See this message below from the Renewable Heat Now campaign: We are SO CLOSE to getting 2 important bills across the finish line in the NYS Budget Get started by sending this letter to your NYS Senator and Assemblymember.See other actions below – take an action a day to keep fossil fuels at bay!!
New Yorkers should not have to pay 35% more in utility bills to RG&E and NYSEG than they already do — read this message below from the Alliance for a Green Economy to help strike the hike! “Last week, the Alliance for a Green Economy joined the Public Utility Law Project, AARP, Fossil Free Tompkins,…
Read more below on how to advocate for the rejection of Greenidge Generating Station’s Air Title V Facility Permit renewal. If the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approves their permit renewal, this will have dangerous environmental impacts. Public Hearings: Legislative public comment hearings will be held virtually on Monday October 24, 2022, at 1:00 pm…
To those representing organizations: The End Fossil Subsidies Coalition has written an organizational sign-on letter to Governor Hochul and Legislative Leadership, urging them to eliminate non-essential tax subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. The Fossil Fuel Subsidy Elimination Act would remove over $300 million of these subsidies. This coalition letter calls for Governor Hochul, Senators,…
This summer, as temperatures rise and nutrient and fertilizer runoff increases in the Finger Lakes, make sure you check the water before you jump in. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a notification page and interactive map where you can check to see where harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been reported. Since exposure to…
Yesterday, I attended the Crypto Moratorium Rally in Geneva, NY. Seneca Lake and the sky above were a beautiful backdrop for the many speakers, which included a policy organizer, representatives from various environmental organizations, an assemblymember, a town supervisor, a winemaker, and a local homeowner. All emphasized the crucial need for elected officials to honor…
We are sharing a call to action from Alliance for a Green Economy: “Please join Seneca Lake Guardian at the gazebo on the lake side of the Finger Lakes Welcome Center for an outdoor family-friendly rally calling on Governor Hochul to deny Greenidge’s Title V Air Permit Renewal and to sign the crypto moratorium bill…
We are encouraging anyone and everyone to call Gov. Hochul (877-235-6537) and urge her to sign an important bill into law. The well-being of the Finger Lakes depends on it! Here is a possible script: “Hello, my name is __________, and I live in ___________. I am calling to ask Gov. Hochul to sign bill…
Companies are flocking to New York to re-open dirty old power plants to generate power for cryptocurrency mining operations. The kind of cryptocurrency mining used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” uses thousands of computers to solve complex math equations. These computer farms are extremely energy-intensive. According to the New York Times, this practice consumes…
Join Sunrise Ithaca for a rally at the Bernie Milton Pavilion TOMORROW, Friday, March 25th at 4:30pm. This rally is part of a wider Global Climate Strike, with a local goal of drawing attention to the social justice component of the Ithaca Green New Deal. This will include a call to action for the City to take…
“Extended Producer Responsibility,” sometimes shortened to EPR, is simply, and importantly, holding the producers of various items accountable for what they put out into the world. Rather than corporations being able to make anything – even products that are potentially harmful or polluting – then shift responsibility and blame to consumers/people using the product regarding…
Please call Governor Hochul today, and ask her to deny Greenidge’s Title V Air Permit, which would allow for an expansion of Bitcoin mining, and adopt a moratorium on proof of work crypto, which would place a hold on certain cryptocurrency mining operations. You can use this dedicated hotline to make the call: (866) 942-5138!…
Be part of a virtual lobby day on March 10th and advocate for strong and effective Extended Producer Responsibility and Bottle Container Deposit laws. Click here to register through Beyond Plastics; they will assign you to a lobby group, and provide talking points and necessary zoom links. Not available on Thursday? Send a letter to…
Did you know: New York residents of color and those with low to moderate income pay a disproportionately higher portion of their household income on energy? The homes of many of these individuals and families are often less energy-efficient, meaning that they need to use more energy to heat and cool their homes, which is…
CLIMATE CAN’T WAIT 2022 is a team of over 30 organizations committed to mobilizing support for a comprehensive package of legislative policy proposals to move New York into the new renewable energy future. As our climate deteriorates causing death and destruction to communities across our state, nationally and worldwide, let our legislators know that New York must take rapid and bold action. On January 25, rise up with climate activists to demand that the New York State legislature take bold action on climate.