My friend Nathan Phillips and Gas Leaks Allies (a coalition of like-purposed environmental groups) have made a gofundme to buy induction cooktops to donate to residents. Residents have electricity, but no gas for the foreseeable future.
This effort just started yesterday when Nathan bought all the induction cooktops at our local IKEA. They are actively trying to get GE and IKEA to donate. I trust him/Gas Leaks Allies 100%! Please consider donating, thank you!
People are back in homes w/ electricity but no gas - they can't cook hot meals. It'll take several weeks before gas is restored. Cheap & fast electric induction cooktops cost $30-$50/will provide immediate relief for families. #MerrimackExplosionsgofundme.com/sign-up?alertK…
@wgbhnews What a fantastic podcast, & not b/c I was mentioned, I swear. Honest look at @CharlieBakerMA's record on certain things... the part I'm interested in is his handling of state responsibility re: compressor permitting, AND... 1/
@wgbhnews@CharlieBakerMA ... @CharlieBakerMA ignoring a "model protester" for 82 days as I waited for him to take action re: compressor on state level. I sat in his office as he'd ignored Weymouth for 2 yrs running up to my action. TWO YEARS. Blog for my action is here: sitwithandrea.wordpress.com 2/
@wgbhnews@CharlieBakerMA As you can see, it took A LOT to get him to take any action. He kept saying "it's a Federal issue". There is a Federal component to the #weymouthMA permitting process. Normally @FERC has the last word. Not so in our case: @MassCZM has the last last word. 3/
@jay4ma Jay is 100% correct about this avenue of revenue!
I *highly* recommend folks listen to @Gladwell 3 part podcast series on rich colleges. I was flabbergasted at the amount of money socked away. 1/
@jay4ma@Gladwell Please make sure to see Gladwell’s notes by scrolling down each podcast’s page. There are some links and some data that will knock you for a loop, one of which is this: nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/disp… 2/ #mapoli
UPDATE from @nathanpboston re: effort to get induction cooktops to those in the Merrimack Valley. The GoFundMe will be kept open as it's imperative that people have a way to take care of basic household tasks. 100% of the money is going to cooktops and shipping charges 1/ #mapoli
Nathan is also still looking for new or used pots and pans (with lids, hopefully) that can be used with the cooktops. You can test a pot by holding a magnet near the bottom. If the magnet sticks, it's good for induction! 2/ #mapoli gofundme.com/clean-cooking-…
From Nathan: "Hi all! We've blown past our $5k goal and are now at $6,158! [edit: now it's $6449!] Now our two biggest challenges: securing inventory, and connecting with households. As of today, 5 homes are able to cook that weren't" 3/ #mapoli gofundme.com/clean-cooking-…
.@MassGovernor, when do constituents get such access to you, @SpeakerDeLeo, & @Sen_Chandler?
The letter was dated March 12, but not released publicly until Tuesday because officials with the partnership first wanted to reach out personally to [Baker, DeLeo, Chandler.] #mapoli
I read @jonchesto's business newsletter last night that outlined the whole mess, meant to follow up then forgot🤦♀️Jon lays ALL the laundry out. @CommonWealthMag didn't.