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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

really great convo here (and not just for oregon!) about legalizing the homes our future selves will need <3

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What would your life be like if you couldn't drive? This week is #WeekWithoutDriving which is all about understanding what it's like to be a nondriver. @devinsilvernail.bsky.social & I launched @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social to share these stories. Search for 'nondriver' wherever you watch/listen

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nondriver

30% of people in the US & Canada can't or don't drive. nondriver is a podcast about the lives and stories of those people, hosted by Anna Zivarts and Devin Silvernail. Every episode, we talk to peopl...

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 12/08/2026

The lights come on when we flip the switch, but most of us rarely think about the electric grid or its role in cutting climate emissions. @trufahey.bsky.social sightline.org/MessagingNWEnergy

How to talk about the grid 🔌
Define the electric grid as essential and critical public infrastructure. The electric transmission system is largely out of sight, out of mind.
Underscore the age of the grid and the sluggish pace of upgrades. Start with a problem and then offer a meaningful way forward.
Bridge from basic upkeep to keeping up. Frame grid investments as “modernizing,” “improving safety,” “upgrading,” and “adding capacity,” not just “expansion.”
Connect on the price tag that comes with delay. “The longer we wait, the more we pay.”
Link grid modernization to climate change and and low-cost clean energy for solid Democrats and for persuadable voters.
sightline.org/ClearTheLines

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 02/09/2026

MDUs are the new ADUs. "I'm a big fan of ADUs," Kol Peterson told @opb.org. "The reality is people in Portland can't really afford or justify spending $300,000 - 400,000 anymore. It doesn't really pencil from a ROI perspective. Whereas, MDUs do."

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Portlander explains mobile dwelling units, their rise in popularity

YouTube video by OPB Podcasts

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

New Sightline strategic messaging guidance: How to talk about upgrading the electric grid! ⬇️💡

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

chronically obsessed w this housing solution 💘

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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

With #wildfires burning so hot that water evaporates before even reaching the flames, firefighting operations are devolving, increasingly, into lifesaving operations. Whether you’re in the suburbs of Athens, Bordeaux, or Spokane, evacuation is often the only viable option." time.com/article/2026...

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What Happens When the World is on Fire

"From America to Algeria, dangerous blazes are occurring around the world, giving us a glimpse into an age ablaze," writes John Valliant.

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Martina @mpansz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If you care about climate, you care about transmission permitting 🤓

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 03/08/2026

“There are many differences in construction costs between the U.S. and other countries, but I’m not sure there’s anywhere else where the difference is as large as the elevator.” @stephenjacobsmith.com

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Why doesn’t the U.S. have small elevators like Europe and China?

Advocates for smaller, cheaper elevators say it could spur a housing boom.

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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Re-legalize Zak’s place

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

never been a better time to buy from your local farmers

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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Emily Moore @emilymoore.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Cool bill from CA: take the $ gas utilities would spend on replacing pipes and give it to customers to electrify. PNW gas utilities are also spending big on new gas pipes. Let's spend that $ instead on heat pumps to give people cooling - Sweating in Seattle earthjustice.org/experts/matt...

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Californians Deserve to Choose the Energy Source for their Homes — a New Bill Would Give Them the Freedom and Funds to Do So

The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is the biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Wasting all that space in our neighborhoods for pavement is a health hazard (and makes housing more expensive).

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

this was such a great convo. saw stephanie pollack at a conference in june, where she ran hands-down the most interesting and dynamic panel of the event. give this a listen, and dream bigger for our transit future! <3

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batski @babski.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

gas prices should be tied to AQI and gas should be 8 billion a gallon in Chicago rn

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

spoiler: yes it can. but: please god nooo. book rec: @bethgardiner.bsky.social's *excellent* Plastic Inc.

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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

"A bike is magic, and an e-bike is a bike without hills and showers." @billmckibben.bsky.social #cycling #climateaction #bcpoli

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 08/06/2026

Reminder that there will be a memorial for CDOT Complete Street Planner Riley O'Neil this evening in Bridgeport. bsky.app/profile/bike... There will be a group ride to Bridgeport leaving from Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St. at 6 PM. bsky.app/profile/acan...

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

nice! enjoy the fam time, and see you next visit

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

are you in town, then? and joining critical mass tonight? :)

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

guys, i found the place. it's chicago. not sure why it doesn't just widen its sidewalks and bike lanes and steamroll every city in the US. if it weren't for the batshit drivers this place would be paradise (and yes, i have been here in winter, get a parka you wimps)

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

with a "super el niño" summer ahead, yikes:

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 18/05/2026

BUILD fact of the day: Chicagoland apartment vacancy is 4.7% — well below the national average of 8.4% — and new construction is at its lowest level since 2012 the BUILD plan is designed to break that cycle by removing the zoning rules and financing barriers that keep new housing from getting built

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Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

jfc this traffic violence. all for next-day shipping of athleisure or poptarts or whatever. hellscape

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Dan Bertolet @danbertolet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ahoy housing wonks in Alaska and BC! Sightline is hiring part-time contributors to help advance housing abundance in these two corners of Cascadia. Please spread the word! www.sightline.org/about/careers/

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

By the way, if somebody tries to tell you climate change is only a concern of "educated and affluent" liberals, you can show them this map. At least half the people in *every* US state, even the deep red ones, worry about it

Map of the US: Estimated % of adults who are somewhat or very worried about global warming (nat'l avg. 63%), 2025

Every state is at 50% or above. California and bluer states are at higher levels, but zero states are below 50%.

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Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our series kicks off on 5/30, the last Saturday of the month from May-Oct. www.cyclingxsolidarity.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/05/2026

Chicagoland has seen a steady pace of ICE sighting + abduction alerts all week. After one person was taken in Waukegan yesterday, this morning feds are dispersed broadly across the burbs again. Seen in Round Lake Beach and Joliet so far. A worker was snatched at a Bolingbrook Burger King at 5:30am.

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

A no brainier 🌳🏘️🧠 A no car-brainer…🚗🧠

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/05/2026

Superb report from @sightline.org: "Apartments Are the Climate Solution Hiding in Plain Sight" Yes. Don't overcomplicate things, just build a bunch of f'ing apartments.

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Apartments Are the Climate Solution Hiding in Plain Sight

US climate policy is blocked. Housing isn’t.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The brick patterns of Chicago, as a quilt www.instagram.com/lizbarrrr

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 07/05/2026

Happy birthday to Washington’s parking reform!🎂 @governorferguson.bsky.social signed it into law a year ago today. And even though it won’t officially kick in until the end of 2026, it’s already laying the groundwork for more homes. By @citizen-cate.bsky.social: www.sightline.org/2026/05/07/w...

How WA’s parking reform
is playing out on the ground
The act goes into effect for most cities in December 2026.
Data centers are projected to make up less than half of Northwest electricity demand by 2050.
Three cities adopted parking reforms early
Lynnwood
Vancouver
Kirkland

Six cities are repealing mandates entirely
Bremerton
Bothell
Shoreline

Bellevue (In process)
Tacoma (In process)
Vancouver (In process)

Four states introduced similar 2026 legislation
Indiana (Failed)
Hawaii (Failed)
Illinois (Pending)
Rhode Island (Pending)

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Danny Oleksiuk @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Building delightful, walkable cities with beautiful apartments is somehow still an overlooked climate solution: www.sightline.org/2026/05/05/c...

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Climate Is Stuck, Housing Isn’t | Sightline Institute

Why apartments may be the most powerful domestic climate move of the Trump years.

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Al Vanderklipp @alvanderklipp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Ranked choice voting elevates candidates who speak to the broadest swath of voters. In the 2022 contests for AK's US House seat, that was Mary Peltola. In 2024, it was Nick Begich. It really is that simple. New analysis of ballot data from myself and @jayleetx.com for @sightline.org below. ⬇️

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Big brains, big hearts, big impacts! I’m serious. Get your application in!

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