Buncombe County NC Commissioner. I play music, organize for a better world, and prefer to be outside. RTs≠endorsment. Opinions=mine.
Western NC
Joined September 2010
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Drew Ball retweeted
Western NC is still fighting hard to recover from Hellene.
They need more funding from Congress & the NCGA, who shouldn't look away - and visitors.
Video from @buncombeGov Commissioner Drew Ball in Asheville about how much budgets were hurt by the loss of tourism. #ncpol
With uncertainty in WNC, Raleigh and especially DC, our hard-hit county has to manage our finances carefully & thoughtfully in the wake of Helene. We advocate for and await state & federal assistance. A hard lesson on storm impacts to county revenues. instagram.com/reel/DFEgsVvtN…
With uncertainty in WNC, Raleigh and especially DC, our hard-hit county has to manage our finances carefully & thoughtfully in the wake of Helene. We advocate for and await state & federal assistance. A hard lesson on storm impacts to county revenues. instagram.com/reel/DFEgsVvtN…
Drew Ball retweeted
My latest story--for @newrepublic
States can do far more than simply “stand up to Trump.” Collectively, they have the power to achieve more on climate than the federal government has done under any single president, whether Republican or Democratic.
From @tabor_reporter
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Drew Ball retweeted
"The more we can diversify our energy mix with technologies that come with no-fuel-cost sources like onshore and offshore wind, and solar with battery storage, the better off our wallets will be." @ConsEnergyNet @JohnSzoka #Energy #CleanEnergy #ncpol #ncga
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Drew Ball retweeted
Good news! There's great opportunity in the Southeast for clean energy, economic development, and job growth.
But there's bad news too—power companies trying to lean in on fossil gas instead of the clean energy solutions that are right in front of them. nrdc.org/bio/jackson-morris/…
"Blake Plateau ... is a foundation upon which the Southeast Coast’s marine ecosystem rests — and it, in turn, supports the fishermen who depend on the Atlantic to make their living." #BlakePlateau
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Lead-contaminated drinking water puts our hearts & kids’ brain health at risk. Read more in @washingtonpost on why it’s critical that @EPA finalize the strongest possible rule to #GetTheLeadOut 🚿→ wapo.st/3vFJFZW
Drew Ball retweeted
The company behind Mountain Valley Pipeline cut its planned extension into NC in half. But any pipeline is still dangerous for communities.
North Carolinians don't need this expensive, polluting fracked gas pipeline. #StopMVP
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apnews.com/article/plastic-n…
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water #breakfreefromplastic
Call on US EPA to protect NC and all communities from dangerous GenX Waste. We deserve strong protections from forever chemicals. #GenX #PFAS
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Mountain Valley Pipeline partner charged in house gas explosion. Another sad story that illustrates the dangers of over-reliance on dangerous and dirty fracked gas. #NoMVP #NoSouthgate godanriver.com/mountain-vall… via @GoDanRiver
Drew Ball retweeted
.@NC_Governor Roy Cooper is spot on: @DukeEnergy "needs to do more to make sure that we get to our goals" for reducing carbon emissions, speeding up the clean energy transition, and supporting communities. charlotteobserver.com/news/p…
Drew Ball retweeted
"After 32 years of routine, large-scale exposures to lead in water without our knowledge or consent, we need a regulation that finally prioritizes public health over ease of water utility compliance with non-health-based requirements." @EPAMichaelRegan
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9 million U.S. homes & businesses get their water through lead pipes. There's no safe level of lead exposure. It's National Lead Poisoning Prevention week & we’re urging @EPA to #GetTheLeadOut. Protect communities by proposing the strongest possible Lead+Copper Rule Improvements.
Drew Ball retweeted
Building the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension would put North Carolinians at risk for water contamination, explosions, and more—all for dirty gas that's unreliable.
North Carolina's General Assembly must protect communities and #StopMVP! action.nrdc.org/letter/2149-…
Drew Ball retweeted
It's time to #GettheLeadOut! October is Lead Prevention month and this fall the @EPA will release an updated Lead and Copper Rule.
Join @NRDC and partners on October 4th for a rally to celebrate! It's a new day in America and we're ready to GET THE LEAD OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL!🥤
Drew Ball retweeted
UAW members and auto workers across the country deserve fair pay, benefits, and a high-quality job. Along with the cars many of us drive, they are building electric vehicles and a sustainable future.
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Drew Ball retweeted
We've been saying this for over a decade and a new @WRIClimate report confirms - harvesting wood products (including paper and biomass for energy) has overlooked carbon costs. Soaring demand and flawed climate accounting are causing a catastrophic explosion of emissions.
My latest for @MongabayOrg concerns a new study in @Nature on the global impact of logging for timber/biofuel on emissions. Most media have ignored; they shouldn't. news.mongabay.com/2023/07/ti… @billmckibben @ElizKolbert @chriscmooney @dwallacewells @WRIClimate @guardianeco @YaleE360
‘The fire equivalent of an ice age’: Humanity enters a new era of fire - the pyrocene #ClimateEmergency
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow
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