Jan 8 Call Relay for the ASAP Act! The Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) Act would accelerate our solar build-out, cutting through red tape to make solar cheaper & easier. Call on Gov. Hochul to include the ASAP Act in the Executive Budget! Info & sign up: tinyurl.com/ASAP-Call-Re...

Mostly for the better.

"The city’s latest annual greenhouse gas inventory shows a decrease of about 5% in emissions citywide compared to the previous year and a 25% cut since 2005, when the city began tracking its emissions." www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/23/g...

We have until the end of TODAY to submit comments calling on the EPA to maintain protections for wetlands. Show your support for clean water now: https://fwwat.ch/48TOUFb

Useful Q & A on agro-voltaics with Rebekah Pierce, farmer and author of the new book “Agri-Energy: Growing Power, Growing Food." www.adirondackexplorer.org/adirondacks-...

Hochul: Stand Up for Climate! Jan. 13, 10:30-1:00, Albany On Jan. 13 Gov. Hochul will share her agenda & vision for NY in 2026 during her State of the State address. We'll share our vision & speak up for the climate, health, environment, energy costs. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu...

The movement for public power, such as New York's Build Public Renewables Act, passed in 2023: "Public power means public ownership and democratic control of our energy system. It’s an alternative to corporate-owned, profit-driven utilities." truthout.org/articles/as-...

The US EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are proposing a new rule that ignores decades of science and undermines the Clean Water Act’s core purpose: to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation’s waters. Comments due by Jan. 5: adirondackcouncil.quorum.us/campaign/151...

From Sherrilyn Ifill, "The Year America Broke Open": "I have been profoundly heartened by the decency, determination and resilience of so many across the country who have engaged in actions big and small...all with the demand for justice and equality, and for what is right and true, and humane."

Modernizing the Returnable Container Act would help redemption centers and keep plastic out of the environment. www.wamc.org/news/2025-12...

Your New Year’s Resolution: Discover Your Badass Self In 2025 you participated in a No Kings protest. You donated a money. In 2026, you want to do more. You HAVE to do more for your children and grandchildren. But how? Join Third Act Maryland, www.thirdact.org/maryland/join

Blair Horner, @nypirg.bsky.social: "As lawmakers return next month and the governor unveils her budget plan, following New York’s plans to address both the climate and trash crises should be at the top of the agenda." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

🤔 How are solar panels made? 🤔 What's the real environmental and social impact of solar panels - from start to finish? 🤔 And how can solar energy be part of the circular economy? Learn all about the lifecycle of solar panels in our recent article! bit.ly/4pOkifJ

A personal list of some of the best climate books of 2025, from @alybatt.bsky.social @triofrancos.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @denisesrobbins.bsky.social @wimcarton.bsky.social @peterbrannen.bsky.social and more...

Hochul: Stand Up for Climate New Yorkers Speak Out at the State of the State January 13, 10:30 AM Empire State Plaza, Albany More information and to register: actionnetwork.org/events/hochu... @frackaction.bsky.social @nypan1.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @saneenergy.bsky.social

A total of 131 environmental organizations--including Third Act Upstate NY & @thirdactnyc.bsky.social--signed the letter. These groups will hold a “Hochul: Stand Up For Climate” rally on January 13 at Hochul's State of the State address. Watch for rally information here.

In this episode of Volts, David Roberts interviews Saul Griffith on the difference between rooftop solar in Australia and rooftop solar in the US. www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...

Looking forward to No Kings Three!

Clean energy good news in 10 charts www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Good news! Millions in extra funding for the Empower+ program, which helps low and moderate-income households reduce their energy bills. The funding comes from RGGI, the East Coast cap and trade program.

Op-ed in today's Albany Times Union. "Supporting more renewable energy development, paired with storage and demand-side resources, will deliver predictable, low-cost power over decades and minimize exposure to volatile international fuel markets." Gift article

"...if any energy projects should be cancelled because they threaten national security it should be fossil fuel plants, since the US defense and intelligence communities have issued literally dozens of reports...identifying fossil-fuel use and climate change as threats to national security..."

The Deadline Hochul website is live! Save the date--April 18 in Albany--and find out how you can help: --See the list of sponsors --Sign up for the Mobilizing Committee --Make the pledge to march in Albany --Watch the video of the Mobilization Launch Call on December 15 www.deadlinehochul.org

Why are rooftop solar and home batteries more expensive in the US than in other countries? The cost of permitting and interconnection. There are tools like meter socket adapters that could help.

Today from @scottpwaldman.bsky.social, who reveals that the Trump admin has tapped Judith Curry, & potentially other authors of the DOE's recent misinformation-filled climate report, to helm the next NCA. Other authors could include Ryan Maue + Grok. Yup, that Grok. www.eenews.net/articles/its...

This is bunk. These sites are chosen to not interfere with radar systems, according to the process listed on...the Department of Energy's website: windexchange.energy.gov/projects/rad...

Alan Cole, Third Act Upstate NY, thanking the legislature for passing the repeal and Gov. Hochul for signing the legislation: "... the legislature and Governor have taken a crucial first step to address the affordability crisis at the same time as moving New York closer to a clean energy future..."

⚠️ It’s official! New York has repealed the “100-foot rule” subsidy for new gas hookups, joining five other states that have ended similar subsidies. Statement from Hochul:

HUGE WIN: @governor.ny.gov just signed legislation that eliminates the 100-foot rule. This outdated policy let utility companies charge customers for the expansion of the fossil fuel system. With today’s signature, we are one step closer to #CleanerHeatLowerBills in NYS.

Here's a great PBS NewsHour video on small plug-in solar panels. Thanks, @billmckibben.bsky.social, for mentioning this video in last night's The Crucial Years post. Things will get better! youtu.be/yVO9GcNlkLQ?...

Glad to see @thirdactco.bsky.social Third Act Colorado joining the fight to help save the Natl Ctr for Atmospheric Research

@nyrenews.bsky.social report: Cap Pollution, Invest in workers: Job Creation from Proposed Clean Energy Policies in New York "...New York’s stalled pollution-cap program could create nearly thirty thousand jobs each year across regions of the state and economic sectors..."

Update: New York pension fund trustees on Wednesday tabled Comptroller Brad Lander’s proposal to rebid a contract with BlackRock, leaving the potential $42 billion move up to his successor. nysfocus.com/2025/12/15/b...

Liz Moran, @earthjustice.org: "...this plan locks New Yorkers into continued fossil fuel dependence and delays the transition to clean energy, an approach that will drive up costs, harm communities, and jeopardize the state’s climate mandates.”

New York is one of the states suing. "Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs."

Big big big day on global-level climate action today (maybe): will @BradLander.bsky.social @NYCComptroller.bsky.social move $42 billion in city business away from BlackRock? Or not? The key pension fund meeting starts at 9:30. @nysfocus.bsky.social w/ the info 👀 nysfocus.com/2025/12/15/b...

"The plan codifies Hochul’s approach, and local officials and energy experts warn that it presents New York City with particular challenges: The plan envisions that gas-fired plants in the city could operate longer than anticipated, and some could be turned back on."

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

@thirdactupstateny.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactnyc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/roc3rdac...

NY State Sen. @lizkrueger.bsky.social & Assemblymember @emilyassembly.bsky.social spoke last Friday about the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act, their balcony solar bill, which would make it possible to use small solar panels that can be plugged into an outlet.

GOOD NEWS! The cancellation notice from Action Network regarding tonight's Deadline Hochul mobilization launch call was sent in error. THE CALL WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7:00 PM TODAY! Email [email protected] for details on how to join the call.

"The multi-year 'Recharge at IC' initiative adds 30 new charging stations across campus, with a total of 36 charging ports. This includes the first publicly available DC fast chargers located on a college campus in New York state, IC noted." 👍 @ithacacollege.bsky.social

Today's the day! Join us at 7 p.m. for a great call with @billmckibben.bsky.social and @markruffalo.bsky.social

For your week: Whether or not @nyccomptroller.bsky.social Lander delivers the major climate action he promised- or leaves w/ no major accomplishment of his own- is decided Wednesday. BlackRock, the world’s dirtiest money manager, could lose $42 BILLION from NYC. citylimits.org/opinion-will...

"The force that’s slowing down all of this, of course, is the fossil fuel industry, which understands this good news for everybody else as the worst possible news for its future prospects..." insideclimatenews.org/news/1512202...

"The startup’s first systems are being installed in partnership with philanthropic organizations looking for solar-battery options for low-income communities. That includes the @envdefensefund.bsky.social, which has spent the past few years helping the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico..."

This executive order is a gift to Big Tech oligarchs and a threat to our planet, but it doesn't overrule state and local regulations of data centers. We'll continue the work to protect our communities from these extractive industries, at every level.

"Pirates of the Anthropocene," Bill McKibben's latest post on The Crucial Years: "The push for clean energy is the push for peace."

In the latest from @nytimes.com #Ohio and its #solar energy initiatives were highlighted as one of the 50 #states offering positive #environmental solutions! See the full list: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...