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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1h

Soooo good

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1h

Agree. Gerrymandering has ruined American government and made it far less representative and functional

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17h

Fewer than 1 in 10 of our Congressional races are considered competitive - in a country that's politically more or less 50-50.

This is madness. And it doesn't have to be this way.

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 2h

Real life impacts of shutdown

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 21h

So scared of democracy they are keeping entire House of Representatives closed.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21h

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 22h

Who wants cooking your food to poison you? If you are in CA, reach out to governor’s office to let them know you would rather not have PFAS with your eggs :)

NRDC @nrdc.org · 1d

“A California ban won’t just protect citizens from toxic chemicals; it will also remind us that better cooking doesn’t come from better coatings. It comes from better choices.”

We agree, Chef Zimmern! It’s time to phase out PFAS from cookware.

Opinion | We Need to Ban Nonstick Pans

America will be better off without nonstick pans: healthier, safer and perhaps even more skilled at cooking.

on.nrdc.org

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

Without great,safe bike infrastructure and our e-bikes we would have driven 10,000 extra miles around Atlanta over the last 5-ish years. And needed a second car, at great expense. Instead we saved money, are happier and healthier due to the exercise. Revolution is right.

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

We watch the sun rise, talk about the changing leaves, notice the people out walking. In short, far more connected to our community than if we just drove our car into our garage. Our e-bikes have made our lives measurably better. This has been enabled by great, safe bike infrastructure.

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

We count the many dogs some days and can watch as a new business is building out their space, watching for progress until the “open sign” finally appears, as recently happened with an ice cream shop along our route. Then, kids super excited to try out the new place (we have gone 2 times in 1 week).

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

For example, I don’t know my neighbors better nor feel more connected to my broader community in an ev. On my ebike, we often pass friends and neighbors, saying hello and even riding together sometimes. We also wave to strangers, talk to them as we wait for the light to change.

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

Totally agree. Getting an ebike changed not only the way I get around atlanta, but my experience and relationship with the city, for the much better to be clear. Ebikes are revolutionary while EVs are a small (but important) shift in the current system.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

My kiddo got an American girl doll desk with a computer gift meant to represent 1999: when you click the keyboard it makes the dial up sound. Did not realize how much that sound would bring me back to that time.

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

Progress on “car brain”?

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 1d

Adding to the pile of data dashing warning signals on the strength of the US economy…

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 2d

Same same.

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Catie Haunted Haus-man 👻👻👻 @catiehausman.bsky.social · 2d

Job posting!

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Environmental Policy

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: School for Environment and Sustainability

Come be a Wolverine! In Tree Town! In the Mitten!

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 4d

We're hiring! Environmental econ AP position with a focus on biodiversity and related topics.

Come join our great community here at LSE, with lots of people working in the enviro econ space across campus.

Deadline in just under 3 weeks (Oct 26th) and details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Julian Bene @julianbene.bsky.social · 2d

Know what's even crazier than the $186M investors paid for Krog Mkt #GApol?
The $36M that Fulton county values it at.
That appraisal malfeasance costs us all $2.5M a year. And it's typical for trophies.
You wish your home was appraised at 20% of what it sells for.

www.ajc.com/business/202...

How much did investors pay for the Krog Street Market district? A lot.

The price makes the sale one of the most expensive commercial real estate transactions of the past few years in Atlanta.

www.ajc.com

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 2d

Fellow Georgians might not realize this important election is coming up! Please show up to vote, friends! Statewide election that has major impact on your utility bills or if they make solar power for your home a reasonable investment. Listen/read if you want more info, but for sure show up to vote

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.

www.volts.wtf

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Nathaniel Stinnett @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social · 2d

So glad @volts.wtf is highlighting the Georgia PSC elections.

At @environmentalvoter.bsky.social, we're mobilizing 366,557 low propensity climate voters in GA this fall with mail, postcards, digital ads & phone calls.

Join us 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

open.substack.com/pub/davidrob...

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.

open.substack.com

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 3d

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 4d

We have known climate change would cause many more deaths in lots of ways. Here is a study on how much climate change is already causing more deaths. Not in the future, but now.

Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 4d

Grantham Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, new report:

Climate change driven changes to the temperatures caused 16,469 additional excess deaths across 854 cities, almost 70% of estimated summer deaths.

spiral.imperial.ac.uk/entities/pub...

Summer heat deaths in 854 European cities more than tripled due to climate change

Focusing on 854 European cities, this study found climate change was responsible for 68% of the 24,400 estimated heat deaths this summer by increasing temperatures by up to 3.6°C. The analysis was le...

spiral.imperial.ac.uk

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 4d

Even if the US is a disaster, we are making progress globally: renewables generated more power than coal for first 6 months of 2025. Yes, we need to pick up the pace, AND we still need to celebrate the progress we have made.

Ben Winkley @benwinkley.bsky.social · 4d

Renewable energy generated more power than coal for the first time on record in the first half of this year, according to a report by energy think-tank Ember

www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...

Renewables overtook coal for powergen in 1H: Ember | Latest Market News

Renewable energy generated more power than coal for the first time on record in the first half of this year, according to a report by energy think-tank Ember, preventing further increases in CO2 emiss...

www.argusmedia.com

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 4d

I would never go back to natural gas now. I think gremlins must live in there to heat the water so fast…

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 6d

That must be so satisfying!! As well as yummy :)

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · 7d

Because it is true.

Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 7d

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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