My latest #PlasticTrash haul from the creek(w/permission from my MD to row with my broken foot). Kudos to @BeaufortNC for its leadership on #BreakingFreeFromPlastic , especially balloons, which kill marine mammals & other wildlife.We can do better. ⁦Paddle Out Plastic⁩ #ncpol

This you?

It was great to attend today’s announcement of U.S. EPA’s new drinking water standards for #PFAS contaminants. Kudos to U.S. EPAMichaelRegan, Governor Roy Cooper,Josh Stein and all the other advocates for their strong leadership on fighting these #ForeverChemicals . #ncpol

day care centers, preschools also w levels above the @epa MCL. Scope of contamination isn’t fully captured yet & it’s still jaw dropping
300 water systems in NC, including mobile home parks, exceed new PFAS standards ⁦NC Newsline⁩ ⁦N.C. DEQ⁩ ncnewsline.com/2024/04/10/300…

Important thread 👇

In case fellow #UNC alums missed this, a troubling trend at the #NC GA . Troubling political meddling with #NC ’s flagship university We can do better. #ncpol

After 5 weeks of dealing with my first case of COVID, I finally felt well enough to get out for a row on the creek, which included pulling #PlasticTrash out of the marsh. We can and must do better. #ActOnClimate #BreakFreeFromPlastic ⁦Paddle Out Plastic⁩

Round table on offshore wind energy hosted by ⁦Governor Roy Cooper⁩ w/ ⁦Secretary Deb Haaland⁩ & ⁦Bureau of Ocean Energy Management⁩ Director Liz Klein.Terrific discussion w/our partners as NC pursues a carbon free future while creating good jobs. Note the reusable water bottle! #ActOnClimate #ncpol

Truly an incredible photograph from another outstanding Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at London’s Natural History Museum. Beautiful and haunting. And a reminder that there is no time to waste to address the #ClimateCrisis . We must #ActOnClimate now. Wildlife Photographer of the Year

In case you’ve forgotten.

I rescued this poor guy stranded on the beach during yesterday’s storm. My second save this winter. I then had a beautiful row on the creek, followed by a pod of 8 dolphins for nearly the entirety of the row. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #BreakFreeFromPlastic

All right, I really should be doing literally anything else with my time, but I have certain compulsions, so here's a short thread on the Harvard thing.

Or actually, not about Harvard per se, because I, like most Americans, don't really give a shit what goes on at Harvard.

Public Policy Polling
December 15-16, 2023
556 LV / ±4.2%

2024 North Carolina Democratic primary polls

Governor
Josh Stein: 56%
Mike Morgan: 5%
Marcus Williams: 4%
Chrelle Booker: 3%
Gary Foxx: 1%
Not sure: 32%

Stein: 60% fav / 4% unfav
Morgan: 14% / 5% unfav

(1/3) #ncpol

It’s official! I am running for reelection. It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve the citizens of Guilford County (& N.C.) for the past 19 years and I am excited for the possibility of another two years in the #NCGA . Yep, I rode my bike😊 #ActOnClimate #TurnNCBlue #ncpol

This morning’s (mostly) #plastic trash haul from my short paddle on the creek. More than my paddle board could carry and much more marine debris lining the marshy shore. We can and must do better. #EndSingleUsePlastic #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ActOnClimate ⁦Paddle Out Plastic⁩

Spotted ⁦N.C. State Fair⁩. What an incredible economic impact (most recently $2.8 billion) #NCBeer has had since #PopTheCap passed in 2006(?). Probably my favorite piece of legislation during my 19 year tenure. #BestDayEver #ncpol

#plastic trash from today’s row.We can & must do better.Unfortunately, language buried in #NC ’s 600+ pg budget effective today limits local governments from managing litter,especially bans on #SingleUsePlastic . ⁦Paddle Out Plastic⁩ #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ActOnClimate #ncpol

When I started researching “advanced recycling,” I was surprised to see that one of a handful of US facilities is in NC, close to where I grew up. I started looking into it.

What I found was…troubling, to say the least.
theintercept.com/2023/09/28/bra…