Aimee Witteman
@aimeewitteman.bsky.social
Pro-housing decarb strategist. Hastening clean electrification and transformed built environments.⚡️
Also into democracy, bikes, and Lake Superior shipwrecks. Personal Account.
Also into democracy, bikes, and Lake Superior shipwrecks. Personal Account.
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How about this: NO
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How about this: NO
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Nice piece on ecargo bikes
(note the author specifies "smug" is under the more ambiguous British meaning).
"Convenience, more than, say, environmentalism, is driving the boom. " - this is the key to unlocking it at scale. As well as the option of the second car replacement
(note the author specifies "smug" is under the more ambiguous British meaning).
"Convenience, more than, say, environmentalism, is driving the boom. " - this is the key to unlocking it at scale. As well as the option of the second car replacement
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Nice piece on ecargo bikes
(note the author specifies "smug" is under the more ambiguous British meaning).
"Convenience, more than, say, environmentalism, is driving the boom. " - this is the key to unlocking it at scale. As well as the option of the second car replacement
(note the author specifies "smug" is under the more ambiguous British meaning).
"Convenience, more than, say, environmentalism, is driving the boom. " - this is the key to unlocking it at scale. As well as the option of the second car replacement
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HELLO. REALLY SPECIAL JOB ALERT at @climatecabinet.org
We’re looking for a Senior Development Director. Maybe it is you. Maybe it is someone you know.
Details here 👇👇👇
We’re looking for a Senior Development Director. Maybe it is you. Maybe it is someone you know.
Details here 👇👇👇
Senior Development Director
San Francisco, California, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
HELLO. REALLY SPECIAL JOB ALERT at @climatecabinet.org
We’re looking for a Senior Development Director. Maybe it is you. Maybe it is someone you know.
Details here 👇👇👇
We’re looking for a Senior Development Director. Maybe it is you. Maybe it is someone you know.
Details here 👇👇👇
Reliability ≠ propping up uneconomic coal. Let’s spend $80M on demand response, storage, and transmission instead of must-run orders. #grid #energy
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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amusing chart. it turns out New York City built more housing units in the 1920s than in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s put together www.nyc.gov/content/plan...
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
amusing chart. it turns out New York City built more housing units in the 1920s than in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s put together www.nyc.gov/content/plan...
Got a chance to talk to Dan Kraker about the power of Lake Superior and how the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald suffuses the lives of everyone that grows up near the Big Lake. #edmundfitzgerald #galesofnovember
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 men.
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fateful voyage and what the ore carrier’s shocking sinking means to Minnesotans.
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fateful voyage and what the ore carrier’s shocking sinking means to Minnesotans.
The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 men. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fate...
www.mprnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Got a chance to talk to Dan Kraker about the power of Lake Superior and how the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald suffuses the lives of everyone that grows up near the Big Lake. #edmundfitzgerald #galesofnovember
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The shutdown put incredible strain on so many families and dedicated civil servants, but at least it was all for fucking nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The shutdown put incredible strain on so many families and dedicated civil servants, but at least it was all for fucking nothing.
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I’m not surprised that they caved, but I am surprised that they waited until after gaining electoral momentum to do it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’m not surprised that they caved, but I am surprised that they waited until after gaining electoral momentum to do it.
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Amazing, let’s do Baltimore County next!
Way to go TKPK and @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social 👏⚡️🍁
November 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Amazing, let’s do Baltimore County next!
Way to go TKPK and @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social 👏⚡️🍁
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Way to go TKPK and @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social 👏⚡️🍁
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This is great news and a rare display of bipartisanship on a clime related issue. Because at its core, Energy Star is just a common sense way to lower bills for consumers and everyone can get behind that messaging.
E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is great news and a rare display of bipartisanship on a clime related issue. Because at its core, Energy Star is just a common sense way to lower bills for consumers and everyone can get behind that messaging.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
To take the mind off of politics for a beat and also because the 50th anniversary is coming up (a week from today, but who is obsessively looking their calendar?): what is a question or curiosity you’ve had about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? #edmundfitzgerald #galesofNovember
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To take the mind off of politics for a beat and also because the 50th anniversary is coming up (a week from today, but who is obsessively looking their calendar?): what is a question or curiosity you’ve had about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald? #edmundfitzgerald #galesofNovember
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The US is in an inequality emergency.
This is no accident.
It’s the result of political choices that consistently favor the ultra-rich and powerful over workers and ordinary families.
New report on how we loosen this grip, with a foreword from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social
This is no accident.
It’s the result of political choices that consistently favor the ultra-rich and powerful over workers and ordinary families.
New report on how we loosen this grip, with a foreword from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social
NEW: @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's US inequality report🧵
10 richest Americans gained $698 billion in the past year.
As tens of millions struggle to get by, Trump policies could drive US inequality to new extremes.
We dive deep on how we got here, and the change needed.
oxfamamerica.org/unequal
10 richest Americans gained $698 billion in the past year.
As tens of millions struggle to get by, Trump policies could drive US inequality to new extremes.
We dive deep on how we got here, and the change needed.
oxfamamerica.org/unequal
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The US is in an inequality emergency.
This is no accident.
It’s the result of political choices that consistently favor the ultra-rich and powerful over workers and ordinary families.
New report on how we loosen this grip, with a foreword from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social
This is no accident.
It’s the result of political choices that consistently favor the ultra-rich and powerful over workers and ordinary families.
New report on how we loosen this grip, with a foreword from @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social
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Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Utah rolls forward on statewide freeway system for bikes. Here’s where the trails would go.
Utah plans to build a statewide network of paved trails that will act like an interstate system for bikes.
www.sltrib.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
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The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
It’s not the #nycmarathon but peak fall colors down in Rock Creek Park made for a gorgeous Sunday long run 🍁 #trailrun #marathonsunday
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It’s not the #nycmarathon but peak fall colors down in Rock Creek Park made for a gorgeous Sunday long run 🍁 #trailrun #marathonsunday
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Goodbye spooky szn, hello pie szn
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Goodbye spooky szn, hello pie szn
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www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Illinois passes bill that boosts battery storage and energy efficiency, and also lifts the moratorium on large nuclear reactors.
Illinois passes bill that boosts battery storage and energy efficiency, and also lifts the moratorium on large nuclear reactors.
Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign
Bill incentivizes energy storage, lifts nuclear moratorium, gives regulators new powers
www.nprillinois.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Illinois passes bill that boosts battery storage and energy efficiency, and also lifts the moratorium on large nuclear reactors.
Illinois passes bill that boosts battery storage and energy efficiency, and also lifts the moratorium on large nuclear reactors.
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I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
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You guys they did it! They passed a major grid upgrades bill and SAVED TRANSIT with a $1.3b reform package! Nice work Illinois!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
in the next 5.5 hours, the Illinois lege is gonna be a climate hero or a goat. their call. i vote hero
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
You guys they did it! They passed a major grid upgrades bill and SAVED TRANSIT with a $1.3b reform package! Nice work Illinois!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
Looking to do an old fashioned barn raising with neighbors before winter, only we’re going to help one another install rooftop solar before the tax credits expire. Companies are so overwhelmed they can’t promise installation before end of year.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looking to do an old fashioned barn raising with neighbors before winter, only we’re going to help one another install rooftop solar before the tax credits expire. Companies are so overwhelmed they can’t promise installation before end of year.
“Backpackers can now explore groves of effectively wild American chestnut trees across numerous eastern states and forage for nuts for the first time in about a century. The effort behind them is one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.” ❤️ www.backpacker.com/stories/amer...
Nearly a Century Ago, American Chestnut Trees Died Off. Now, Hikers Can Walk Among Them Again.
Efforts to restore the American chestnut comprise "one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.”
www.backpacker.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“Backpackers can now explore groves of effectively wild American chestnut trees across numerous eastern states and forage for nuts for the first time in about a century. The effort behind them is one of the most epic conservation stories ever told.” ❤️ www.backpacker.com/stories/amer...
Installed this over the weekend to avoid a heavy-up, associated tree removal, and delays (racing to get the solar on the roof before Dec 31). Newest chapter in #electrifyeverything ⚡️⚡️
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Installed this over the weekend to avoid a heavy-up, associated tree removal, and delays (racing to get the solar on the roof before Dec 31). Newest chapter in #electrifyeverything ⚡️⚡️