
Meanwhile, "There’s no reporting requirement to Congress, no oversight mechanism."
boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
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Or you're stopped at the border after a routine trip, prevented from reentering the US and told you're being deported back to Putin's Russia, which you fled long ago for protesting Russia's illegal and abhorrent invasion of Ukraine and will land in one of Putin's prisons? theins.press/en/news/280037
Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon return due to anti-war stance
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention. According to multiple independent Russian media outlets and the scient...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Or you're stopped at the border after a routine trip, prevented from reentering the US and told you're being deported back to Putin's Russia, which you fled long ago for protesting Russia's illegal and abhorrent invasion of Ukraine and will land in one of Putin's prisons? theins.press/en/news/280037
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
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Reviewing our first year of data about e-bikes in the Bluebikes public bike share system. e-bikes get used much more frequently and people travel farther on them. Those things are workhorses.
November 27, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Reviewing our first year of data about e-bikes in the Bluebikes public bike share system. e-bikes get used much more frequently and people travel farther on them. Those things are workhorses.
My Massachusetts Clean Energy Center colleagues along with Stark / Raving have created a great video about one condo owner's journey to owning solar panels. Thanks Santiago for sharing your story!
goclean.masscec.com/santiago-and...
goclean.masscec.com/santiago-and...
Santiago and other condo owners collaborate to get rooftop solar system - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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November 27, 2024 at 2:59 AM
My Massachusetts Clean Energy Center colleagues along with Stark / Raving have created a great video about one condo owner's journey to owning solar panels. Thanks Santiago for sharing your story!
goclean.masscec.com/santiago-and...
goclean.masscec.com/santiago-and...
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Gas in your home? No, thanks! Now is a great time to go electric!
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This Electric House (Dr. Basu) | Rewiring America
Boston-based physician and Rewiring America advisor Dr. Gaurab Basu shares the health and climate benefits of using electric appliances during a tour of his electrified home.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Gas in your home? No, thanks! Now is a great time to go electric!
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www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/this...
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www.rewiringamerica.org/stories/this...
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Wonderful tips on saving $$ with clean energy retrofits from a wonderful family!
‘Will it keep the house warm? What will it cost?’: How one family got their home off fossil fuels in a year - The Boston Globe
“There was something satisfying about shutting off the gas and getting rid of the oil,” said Roslindale homeowner Tim Maher. “But a lot of it’s just been a necessity: what’s broken or not working righ...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Wonderful tips on saving $$ with clean energy retrofits from a wonderful family!