Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Some Tweets from Gabrielle Farrell

Gabrielle Farrell is candidate Elizabeth Warren's press secretary.


  • Together, we’re building a movement to stop climate change and save our planet—and has plans to make it happen. 🌎
     
  • “I have an aggressive plan to reduce our carbon footprint: By 2028, we don’t have any more new buildings that have any carbon footprint. By 2030, we do the same for our cars and trucks. By 2035, we do the same for our electricity generation.” -
  • We need a Washington that works for the rest of us.
  • The isn’t only about targets. It’s about justice. has a plan for that.
  • 70% of pollution comes from three industries—that’s where we need to focus.
  • It’s not an town hall without at least a little bit of selfie line fun at the end
  • can’t stop. won’t stop.
  • Replying to  
    She is hitting it out of the park!
  • She said it best. We just won’t meet our climate goals with a one-time, one-size-fits-all approach.
  • Where are you watching the ? I’m sitting in my Jeep, parked on a street, listening in, holding off on climbing up three flights of stairs b/c I don’t want to miss even three minutes of talking about how she’s woven climate throughout all of her plans.
  • Senator is absolutely right. The alternative to the is unthinkable. Watch this clip.
  • THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. Yes, turn off your lights when you leave the house and choose paper over plastic. But maybe ALSO hold the giant companies doing all the polluting accountable?
  • .: "Part one is that everything we spend on climate has to be about reducing our carbon footprint ... I decided I was going to try to look at climate in every part of the plans."
  • This is exactly what fossil fuel industries want us to talk about—they want to stir up a lot of controversy around your light bulbs, straws, cheeseburgers. But 70% of the pollution comes from three industries. We can set our targets and say no more by 2035.
  • “We want an America that’s not just working for the fossil fuel industry, but an America that’s working for everyone.”— at embracing the vision and promise of a
  • . continues: "We are gonna have to make big change and that means we need our workers. We need our workers to be there, help us be partners in this, and quite frankly have the good, well-paying jobs...this is a win-win for everyone."
  • .: "We don't stop at 70%, but my point is we need to focus there, why don't we focus there? It's corruption. It's the giant corporations that hire the PR firms ... we don't look at who's still making the big bucks off who's polluting our earth."
  • You don’t get to ruin the air, water, and soil for everyone else just to help giant corporations. We have a Washington that works great for the wealthy and well-connected. It’s just not working for the rest of us. That's corruption, plain and simple.
  • .: "You don't get to ruin the air for everyone else, the water for everyone else ... just to help giant corporations."
  • I just love . I love her energy, her intelligence, her warmth, her skills, her passion, her clarity, her integrity, and her fire. I think she is amazing. She gives me hope.
  • Asked if she supports a carbon tax or price on carbon, says, after an anecdote about how she was taught when she was growing up that you have to clean up your own mess", "yes, I'm there!"
  • Senator : We need to focus on buildings, transportation and power generation--"that's 70% of the carbon we're spewing into the atmosphere"