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DDOT has changed the design plan for the protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave NW (which have already been under construction) to eliminate the structural protection, and add more paint.
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New York’s public utility approves plan to build 5.5GW of renewables The move nearly doubles NYPA’s initial renewables goal but still scales back from summer targets. The agency blames Trump’s tax-credit cuts and grid…

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JUST IN: Mass. federal judge wipes out Trump admin’s wind permitting moratorium, saying it’s contrary to law and is arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. #energysky

Netflix's 'Train Dreams' is a deeply moving climate drama — sort of Director Clint Bentley said he wanted the film to feel like “a love letter to nature, and to our interconnectedness to the natural world.”

Climate advocates spend a lot of time debating the best way to talk about climate. I mostly think it is a waste of time! Lots of different messages resonate with lots of different people.

Uhh that's my takeaway from "Train Dreams," streaming on Netflix: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/netflix-tr...

I am a big fan of plug in solar. I don't see any problems with it for the USA. But yes , there are houses from around 1910 with wires from 1910 here. Believe it or not. They do exist. It still should not cause any problems as best as I can tell with plug in solar .

Happy 5th birthday to Volts! A note to readers and listeners.

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Weltklimakonferenz: Spanien und Frankreich fordern Abgabe auf Luxus-Flugreisen Auf der Weltklimakonferenz werben Spanien und Frankreich für eine zusätzliche Abgabe auf Business-Class-Tickets und Reisen mit Privatjets. Deutschland unterstützt das Vorhaben - trotz der gerade erst ...

Spanien und Frankreich fordern Abgabe auf Luxus-Flüge - www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...

Baltimore Ravens to install solar panels at M&T Bank Stadium The Baltimore Ravens are working on another major stadium initiative, while in the midst of a $430 million renovations project.

Earlier this week the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) approved the team's request to install stadium solar panels.

We join Sam, a DC hit-and-run victim, in calling on Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie to move B26-0057, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Modernization Act. It's time to update DC's 40-year-old insurance minimums.

Loose Lips Apply to be our Loose Lips columnist. This local politics reporting job is based in D.C.

We’re still looking for a Loose Lips reporter!

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Hello, world! We are DC's cargo bike lending library, a
@waba.org project inspired by @mplscargobikelibrary.com
and @communitypedalpower.org

Borrow a cargo bike - free! #bikedc

More information coming soon....

Are they nuts? Did they not get the memo on how important affordability is to voters? An. E bike is within reach of the vast majority of folks , cars not so much...

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Judge issues injunction restricting immigration arrests in nation's capital The ACLU and other plaintiffs' attorneys argued federal officers were frequently patrolling neighborhoods with large numbers of Latino immigrants and then stopping and arresting people indiscriminatel...

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A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation's capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk.

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

They say never read the comments. Unless it’s three D.C. councilmembers (who are all running for higher office, two against each other) doing some debating on the merits of the expanded youth curfew on Instagram.

What paper is it that the retraced one is derivative of?

Interesting, what was the historical reasoning for removing the Congress seats?

Ich glaub es geht um den grossen Balken 2023, davon wurde ein Teil erst 2024 installiert.

70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. We all must continue to carry her legacy, fighting for equality and speaking up against injustice.

The DC Council should vote in favor of @janeese4dc.bsky.social’s “Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2025” & “Porchfest Permitting Temporary Amendment Act of 2025” on Dec. 2! We need to make sure Petworth Porchfest is able to operate via Neighborhood Block Parties in April 2026!

In Nebraska, Makeovers for Buildings That Don’t Price Out the Locals

Lincoln, Nebraska has a very cool program where landlords get money to upgrade decrepit apartment buildings — including by installing climate-friendly heat pumps! — and they have to keep rents low. Everybody wins. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c... via @carabuckley.bsky.social

If your peak demand is 3 KW the average demand should be 1.5 KW and your unit is 6 times oversized. It should cycle on and off a lot. Perhaps I misunderstood. Other explanations is low refrigerant or measurement error.

Oregon governor orders sweeping review of clean energy bottlenecks Democrat Tina Kotek is directing agencies to coordinate on everything from permitting to investment in a push to achieve net-zero electricity by 2040.

While some states are getting cold feet on climate policy, Oregon is doubling down, seeking to reduce bottlenecks and speed deployment:
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YouTube video by The Hometown Holler ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.

An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.

Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.

Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.

Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar #energysky -- via Canary Media:

Congrats on the nomination.