Joel Wool
@joelwool.bsky.social
Focused on housing, climate action and a just future. Local government and public housing enthusiast. Let's retrofit homes and build opportunities.
The World Is Letting Gaza Starve www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Opinion | The World Is Letting Gaza Starve
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The World Is Letting Gaza Starve www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
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if it takes years, has to be consequences for all these people, and even more for those who gave the orders.
NYT: “The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
@nytimes.com
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May 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
if it takes years, has to be consequences for all these people, and even more for those who gave the orders.
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...
Opinion | The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism
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May 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...
"I honestly wonder if the malefactors are going to give us more burning rivers,” said William K. Reilly, E.P.A. administrator under President George H.W. Bush, speaking to reporters this month. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/c...
E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk
The agency will no longer shut down “any stage of energy production,” absent an imminent threat, a new memo says, and will curtail efforts to cut pollution in poorer areas.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"I honestly wonder if the malefactors are going to give us more burning rivers,” said William K. Reilly, E.P.A. administrator under President George H.W. Bush, speaking to reporters this month. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/c...
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Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑
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Great Job, @boston.gov! The voting starts this Wednesday, Jan 15th—
Voting is open to all Boston residents 11 years old and up.
➡️➡️ shorturl.at/uFInR
#participatorybudgeting
#mapoli #bospoli
Voting is open to all Boston residents 11 years old and up.
➡️➡️ shorturl.at/uFInR
#participatorybudgeting
#mapoli #bospoli
Ideas in Action: Cycle One Proposals
Click through the drawers below to see a summary of each proposal along with the proposal's funding amount. After reading through each proposal and thinking about their impact on your community you ca...
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January 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Great Job, @boston.gov! The voting starts this Wednesday, Jan 15th—
Voting is open to all Boston residents 11 years old and up.
➡️➡️ shorturl.at/uFInR
#participatorybudgeting
#mapoli #bospoli
Voting is open to all Boston residents 11 years old and up.
➡️➡️ shorturl.at/uFInR
#participatorybudgeting
#mapoli #bospoli
NYC's congestion pricing is projected to have raised $12,104,101.22 for the MTA since January 5
www.congestionrevenue.nyc
www.congestionrevenue.nyc
NYC Congestion Zone Revenue Calculator
Project how much money NYC's congestion pricing has raised for the MTA in real-time since January 5, 2025.
www.congestionrevenue.nyc
January 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NYC's congestion pricing is projected to have raised $12,104,101.22 for the MTA since January 5
www.congestionrevenue.nyc
www.congestionrevenue.nyc
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We are focused in Massachusetts.
SD35 is filed in the Senate and @TeamTram will be filing the house version.
The @MassGovernor, Senate President Spilka and @BostonGlobe all agree forcing brokers fees on tenants has got to end. (1/2)
➡️ shorturl.at/iiGOh
#mapoli #bospoli
SD35 is filed in the Senate and @TeamTram will be filing the house version.
The @MassGovernor, Senate President Spilka and @BostonGlobe all agree forcing brokers fees on tenants has got to end. (1/2)
➡️ shorturl.at/iiGOh
#mapoli #bospoli
January 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are focused in Massachusetts.
SD35 is filed in the Senate and @TeamTram will be filing the house version.
The @MassGovernor, Senate President Spilka and @BostonGlobe all agree forcing brokers fees on tenants has got to end. (1/2)
➡️ shorturl.at/iiGOh
#mapoli #bospoli
SD35 is filed in the Senate and @TeamTram will be filing the house version.
The @MassGovernor, Senate President Spilka and @BostonGlobe all agree forcing brokers fees on tenants has got to end. (1/2)
➡️ shorturl.at/iiGOh
#mapoli #bospoli
Major props to @beetthesystem.bsky.social for new cold storage food distribution hub www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/m... #bospoli #mapoli
Massive new food distribution hub in Roxbury aims to combat food insecurity, provide more fresh produce - The Boston Globe
A new partnership has turned a former Amazon fulfillment center into a food hub with 5,500 square feet of refrigeration and freezer space.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Major props to @beetthesystem.bsky.social for new cold storage food distribution hub www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/m... #bospoli #mapoli
Great to be at HEET's Think Thermal celebration. Let's train the next workforce to shift to clean heat #geothermal
December 4, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Great to be at HEET's Think Thermal celebration. Let's train the next workforce to shift to clean heat #geothermal
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GREAT opportunity for someone! Boston Women's Heritage Trail seeks an ED. The first major initiative they'll work on is our Cedar Grove Cemetery project. Could be FT, or could be something else. See description and send along your best pitch! www.bwht.org/were-hiring-...
We're Hiring an Executive Director! - Boston Women's Heritage Trail
We're Hiring an Executive Director! After more than 30 years as a volunteer-led organization, Boston Women's Heritage Trail is excited to move into its
www.bwht.org
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
GREAT opportunity for someone! Boston Women's Heritage Trail seeks an ED. The first major initiative they'll work on is our Cedar Grove Cemetery project. Could be FT, or could be something else. See description and send along your best pitch! www.bwht.org/were-hiring-...
This is an interesting collaboration to watch. Austin's local government has had to really focus on hyper local policy as numerous iniatives are precluded by state action.
Happening NOW!
Public Hearing on Docket #1561, exploring how changes to planning, development, zoning, & land use policies in Austin, TX have increased housing production & affordability,
& the potential to apply similar policies in Boston.
Watch the hearing live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPH...
Public Hearing on Docket #1561, exploring how changes to planning, development, zoning, & land use policies in Austin, TX have increased housing production & affordability,
& the potential to apply similar policies in Boston.
Watch the hearing live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPH...
December 3, 2024 at 11:10 PM
This is an interesting collaboration to watch. Austin's local government has had to really focus on hyper local policy as numerous iniatives are precluded by state action.
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So many important voices in this @bostonglobe.com on Blue Hill Ave ⬇️
Fun fact: the rezoning we codified in Mattapan for more housing & small biz was the 1st time in a decade that planning had turned into actual zoning in Boston. This also launched our citywide rezoning process, the 1st in 60 years.
Fun fact: the rezoning we codified in Mattapan for more housing & small biz was the 1st time in a decade that planning had turned into actual zoning in Boston. This also launched our citywide rezoning process, the 1st in 60 years.
With new zoning rules, Mattapan’s Blue Hill Avenue is poised for a rebirth - The Boston Globe
After years of underinvestment, the neighborhood is showing new life, helped along by zoning changes that aim to create new multistory, mixed-use buildings and support smaller, locally owned businesse...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM
So many important voices in this @bostonglobe.com on Blue Hill Ave ⬇️
Fun fact: the rezoning we codified in Mattapan for more housing & small biz was the 1st time in a decade that planning had turned into actual zoning in Boston. This also launched our citywide rezoning process, the 1st in 60 years.
Fun fact: the rezoning we codified in Mattapan for more housing & small biz was the 1st time in a decade that planning had turned into actual zoning in Boston. This also launched our citywide rezoning process, the 1st in 60 years.
Go WPI!
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute is testing a new industrial drying technique that uses lasers instead of gas furnaces to dry paper, pulp, and other materials:
Lasers could help cut CO2 emissions from Maine’s paper and pulp mills
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute is testing a new industrial drying technique that uses lasers instead of gas furnaces to dry paper, pulp, and other…
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Go WPI!
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Shout out to @canarymedia.com for this chart showing how America's clean energy revolution is skyrocketing!
November 22, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Shout out to @canarymedia.com for this chart showing how America's clean energy revolution is skyrocketing!
This is how we will pay off the indebtedness of the public transit system
I’m going to duct tape a banana on a wall in my house. For free (except cost of banana & tape). Then I will ponder its message while it gradually browns so I can make banana bread. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Duct-taped banana artwork auctioned for $6.2m in New York
The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a "unique artistic experience".
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:52 AM
This is how we will pay off the indebtedness of the public transit system
A narwhal lecture!?
This weekend is packed with fresh events, from a narwhal lecture to the Boston Bhangra Competition. Here are your weekend plans.
5 things to do this weekend, including a film fest for kids and Bhangra competition
Plus, the Museum of Illusions’ grand opening and a narwhal lecture at the Peabody Essex Museum.
www.wbur.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:51 AM
A narwhal lecture!?
Thermal! Energy! Networks!
www.utilitydive.com/news/thermal...
www.utilitydive.com/news/thermal...
Thermal energy networks can decarbonize neighborhoods. Meet the US cities giving them a shot.
With federal dollars, cities want to leverage heat from waste sources and the ground to move buildings away from burning fossil fuels on-site.
www.utilitydive.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Thermal! Energy! Networks!
www.utilitydive.com/news/thermal...
www.utilitydive.com/news/thermal...
Goooo committee members! Free the books! Plan the streets!
Ever thought about running for or getting appointed to your library, school, planning board, etc? I know you're busy, but focusing on the local while we figure out if we can right the ship is a good plan. I'm happy to help you figure out how it works in your city or town if you don't already know.
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Goooo committee members! Free the books! Plan the streets!
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Welcome to Bluesky, @ciirumarywambui.bsky.social, one of my favorite humans and a true champion for housing and climate justice. And speaking of which, I just added her and @joelwool.bsky.social to my Boston Climate & Housing Champions Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/E3BhYqu
November 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Welcome to Bluesky, @ciirumarywambui.bsky.social, one of my favorite humans and a true champion for housing and climate justice. And speaking of which, I just added her and @joelwool.bsky.social to my Boston Climate & Housing Champions Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/E3BhYqu
With workforce demand high in clean energy sectors & need to provide pathways to employment for returning citizens, a great green opportunity
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/17/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/17/s...
From prison to green jobs: Ex-inmates among new workforce powering state’s climate goals - The Boston Globe
“The state of Massachusetts is going green,” one clean energy trainee said. “So I want to be ahead of the game, before it's too late.”
www.bostonglobe.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 AM
With workforce demand high in clean energy sectors & need to provide pathways to employment for returning citizens, a great green opportunity
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/17/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/17/s...
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Don’t forget everyone! @mbta.bsky.social Red Line shutdown begins tonight 11/17 at 8:30pm through Nov. 24!
November 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Don’t forget everyone! @mbta.bsky.social Red Line shutdown begins tonight 11/17 at 8:30pm through Nov. 24!
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...