Damian Pitt
@DeePitt9
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Urban Planning professor, VCU. Helping cities reduce their carbon footprints. Exploring the intersection of urbanism and toddler culture.
Richmond, VA
Joined December 2017
Our graduate certificates in urban and regional studies allow students to address challenges like urban sprawl, economic marginalization, sustainability, and equity! Apply now to start a new chapter today! https://t.co/lSzFADW0tV
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Breaking news! The House just passed a budget that is a DIRECT ATTACK on your ability to go #solar! They're trying to ELIMINATE the 30% solar tax credit, effective at the end of this year. Act now to save solar! https://t.co/9sVrory1SO (From our sister organization SUN Action)
solarunitedneighbors.org
Congress wants to kill the solar tax credit. We won't let them. Learn how you can join the fight to save solar access for everyone.
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.@RTDMPW writes that VCU, by withholding degrees of student protesters, is opposing free speech and the ideals of higher education. https://t.co/Gijo754K3J
richmond.com
Students, in daring to protest U.S. complicity, risk punishment, arrest, or in the case of noncitizens, deportation. Far from being safe havens from authoritarianism, college campuses are functioning...
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☀️📈According to research by @VCU Wilder School Associate Professor Damian Pitt, solar energy could provide 8%-15% of Virginia’s electricity needs by 2035. Learn more at: https://t.co/MfVw71Mu0J
#solarvirginia #virginiasolar #virginia #vared #vagreen @VAEnergySense
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New paper! In @WeAreTandF's “Energy Sources, Part B,” @DeePitt9 and I map distributed #solarenergy potential in suburban DC. Check it out here: “Modeling local distributed solar energy potential: a case study from Virginia, USA” https://t.co/aLncFHn4NO
tandfonline.com
In this paper, we use GIS analysis to estimate potential distributed solar PV capacity and solar electricity generation in a suburban neighborhood in Virginia, United States. Using a combination of...
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Public service announcement: buy an RPS parent a drink this week. I believe their kids will have been out of school for nearly 30 days by Monday. Skip the water. Give them a cocktail
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Looking forward to having you @mdhDuBois! I hope you’re racking up those Amtrak points.
One keynote down, one more to go within 48hrs. Next stop, Richmond Virginia to deliver remarks at Virginia Commonwealth University on behalf of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE) for their annual symposium. 1/
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One keynote down, one more to go within 48hrs. Next stop, Richmond Virginia to deliver remarks at Virginia Commonwealth University on behalf of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE) for their annual symposium. 1/
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Is Richmond the largest city in America without any sort of functioning bike share system (docked or dockless? I suspect so.
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What a day: — Trump promises to end US climate regulations — Dem budget team agrees to remove VA from RGGI, lose $135 million / yr in low-income energy efficiency funds — SCC invites utilities to rewrite net-metering rules, Step 1 towards killing residential solar in Virginia
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Congratulations to @redrafferty and the other winners of last night’s @Wilder_Planning Plan-Off!
Congratulations to all of our 2024 Master of Urban and Regional Planning Plan-Off competition student presenters! 🎉💛🖤🏫🏙️🏢📋📝 🥇Grand Prize: Daniel Rafferty Best Plan: Callie Houghland Finalist: Mac Hyde Finalist: Addie Alexander
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This is how you do it, Dems…
My statement on the protests on VCU's campus:
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My statement on the protests on VCU's campus:
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🎙️ New on #CompassPoint: Discover how VCU's ISEE is changing the game in fighting the climate crisis 🌍✨. Dr. Damian Pitt shares the journey of innovation & how you can be part of it. Listen now: https://t.co/I3q1h13uzY
#ClimateAction #SustainableVCU 🌱🔊
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On May 3, #MURP students will present their client-based projects at Plan Off! 2024. This month, we will showcase these 18 projects one by one. This year, we're also proud to be celebrating the #50th #anniversary of our program! #MondayMotivation #PlanOff #countdown #StayTuned
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Happy to announce that starting next week I will be teaching a class on active and sustainable transportation at VCU’s @Wilder_Planning department! 🚲👨🏼🏫🚌
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“It’s time to become a plan building city, not a deal chasing city.” Well-said @andreasrva!
Closing point, Southside is our opportunity to create an inclusive & accessible community. We must design intentionally without causing displacement while also improving quality of life for all. It’s time to become a plan building city, not a deal chasing city.
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Very proud to see my friend, former @VCUWilderSchool PhD student, and current @ISEE_VCU collaborator receive this prestigious @VCU alumni award. Congrats, Gilbert!
10 Under 10 Award Winner: Gilbert Michaud Last but not least, the third award winner is Gilbert Michaud. Michaud teaches law and policy courses, mentors students, and leads applied research projects at Loyola University Chicago. Read more here: https://t.co/rgmaMuAP7f
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10 Under 10 Award Winner: Gilbert Michaud Last but not least, the third award winner is Gilbert Michaud. Michaud teaches law and policy courses, mentors students, and leads applied research projects at Loyola University Chicago. Read more here: https://t.co/rgmaMuAP7f
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Boosting this finding from the @WasonCenter, that 65% of Virginians want to stay in #RGGI. This is consistent with recent @VCUWilderSchool Commonwealth Poll findings, that 70% of Virginians are concerned about climate change and 60% support transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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