Today, to mark Energy Justice Day, a coalition of climate, health, political, and faith organizations launched the next phase of a multi-year campaign to demand Governor Hochul include key climate priorities in her upcoming 2025-2026 Executive Budget Proposal. These include passing the full NY HEAT ACT, legislation that would limit customers’ bills to 6% of…
Fossil fuel companies have long misled the public through deceptive campaigns, promoting oil, gas, and coal as part of the climate solution, despite research showing that the energy sector is responsible for 75% of global carbon emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2022), no new fossil fuel projects are necessary to meet global…
Yvonne Taylor, Co-Founder and Vice President of Seneca Lake Guardian, was featured in an article discussing the impact of the upcoming presidential election on cryptocurrency mining in New York. The election could shape the future of a fossil fuel-powered plant in the Finger Lakes region that is currently used to power Bitcoin mining servers. For…
The Brooke School of Public Policy will be hosting an event, focusing on the impact of climate change on American residential patterns and way of life. The event will be held on November 8 from 7:30 to 9 PM in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. This event is free and open to the public The keynote…
Forwarded from Yvonne Taylor, Co-Founder and Vice President of Seneca Lake Guardian—As October draws to a close, I wanted to remind you about the upcoming public comment period on the Seneca Meadows Landfill’s permit renewal and expansion proposal. We expect that the New York State DEC will open the comment period on November 12th! We…
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) empowers everyday people to work together on climate policy. Their supporters are organized in 420+ chapters across the United States building support in Congress for a national bipartisan solution to climate change. Globally, they also support 150+ international chapters on six continents. CCL has a few local chapters – including Rochester,…
This week, Francis Vanek will be the guest on Discover Cayuga Lake’s weekly community sunset cruise to discuss “Green Boating and Green Tourism.” He will be discussing his new book, Energy Literacy for Climate Action: Technology, Best Practices, and Insights, and putting the nascent transformation of commercial vessels in the context of the larger energy…
On September 20, 2024, New York State’s Department of Public Service (DPS), as part of the NYSERDA Clean Energy Events, hosted a conference in Albany to discuss the electrification of homes and buildings in the low-to-moderate income (LMI) market segment. The conference was held in response to the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Order on July…
NYC Mandatory Composting: A Key Step in Reducing Landfill Waste A June 2023 New York Times article provided an in-depth look at NYC’s food waste mandate focusing on the methane produced by organic waste and the mounting issues faced by landfills. The article reported that only 17% of the city’s waste is recycled, with little…
Calling all farmland owners! Interested in leasing your land to a farmer? Join our free Landowner Webinar on October 16 to learn about the benefits, challenges, legalities, tax breaks, and how to find the right farmer for you. We’ll also explore cooperative farming options. Experts from PACE Law Clinic and Farmland for a New Generation…
(Tompkins Weekly, 9-11-24, by Jaime Cone Hughes) In 2022, when Florencia Ardon purchased the northeast Ithaca duplex on Briarwood Drive that she had called home as a renter for 10 years, she received some disheartening news from the home inspector: the building’s two water heaters would soon need to be replaced. It made Ardon anxious…
Original article by Dave Rollo, originally published by CASSE, Resilience The Finger Lakes region of western New York State is distinguished by a series of long and narrow glacial valleys, dammed by moraine, that now contain lakes. Glacial scouring created some of the deepest lakes in North America, including Seneca, Cayuga, and Skaneateles lakes. These spectacular…
Original Article from Lea Webb, The New York State Senate (Binghamton, NY) – On April 30th, 2024, Senator Lea Webb hosted her inaugural Earth Month Reception at the State Office Building in Binghamton where she honored a distinguished group of individuals, organizations, and small businesses for their unwavering dedication to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The event…
Original article by Siri Chilukuri, Grist The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing. This story was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Technically, Holly Hutchinson lives in Ithaca, New York, a university town in the Fingers Lakes region in the…
(Ithaca Times, Staff Report, 1-9-2023) Ithaca’s Green New Deal just got an extra boost toward its climate goals. Sustainable Finger Lakes has been awarded a performance-based grant through the Innovative Market Strategies program at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to support the installation of high-efficiency heat pumps in 100 lower-income rental units in the…