Merton Simpson Speaks on the Renewable Capitol Act
At a December 12, 2024 Press Conference held at the Capitol on the NY Heat Act and the Renewable Capitol Act, Merton Simpson, co-chair of SHARE and Albany County Legislator for District 2, spoke about the Renewable Capitol Act and the need for the Governor and legislature to include it in the next fiscal-year budget. Read More …
Update: NY’s Next Step in Reducing Emissions from Plaza Needs to Go Further
Governor Commits to Next Step in Reducing Emissions from Plaza. Pollution Reduction Goals Remain Too Little, Too Slow. In late July, the Hochul administration finally released the long-delayed energy study of the Empire State Plaza (which unfortunately failed to include the State Capitol or AE Smith Building). The Governor announced $100 million for phase one of the decarbonization Read More …
SHARE Applauds Governor and Calls for a Faster Timeline
Press Release, July 22, 2024. Printable copy, with contact information. SHARE Applauds Governor’s $100 Million to Start Decarbonizing the Empire State Plaza but Calls for a Faster Timeline to Meet Climate Goals and a Complete Plan that Includes the Capitol. Calls for Hochul Administration to Embrace Transparency in Climate Work. While the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Read More …
Record Heat Ahead, But No Solution
Press Release, July 8, 2024 SHARE, Residents Call for Hochul to Address the Impacts of Climate Change on the Sheridan Hollow Neighborhood. Residents Speak Out on Cancer Impacts from State’s Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant. Call for Hochul to Shut Plant Down. SHARE says Governor Should Sign Superfund Bill to Protect Against Future Climate Harms. Press Read More …
SHARE Blasts Hochul Administration for Withholding Data
Updated May 22, 2024 with Times Union editorial. Press Release, May 16, 2024. SHARE Blasts Hochul Administration for Withholding Data on the Renewable Capitol Project, Thus Delaying Climate Action New Study Shows How State Can Convert State Capitol Complex to Geothermal Energy Press Release printable copy, with contact information. Recording of today’s Press Conference Molly Read More …
Jay Egg and Keith Schue Release New Report on Geothermal Energy for New York’s Capitol
Today, Jay Egg and Keith Schue released a new report on solutions for heating and cooling the Capitol and Empire State Plaza without fossil fuels. This includes a discussion of proven geothermal technologies and thermal load sharing techniques. The report, written for the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE), also provides real-world examples of Read More …
How Sheridan Hollow Could Benefit From The Climate Change Superfund Act
The Sheridan Hollow neighborhood is one of the disadvantaged communities that could receive millions from the proposed Climate Change Superfund Act. In a Spectrum News video, Susan Arbetter interviews SHARE co-chair Merton Simpson about the cleanup needed for the toxic legacy of the ANSWERS incinerator plant, which operated in the neighborhood from 1981 to 1994: Read More …
Dozens of Organizations Sign On To Supporting the Renewable Capitol Act – Updated
Dozens of organizations have joined in supporting the Renewable Capitol Act, as indicated by inclusion of their logos in this Memorandum of Support. (Updated 4/26/24.)
Senate Includes Renewable Capitol Act In Its One-House Budget
Press Release, March 12, 2024: SHARE Applauds Senator Breslin and the State Senate for Including Conversion of State Capitol to 100% Renewable Energy in Budget Resolution ALBANY: The Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) applauded Senator Breslin and the State Senate today for including the 100% Renewable Capitol Act (S 2689B) in its one house Read More …
Passage of the Renewable Capitol Act: A Moral Imperative
The following Commentary appeared in the 3/8/2024 Albany Times Union: For Albany residents, the Capitol is the polluter next door By Bob Cohen Across the globe, marginalized communities have historically borne the brunt of environmental degradation and climate change impacts, despite contributing the least to the underlying issues. Even here in New York’s capital city, Read More …