Emily Koo (@em_koo) 's Twitter Profile
Emily Koo

@em_koo

Tweets are minimal (and my own); follow @SamGHoward for more content. @AcadiaCtr RI Policy Advocate. Fan and board member of @GEConsumers and @ecoRInews.

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calendar_today11-12-2011 01:58:04

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Sustain_PVD (@sustain_pvd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Rhode Island is on its way to requiring that 100 percent of electricity sold in the state comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2033" — 17 years sooner than the target set in the Climate Justice Plan. (!!). We have no time to waste. bostonglobe.com/2022/06/15/met…

"Rhode Island is on its way to requiring that 100 percent of electricity sold in the state comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2033" —  17 years sooner than the target set in the Climate Justice Plan. (!!). We have no time to waste.
bostonglobe.com/2022/06/15/met…
Amy Turner (@amyturner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

❌Things West Virginia v EPA does NOT say❌ 🏭that EPA can't regulate power plants 🚗that EPA can't regulate GHGs from other sources ♨️that EPA can't regulate other air pollutants 🏦that federal agencies can't act on climate 🏙️anything at all about state/local authority

Emily Koo (@em_koo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sometimes our plans and platforms and grant proposals get lost in the jargon — this is climate change disproportionately impacting frontline communities.

Representative Michelle McGaw💙 (@mcgaw71) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Any concerns he had that the electric mowers might not have the stamina (battery life) and power for a long day’s work have proven unfounded. “The mowers have a battery life of seven hours,” he said, “enough for a day’s work on a single charge.”” eastbayri.com/stories/the-so…

Emily Koo (@em_koo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is a big deal! Cementing the direction of our neighbor's building sector decarbonization strategy (away from gas!)

Acadia Center (@acadiactr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Offshore wind off #RI 's coast meets a critical need for large-scale carbon-free electricity generation in the Northeast. Read the The Boston Globe op-ed from our Senior Policy Advocate and Rhode Island Program Director, Emily Koo and Green Energy Consumers Alliance bostonglobe.com/2023/12/07/met…

Rhode Island House of Representatives (@rihouseofreps) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When Rhode Island enacted the Act on Climate in 2021, the state committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050. About 30% of those carbon emissions come from buildings, and Rebecca Kislak and @MeghanEKallman have introduced legislation to transition the building