Questions and Answers on the 100% Renewable Capitol Bill from SHARE
During recent meetings with state officials, they raised a number of questions regarding the proposal to convert the State Capitol complex buildings to 100% clean renewable energy within the next three years. Below are some of SHARE’s responses. SHARE is urging the Governor to embrace the effort to convert the Capitol Complex to clean renewable Read More …
SHARE Letter to Governor Hochul Released
SHARE released a letter to Governor Hochul today calling on her to transition the State Capitol complex (Capitol, Empire State Plaza, and other nearby state buildings) to renewable energy within three years. The letter, linked below, encourages the Governor to incorporate the Renewable Capitol Act into her next Executive Budget. One hundred and twenty organizations Read More …
SHARE Endorses the March to End Fossil Fuels
With daily reminders of the climate crisis, it is clear that the world needs to stop burning fossil fuels. Please join us in NYC on September 17 to demand that President Biden, Congress, and world leaders take bold and urgent action on climate. SHARE has joined with other local groups to bring buses to the march. Read More …
State Budget Includes Funding for the Renewable Capital Act Study
The New York state budget passed last week includes funding for the study that the Renewable Capital Act (RCA) calls for. Although the RCA is not explicitly mentioned in the budget provisions, one of the laws enacted in the budget—the Decarbonization of State-Owned Facilities Act—calls for the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to establish decarbonization Read More …
SHARE and the Renewable Capital Act In the News
A recent article and an editorial in the Times Union spotlighted SHARE and the Renewable Capital Act: State pushed to `green’ its buildings, Raga Justin, Times Union, 4/17/23. Greening the Capitol, Editorial Board, Times Union, 4/19/23. Both supported the Renewable Capital Act and the editorial suggested expanding the act to provide clean power to the Read More …
Renewable Capital Act Is Reintroduced
The Renewable Capital Act – a bill first introduced in the previous legislative session to make our vision of having state facilities run fully on renewables a reality – has been reintroduced in the current session by Capital District Assemblymember Pat Fahy and by Albany State Senator Neil Breslin. The bill (A5633, S2689A) requires that Read More …
SHARE Submits Testimony on Budget Appropriations
Ruth Foster and Merton Simpson have submitted SHARE’s Testimony to the Environmental Conservation Hearing on Executive Budget Appropriations for 2023 – 2024. “We call for the legislature to shut down the Sheridan Avenue Steam Plant (SASP) that heats and cools the Capitol and Empire State Plaza in Albany, and to fund the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood Read More …
In Memory of Ward Stone
On February 8th, New York lost a dedicated public servant and a remarkable human being. Ward Stone was a wildlife pathologist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for over four decades and authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles. He studied the pathways by which toxins like PCBs and lead enter the environment, and Read More …
SHARE to Hold Public Forum on Monday, November 14
Update: Video recording of the forum. Ruth Foster and Merton Simpson will present a public forum on ongoing projects of the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) on Monday, November 14, 7-8pm, at Albany UU and on Zoom. The event, hosted by Albany UU’s Green Sanctuary Team, provides an opportunity to learn about: SHARE’s Read More …
New SHARE Newsletter Now Available
The August 2022 SHARE Community Newsletter includes updates on the Renewable Capital Act, the declaration of part of Sheridan Hollow as a Brownfield Opportunity Area, and a study of feasibility of installing district geothermal in 100 or so buildings in Sheridan Hollow.