Amy Hemmeter
@amyhemmeter.bsky.social
Climate Person, Data Scientist, Novice Transit Nerd and Car-free in the Motor City, Vegan
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Amy Hemmeter
@amyhemmeter.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Copyright © 2023 Transportation Riders United, Inc.
PO Box 2668, Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-963-8872
info@DetroitTransit.org
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30 second action to ask Mayor Duggan and the city council to DOUBLE the city's funding for DDOT! Please do it and share with friends and family! secure.everyaction.com/Lgs1ZnMxu0e3...
City council budget meeting is this Monday! Meet by the Spirit of Detroit for a demonstration in support of #DoubleDDOT at 4PM (optional) and then public comment happens in the council meeting at 5 PM. We've already got some support from some council members, time to make it unanimous!!
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
City council budget meeting is this Monday! Meet by the Spirit of Detroit for a demonstration in support of #DoubleDDOT at 4PM (optional) and then public comment happens in the council meeting at 5 PM. We've already got some support from some council members, time to make it unanimous!!
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Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
We had a great lobby day in Lansing yesterday! We have to keep the pressure up but over 100 people came to Lansing to support more funding for buses!
March 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We had a great lobby day in Lansing yesterday! We have to keep the pressure up but over 100 people came to Lansing to support more funding for buses!
Today is the LAST DAY to register for our March 12th lobby day for public transportation in Lansing! Sign up, and ask a friend who cares about transit to join you! www.detroittransit.org/lobbyday/
Join our Transit Day at the Capitol: March 12! - Transportation Riders United
Michigan legislators are deciding in the next few months how to spend $6-9 billion on transportation. They need to hear from you on how they should spend it. TRU and allies from all across Michigan wi...
www.detroittransit.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to register for our March 12th lobby day for public transportation in Lansing! Sign up, and ask a friend who cares about transit to join you! www.detroittransit.org/lobbyday/
You can still register for our March 12th public transit lobby day in Lansing! www.detroittransit.org/lobbyday/
Join our Transit Day at the Capitol: March 12! - Transportation Riders United
Michigan legislators are deciding in the next few months how to spend $6-9 billion on transportation. They need to hear from you on how they should spend it. TRU and allies will be bringing 100 transi...
www.detroittransit.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You can still register for our March 12th public transit lobby day in Lansing! www.detroittransit.org/lobbyday/
Tell your legislators you support transit funding in the MI Road Ahead plan, which includes $250M annually for public transportation. It takes 30 seconds! secure.everyaction.com/MAdOma0m7UyJ...
Copyright © 2023 Transportation Riders United, Inc.
PO Box 2668, Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-963-8872
info@DetroitTransit.org
secure.everyaction.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Tell your legislators you support transit funding in the MI Road Ahead plan, which includes $250M annually for public transportation. It takes 30 seconds! secure.everyaction.com/MAdOma0m7UyJ...
Registration link for the Transit Lobby Day in Lansing on March 12th! We're looking for people from all over the state to join! Don't worry if you've never lobbied before, this is a great opportunity for first timers! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Transit Day at the Capitol RSVP Form
Join TRU and other transit supporters on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 10 am to 3 pm, at the state capitol in Lansing. Let's come together and show our policymakers just how essential transit invest...
docs.google.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Registration link for the Transit Lobby Day in Lansing on March 12th! We're looking for people from all over the state to join! Don't worry if you've never lobbied before, this is a great opportunity for first timers! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Short answer: Yes
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
February 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Short answer: Yes
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."
doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
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In an effort to keep tabs on climate stuff happening during the second Trump term, we've got a running tally going. Please send updates and tips if you've got em!
drilled.media/news/trump2
drilled.media/news/trump2
The Drilled List: A Running Tally of Trump’s Climate Impacts
What Trump is doing and un-doing about climate policy in his second term.
drilled.media
February 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
In an effort to keep tabs on climate stuff happening during the second Trump term, we've got a running tally going. Please send updates and tips if you've got em!
drilled.media/news/trump2
drilled.media/news/trump2
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Ok, so we're going to do weekly-ish video updates on what's going on at the Michigan Capitol. Here's the first one -- 5 updates from the week!!
Should we call them "Staying in touch with Stephanie"? "Stand up with Stephanie"? "Stepping in with Stephanie"??
www.instagram.com/reel/DFiDkwt...
Should we call them "Staying in touch with Stephanie"? "Stand up with Stephanie"? "Stepping in with Stephanie"??
www.instagram.com/reel/DFiDkwt...
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February 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ok, so we're going to do weekly-ish video updates on what's going on at the Michigan Capitol. Here's the first one -- 5 updates from the week!!
Should we call them "Staying in touch with Stephanie"? "Stand up with Stephanie"? "Stepping in with Stephanie"??
www.instagram.com/reel/DFiDkwt...
Should we call them "Staying in touch with Stephanie"? "Stand up with Stephanie"? "Stepping in with Stephanie"??
www.instagram.com/reel/DFiDkwt...
A whole bunch of my neighbors and I are getting our lead service line replaced in the next week, thanks to funding from the Biden administration. 🎉
January 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A whole bunch of my neighbors and I are getting our lead service line replaced in the next week, thanks to funding from the Biden administration. 🎉
Cool, cool cool cool
January 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cool, cool cool cool
The Greater Detroit Chapter I'm a part of meets with Rep John James's office often as part of our bipartisan lobbying strategy. We're clearly making inroads with protecting IRA investments!
As attacks come for the climate funding in the Inflation Reduction Act, some congressional Republicans are speaking up in their defense. 🧵
Great coverage from James Bikales @politico.com: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
Great coverage from James Bikales @politico.com: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: More Republicans back IRA tax credits in reconciliation fight
It comes as the Trump White House plows ahead on its efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s climate agenda.
subscriber.politicopro.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Greater Detroit Chapter I'm a part of meets with Rep John James's office often as part of our bipartisan lobbying strategy. We're clearly making inroads with protecting IRA investments!
Important rail projects have been affected by the pause on IIJA investments. Write to your federal reps with this 30-second tool from @railpassengers.org! action.railpassengers.org/Default.aspx...
Rail Passengers Association
Rail Passengers Association is the leading voice for the more than 40 million rail passengers in the United States. We are a non-profit organization fighting for a modern and robust national rail netw...
action.railpassengers.org
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important rail projects have been affected by the pause on IIJA investments. Write to your federal reps with this 30-second tool from @railpassengers.org! action.railpassengers.org/Default.aspx...
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1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
I also keep thinking that we have to support our libraries.
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.
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You spend years platforming and agreeing with Nazis and the next thing you know people are not charitably interpreting a hand gesture
January 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
You spend years platforming and agreeing with Nazis and the next thing you know people are not charitably interpreting a hand gesture
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Tl;dr analysis of the energy and climate EOs: bad for your wallet, bad for your lungs, bad for the climate.
January 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Tl;dr analysis of the energy and climate EOs: bad for your wallet, bad for your lungs, bad for the climate.
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A comment about public support vs group chat criticism for Left leaning policy. Dani is correct, the Right is VERY good for "rah rah thank you!" coms. We should be critical about policy but we also need to better about celebrating. It is hard when some wins are half baked but it still is a win.
New episode! What are the stakes as we go from Amtrak Joe and DOT Secy Buttigieg to an administration made up of oil barrels disguised as people? We asked Dani Simons, who led DOT's office of public affairs, about the Biden legacy and how to survive the next 4 years.
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
January 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A comment about public support vs group chat criticism for Left leaning policy. Dani is correct, the Right is VERY good for "rah rah thank you!" coms. We should be critical about policy but we also need to better about celebrating. It is hard when some wins are half baked but it still is a win.
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“New York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”
New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test.
Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“New York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”
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Putting together the "who's who" of the advocacy world. If you know of a state/regional account that we should add, let us know! Let's make our voice heard together!
January 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putting together the "who's who" of the advocacy world. If you know of a state/regional account that we should add, let us know! Let's make our voice heard together!
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You'll notice this chart above ends in 2023. What happened in 2024? US EV sales grew to 20% of all sales; but EV sales in China increased by 40% which roughly puts EVs at 55% of all sales, more than double the US proportion.
China's electric car sales grew in 2024 as sales of gasoline cars plunged
Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged.
apnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You'll notice this chart above ends in 2023. What happened in 2024? US EV sales grew to 20% of all sales; but EV sales in China increased by 40% which roughly puts EVs at 55% of all sales, more than double the US proportion.
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The US just revoked an executive order aimed at making EV sales 50% by 2030. “The US will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity,” Trump said.
But China is already stomping the US in EV sales. This decision will widen the gap.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But China is already stomping the US in EV sales. This decision will widen the gap.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The US just revoked an executive order aimed at making EV sales 50% by 2030. “The US will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity,” Trump said.
But China is already stomping the US in EV sales. This decision will widen the gap.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But China is already stomping the US in EV sales. This decision will widen the gap.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New episode! What are the stakes as we go from Amtrak Joe and DOT Secy Buttigieg to an administration made up of oil barrels disguised as people? We asked Dani Simons, who led DOT's office of public affairs, about the Biden legacy and how to survive the next 4 years.
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New episode! What are the stakes as we go from Amtrak Joe and DOT Secy Buttigieg to an administration made up of oil barrels disguised as people? We asked Dani Simons, who led DOT's office of public affairs, about the Biden legacy and how to survive the next 4 years.
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
thewaroncars.org/2025/01/21/1...
It's been one day and I'm already tired
January 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's been one day and I'm already tired
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big scoop: i got my hands on a draft executive order ending offshore wind sent to the trump transition team
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Scoop: The Draft Order that Offshore Wind Opponents Sent to Trump
If even only a few of these ideas are enacted, it would be a harbinger of doom for wind energy in America.
heatmap.news
January 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
big scoop: i got my hands on a draft executive order ending offshore wind sent to the trump transition team
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...