Reposted by Aimee WittemanPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 1hFor the most part, driving is super inefficient but at least it's really expensive and also quite dangerous. 24510
Reposted by Aimee WittemanGretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 9hTruly humbled to make the @time.com 100 Next list out today. Thank you for the nomination, Bill Nye! time.com/collection/t...time.comGretchen Goldman Is on the 2026 TIME100 NextFind out why Gretchen Goldman is on this year’s list 78110
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 22hA footnote to my Lyme story: my husband hunts deer because we have WAY too many in the DMV. I call venison hyper-local, climate-friendly protein with ecological benefits (a take that is not wildly popular in Takoma Park). But after my diagnosis, I have a new slogan: eat the deer, reduce the ticks. 5276
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 23hThis recent NYT story on the rise of tick-borne illnesses hit very close to home when it was published last month. I’ve spent much of my career working on climate change. I didn’t expect one of its health impacts to become quite so personal. Consider this a PSA. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/m...nytimes.comThe Summer the Ticks Took OverA scientific and civilizational horror story. 1243
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Stevie Wonder releasing four previously unheard tracks from Songs in the Key of Life for its 50th anniversary is delightful. Also a reminder, you can, in fact, make masterpieces and still leave some songs in the vault. pitchfork.com/story/stevie...pitchfork.comStevie Wonder Unvaults Four Songs in the Key of Life Tracks“We didn’t add these songs to the album, but they were part of what I was feeling and discovering as we made it,” says Wonder 0101
Reposted by Aimee WittemanPhil McKenna @mckennapr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My latest: Twice as fast and at half the cost: A geothermal startup is collaborating with one of the nation’s largest homebuilders to drive down the cost of tapping the subsurface for heating and cooling. link ⬇️ 252
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One of the things I love most about spending a week in NYC is taking the train back to DC, then the metro home and everything feeling comparably quaint and quiet and bucolic as my nervous system regulates 080
Reposted by Aimee WittemanBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106002480
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Climate Week, but maybe the real decarbonization was the solar-powered cargo bikes we rode through Manhattan along the way. #ClimateWeekNYC #SaultyDog 1121
Reposted by Aimee WittemanThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026A district court ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate a $7 billion grant program that funded solar panel installation for low- and moderate-income families. washingtonpost.comTrump’s EPA must reinstate $7 billion grant program for solar panels, judge rulesDistrict court rules that Biden-era Solar for All grants that help lower-income families and communities install solar panels cannot be terminated. 119170
Reposted by Aimee WittemanKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 28/09/2025my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump" 812481441
Reposted by Aimee WittemanEd Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/ 261612358
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and the essay Total Eclipse are among my absolute favorite writings that I often revisit -- fundamentally shaped my perspective, life, and career. Grateful for Annie Dillard. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...nytimes.comAnnie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil. 180
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New research! Solving the U.S. housing shortage can be a force multiplier for gigaton-scale emissions cuts and an affordable, resilient future. Thrilled to be a co-author on this new white paper from the newly launched Housing Multiplier Project. housingmultiplier.org/wp-content/u...housingmultiplier.orgHousing Multiplier ProjectThe Housing Multiplier Project works with states and localities to advance policies that solve the housing shortage faster and more cost effectively — and make housing a force multiplier for progress. 071
Reposted by Aimee WittemanJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446901283
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Agreed. I increasingly see this kind of argument invoked to argue against interventions like air conditioning in places where extreme heat events are increasingly leading to mass mortality. We no longer get to choose between adaptation & mitigation--we have to do both at an accelerating pace. 220950
Reposted by Aimee WittemanLewis Lehe @lewislehe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I think more and more that @davidzipper.bsky.social got this exactly right. many counties experiencing population decline have high elderly populations. getting people to walmart or a small airport would be a big deal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comRobotaxis Aren’t Going Where They Are Needed MostWaymo, Zoox and Tesla are clamoring to bring autonomous ride-hailing to cities like New York and Boston. But it’s small towns and rural areas that could see the biggest upside from AVs. 4408
Reposted by Aimee WittemanBrendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nice visualization of US energy system data (mostly EIA data): usenergydata.orgusenergydata.orgUnderstanding America's energy systemTrack and understand the numbers behind US energy — year by year, and state by state. 072
Reposted by Aimee WittemanCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world 23934305
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Pro-tip for any 2028 Democratic candidate looking for an easy win: skip the standard stump speech and just promise to invoke the Defense Production Act for estradiol patches. The estrogen-deprived voting bloc is highly motivated. 041
Reposted by Aimee WittemanNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026In our new essay for the @financialtimes.com (you read that right), @astra.bsky.social and I link the extreme weather events we have all been living through to the rise of a new iteration of futureless fascism, wherein the rich and powerful plan for their bunkered survival behind fortressed borders. 391765683
Reposted by Aimee WittemanAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"as the world changes our elites are changing, becoming more fascist, attracted to ideas justifying that only some people are going to make it. it’s the job of a credible left to put forward a vision of the future for how we live together well on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...nytimes.comNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise. 3284107
Reposted by Aimee WittemanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I would remind people that Stevie Wonder is 76 years old. You don’t need a political analysis to understand why his tour isn‘t coming to a 100 citiies. He is a 76 year old Black man who doesn’t have to do but two things, and touring isn’t one of them. Let’s just be grateful. 191025102
Reposted by Aimee WittemanNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Once you stop trying to convince yourself that all of your policy preferences are secretely really popular if explained in the right way, you will be released from samsara 13963144
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Move over, pumpkin spice: September belongs to the BOG HARVEST. While many flock to apple orchards, the world’s peatlands are hitting their peak. Far from muddy swamps; bogs are the secret agricultural powerhouses you didn't know you needed. Join me in protecting these undervalued landscapes! 🧵 1/ 5305102
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/09/2026This is the kind of shit that's going to be discussed with horror in history books and we're just dully watching it happen.bloomberg.comNext Target of Trump's Deportation Campaign: 170,000 Salvadoran ImmigrantsLosing temporary protected status means Salvadorans must return to a country many of them no longer recognize or go underground in the US. 10384140
Reposted by Aimee WittemanChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🥹 I love our city. 638242
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ok, but maybe Phoenix, a major metropolitan area of more than five million people in an arid desert environment under a changing climate, shouldn't exist. 🙃theguardian.comWe’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate GallegoOur three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures 141068
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"As local food economies grow they will bring about a significant return of power, wealth, and health to the people." — Wendell Berry Watching neighbors with peach juice running down their grinning faces. Farmer’s markets: (joyful) systemic change agents. 080
Reposted by Aimee Wittemanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026i hate this thing they do where they pretend like they are fulfilling some long and pent up demand. just own that you’re engaged in naked idolatry 1664601701
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is why I moved to urbanism after years in the techno-decarb space: focus on interventions that make daily life better and cut emissions/build resilience. Healthier (heat pumps), cheaper (solar), more joyful (e-bikes, transit), more resilient (all the above). Find the #JAM. 3417
Reposted by Aimee WittemanRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Do not be saying feminism is over or got overturned or women are worse off when it comes to rights than they used to be if you're talking about the bad old days before second wave feminism. Thread below: 14847209
Reposted by Aimee WittemanYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 01/09/2026New York’s congestion pricing program has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in travel times for EMS vehiclesnber.orgUrban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services 61090296
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Central Arizona Project helped make a metropolis in the desert possible. Arizona knew its rights to the Colorado River would be first cut in deep shortage and now that bargain is coming due. A story about infrastructure, growth, climate change, and limits.nytimes.comAmerica’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose WaterDecades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come. 060
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The only bike shares left didn’t have an e-assist. Sweaty and slow on the SF hills means you can take it in. 😍 #mobility 070
Reposted by Aimee WittemanRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I had to say thank you.meditationsinanemergency.comIn Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of KindnessWe will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil... 432841576
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Urban policy is climate policy! Excited to be teaming up w/ @mateosfo.bsky.social and others on Wednesday at #ClimateWeekNYC for The Urban Climate Solution: practical conversations on housing, land use, transportation + decarbonization. Come be part of it. www.urbanclimatesolution.orgurbanclimatesolution.orgThe Urban Climate Solution | Discover Urban Climate Solutions – Act TodayJoin the Urban Climate Solution conference during NYC Climate Week to explore urban strategies like transit, zoning, and infill development that reduce emissions and promote sustainable city growth. 092
Reposted by Aimee WittemanWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063895111004
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026Two people have died from measles in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. No one should ever die of measles when we have such an effective vaccine. Measles deaths are a result of years of anti-vax disinformation. 21532154
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Stop the presses 👀 pitchfork.com/story/big-th...pitchfork.comBig Thief Debut New Triple Album, Horsepower, Live in NashvilleThe 29-song album was performed in full at the Ryman Auditorium alongside special guests Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Iris DeMent, and more 180
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Affordability crisis meets the State Fair back home in Minnesota. A friend did a little math on the change in prices to two iconic Fair treats. 121
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The bomber/fighter flyovers were incredibly loud but otherwise it was quiet up away from the National Mall and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix. Minnow enjoyed being back running our home trails in Rock Creek Park - the air today has an unmistakable hint of fall. ❤️🍁 #TrailRunning 0110
Reposted by Aimee WittemanRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Remember when food was safe to eat www.dailymail.com/health/artic...dailymail.comBlueberry recall moved to highest risk level... 'probability of death'A recall of frozen blueberries has been upgraded to the FDA's highest warning level over potential deadly bacterial contamination. There have been 12 sickened and four hospitalized. 30044701940
Reposted by Aimee WittemanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/08/2026Tech guys: why do they hate us & our data centers so much? Also tech guys: hey, what if we built the biggest fossil fuel power plant ever?!heatmap.newsNvidia Backs OpenAI’s Plan to Build America’s Biggest Power PlantOn Belgium’s fire, African oil, and the Philippines’ trash 20508156
Reposted by Aimee WittemanGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 19/08/2026The Boundary Waters will remain exactly as it should: wild, pristine, and unharmed. 264137492767
Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We suddenly have some of the richest companies in human history with enormous ability to shape markets. That could be the catalyst for building clean firm power but instead the response is essentially: the grid can’t give us power fast enough, so let’s build enormous private gas plants.bloomberg.comData Center Gas Plants to Boost US Power Emissions by 20%Data center developers are turning to bespoke natural-gas power plants, a development that promises to dramatically increase carbon emissions and make it harder for US technology companies to meet the... 1153
Reposted by Aimee WittemanJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Taxpayers exposed: "The data-center campus will rely on the construction of a 9.2GW natural-gas plant... owned by the U.S. and financed by Japan." "By backing the asset value of the data center—not OpenAI’s ongoing lease payments—the structure limits Nvidia’s risk exposure substantially."wsj.comOpenAI Locks In Lease for Huge Data Center in Ohio With Backing From NvidiaThe agreement with SoftBank’s SB Energy caps weeks of negotiations over the largest data-center project announced to date. 053