Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy
Toward a 100% Renewable Energy New York
Environmental racism in Sheridan Hollow and other Albany neighborhoods is the focus of a recent article by Dana Brady in Albany Proper, the online publication devoted to reporting on social interest stories within Albany. The article includes some of the long history of impacts of burning fossil fuels — and even trash — on the health Read More …
Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) stands in solidarity with protesters in Albany, Minneapolis, New York City, across the nation and across the world who demand an end of police violence that is terrorizing Black communities and communities of color. We demand justice for George Floyd, a beloved Black man who was brutally murdered Read More …
UPDATE: Video recording of the webinar. As part of the Engineering the Anthropocene speaker series at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) webinar will feature members of SHARE addressing The Empire’s Backyard: Power & Pollution in Sheridan Hollow. The public is invited to participate in a discussion about a century of environmental injustices in Read More …
In this time of health and economic stress, SHARE suggests that those who are able consider contributing to a local food pantry or food pantry coalition. In this spirit, SHARE has contributed $500 to the Sister Maureen Joyce Center Food Pantry on Sheridan Avenue. Area food bank coalitions Food Pantries for the Capital District and Regional Read More …
A major SHARE goal is achieved but more work needs to be done On September 18, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Office of General Services (OGS) announced that they had abandoned plans for two massive, gas-fired turbines and a microgrid in Sheridan Hollow to power the Empire State Plaza. With this change, one of the Read More …
Albany – Today, SHARE released a comprehensive report on the feasibility of meeting energy needs of the State Capitol and Empire State Plaza in Albany without fossil fuels. The 36-page document, prepared by the SHARE science committee, describes a credible plan for transitioning government buildings in Albany to renewable heat and power for normal operating Read More …
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Almost 2,000 people from various supporting organizations and local residents participated in the #CuomoWalkTheTalk on Climate Change March and Rally from Albany’s old Sheridan Hollow ANSWERS plant to the New York State Capitol Building urging Governor Cuomo to make New York a 100% Renewable Energy State. March supporters are: Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy, Read More …
As the New York governor scrambles to fend off a primary challenger, will he finally back state lawmakers trying to pass the nation’s most ambitious climate bill? By Alexander C. Kaufman ALBANY, N.Y. ― Since 1970, New York’s average statewide temperature has climbed 2.4 degrees Fahrenheit, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is just starting to Read More …
MEDIA ADVISORY ALBANY, NY – Feb 6th, 11:00 AM CONTACT: Merton Simpson, 518-253-3536, robcor295@cs.com Advocates for Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice Detail Flaws with Albany’s Proposed Fracked-Gas Microgrid and Demand Action from Cuomo WHO: Merton D. Simpson, Albany County Legislator for District 2 and the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) WHAT: Press Read More …