Climate Groups Urge Lawmakers to Commit to Convert State Capitol to 100% Renewable Energy Following OGS Budget Testimony

Press Release issued January 31, 2024 Climate justice advocates were stunned on Wednesday to hear that the Hochul administration planned to take ten years to achieve only a 50% reduction in fossil fuel emissions at the State Plaza complex. SHARE (Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy), a coalition of dozens of climate, faith, labor and Read More …

Renewable Capitol Act Press Conference Held at Capitol

SHARE held a press conference at the Capitol on December 18, 2023 to urge Governor Hochul to support the Renewable Capitol Act (S2689-Breslin/A5633-Fahy) and include it in her Executive Budget. Mark Dunlea, one of the leaders of GELF (Green Education and Legal Fund), PAUSE (People of Albany United for Sustainable Energy), and SHARE, spoke first 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 and the Renewable Capitol Act In the News

A recent article and an editorial in the Times Union spotlighted SHARE and the Renewable Capitol 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 Capitol Act and the editorial suggested expanding the act to provide clean power to the 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 …

Albany Legislators and Sheridan Hollow Leaders Speak at RCA Press Conference

In an April 18 press conference, state and county legislators were joined by Sheridan Hollow community activists, including several from SHARE, in promoting the Renewable Capital Act (RCA), which was introduced in the legislature in February. Part of the press conference was captured in two videos (see below). Assembly members John McDonald and Pat Fahy described Read More …

Jay Egg and Keith Schue Win Constellation Prize

Jay Egg and Keith Schue are winners of the 2020 Constellation Prize for Policy Impact. As the Constellation Prize Committee stated, “Their efforts have championed renewable energy, and demonstrably helped move the Empire State Plaza, New York’s center of government in Albany, away from fossil fuel combustion.” Keith is an electrical engineer and technical advisor Read More …

Teachers Retirement Fund Must Divest

Today the Times Union published the following letter to the editor by Ruth Foster, SHARE Co-Chair: Teachers Retirement Fund Must Divest This has been a bad year. As we have coped with our new lives during a pandemic, we have watched the news in horror as California burned, as Midwest crops and homes were flattened Read More …