The Washington Post‘s Climate Coach column by Michael Coren quoted me today. Here’s the part with my quote, which responded to his column last week about people figuring out solar on their own when they can’t install it on their buildings, which is my case.

Did I let my coop board or the Department of Buildings stop me? No, because I live by values including Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You, Live and Let Live, Leave It Better Than You Found It, and Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.

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Here’s the text of the quote, one my only times using the word pluck:

Last week, I wrote about how I tried plug-in “balcony solar,” designed for those who can’t put panels on their roofs. Many of you were well ahead of me. 

Josh Spodek, who lives off-grid in New York City, is no stranger to plug-in solar: It’s been his only source of electricity for four years. “I was one of the 53 million who couldn’t do rooftop solar too,” he wrote. “Good old American ingenuity and pluck. Welcome aboard!”

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Retry later

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