Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy
Toward a 100% Renewable Energy New York
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 …
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 …
The New York state budget passed last week includes funding for the study that the Renewable Capitol 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 …
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 …
The Renewable Capitol 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …