Sam Butler
sambutler.us
Sam Butler
@sambutler.us
Featured on Drop Site, Rising on The Hill, the Krystal Ball podcast. Media about just transitions we can make today. Get updates at https://sambutler.us
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His office is ignoring social media.
People are going to be protesting at his offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan this morning.
His office number opens at 9 am: (202) 224-6542

Remember yes on cloture is yes on Trump's budget & CR

To send a fax to senator's office directly faxzero.com/fax_senate/S...
March 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hi @gonatureforward.bsky.social, I do media in the D.C. area and was thinking about coming to the Civic Center today to help cover TNB. Would that be possible? You can see my work at sambutler.us
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I was skeptical, but I just closed IG and opened Bluesky in search of some Farming While Beige -- the strategy works!

Your content was basically the core of the app for me, which is wild to think about -- IG was just a clunky old data-sucking ad wrapper around your content!
February 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ahhh my bad, good to know! I would love to hear your opinion on the platforms you considered (or was it ghost right away?)
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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I've been curious to learn more about this from @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social. @molly.wiki also went on there from Substack. I would like to get to know Beehiv better and get more long-term trust from their ownership, and I also trust Molly and Ryan choosing it.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Housing near transit. Natural materials that store carbon. Rooftop solar connected to DC (no grid-tie or batteries required.) Solar thermal connected to boilers for hot water and heating.

That should be our climate plan. Follow / keep reading (vid below) ⤵️
November 9, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Here's the thread!

bsky.app/profile/samb...
Housing near transit. Natural materials that store carbon. Rooftop solar connected to DC (no grid-tie or batteries required.) Solar thermal connected to boilers for hot water and heating.

That should be our climate plan. Follow / keep reading (vid below) ⤵️
November 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM
There is no cheaper, faster, or more viable plan. (Happy to be proven wrong — bring what you've got.)

Incorporate it in your vision and start organizing to make it happen. Happy to answer questions, support, and help — we're doing this on the ground in mid-Atlantic. (6/6)
November 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
And homes built with natural materials — like straw bale, timber, hemp — are the best form of carbon sequestration. Plus healthy, well insulated homes without toxic construction materials. via @thelastfarm.bsky.social (5/6)
November 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
In alignment with the Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition

www.indigenoussummit.org/summit-outcome @earthworks.bsky.social (4/6)
November 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
90% of the costs of solar are storage, inverters, and batteries / grid-ties. Grid-tied is still prone to failure and grid outages — leaving people vulnerable. Just put energy on the roof, where it's cheap.

Leave lithium in dirt and the deserts intact.

*That* is a *just transition*
November 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Throw solar PV and solar thermal fluid on a roof, design the building to store heat thermally (and stay cool through insulation.)

There is a townhouse on Capitol Hill on offgrid solar, suburban houses are doing it, we're planning a condo project like it in Baltimore. (2/6)

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November 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Likewise a great Douglas Adams anecdote about that in Hitchhikers!
July 24, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Reading your opening, I thought this short story might resonate with you. (I'm working on more spec fiction in this realm, e.g. from now in American suburbs — if that interests you, I'd love to connect and explore some ideas with you!)

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It was 1.5°C in 2024, and everything was burning
It was 1.5°C in 2024, and everything was burningWe wondered how we would survive, as right-wing militias paraded in streets, food crises and wildfires moved closer to us, and governments and media ign...
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July 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM
sent you an email related to this, would love to connect with you on it!
April 7, 2024 at 2:26 PM