Merton Simpson Speaks at Climate Can’t Wait 2022
Merton Simpson, Albany County Legislator and SHARE Co-Chair, was a featured speaker at the Climate Can’t Wait 2022 mobilization at the NYS Capitol and Empire State Plaza Concourse held on January 25, 2022 to demand that the state legislature and governor prioritize climate in the 2022 budget and legislative session. For information about the bills Read More …
Groups Rally in Albany as Part of Global Call for Climate Justice at COP26
As part of a Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on Saturday, November 6, Capital District climate, community, and faith groups marched and rallied in Albany from the South End to the O’Brien Federal Office Building. Merton Simpson, Albany County Legislator and SHARE co-leader, was a featured speaker at the rally at the end Read More …
SHARE Contributes Aid to Families Displaced by Fire
SHARE has donated $1,200 to assist the families displaced by the August 7 house fires on Orange Street. Related: Albany fire damages two homes, Times Union, 8/7/2021 Multiple house fire is under investigation, WNYT, 8/9/2021
SHARE Contributes to ACAP
SHARE has made a $500 donation to the Albany Community Action Partnership (ACAP). The Sheridan Avenue based community organization assists local residents and businesses in many ways, including job training, early childhood education, and energy efficiency upgrades. Visit albanycap.org for more details and application forms for assistance, or to volunteer or make a donation.
Merton Simpson Testifies at State Hearing on the CCIA
Merton Simpson, Albany County Legislator and SHARE Co-Chair, testified at the April 13, 2021 Senate Joint Environmental Conservation and Energy Committee Hearing on The Climate and Community Investment Act “CCIA” (Senate Bill 4264-A). In the entire hearing video, his testimony appears at 3:51:40. He also submitted written testimony. In his testimony Merton referenced the Joint Legislative Budget 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 …
Powering the Empire State Plaza with Renewable Energy: A Progress Report
SHARE has been monitoring progress by the New York Power Authority and Office of General Services on projects they announced in September 2019, when they abandoned their previous plan for adding gas turbines in Sheridan Hollow to power the Empire State Plaza. In a recent call with NYPA spokesperson Stephen Ramsey, SHARE member Laura Faulk 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 …
SHARE Joins Divest NY Campaign
SHARE has joined the Divest NY Campaign to get New York public pension funds to divest from fossil fuels. As we deal with the climate crisis and Covid, we learn that both the NY State Public Pension Fund and the NY State Teacher’s Retirement System (NYSTRS) continue to invest billions in fossil fuels. For more information: Read More …
How Environmental Racism Affects Sheridan
Hollow and Other Albany Neighborhoods
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 …