Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy
Toward a 100% Renewable Energy New York
On Sunday, November 9, a half-day SEED OUR SOULS (SOS), SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE will include a panel on Environmental Justice and Geothermal Energy, hosted by Merton Simpson, Jr., and facilitated by Ruth Foster and John Ciovacco. Merton and Ruth are co-chairs of SHARE, and John is President of Aztech Geothermal, LLC. They will explain the environmental Read More …
Merton Simpson and other members of SHARE joined the Fever Pitch Pilgrimage send off. Taina Asili along with several of her artist collaborators walked an average of 15 miles a day from Albany to NYC. Along the way they offered song and moments of intention for climate justice with grassroots organizations along the way. The offerings aim to Read More …
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the Albany Community Land Trust held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 4 on Orange Street for geothermal drilling underway at two properties in the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood. These boreholes will enable highly efficient geothermal energy to be used to heat and cool three residential units and a commercial business. Read More …
At a December 12, 2024 Press Conference held at the Capitol on the NY Heat Act and the Renewable Capitol Act, Merton Simpson, co-chair of SHARE and Albany County Legislator for District 2, spoke about the Renewable Capitol Act and the need for the Governor and legislature to include it in the next fiscal-year budget. Read More …
Press Release, July 22, 2024. Printable copy, with contact information. SHARE Applauds Governor’s $100 Million to Start Decarbonizing the Empire State Plaza but Calls for a Faster Timeline to Meet Climate Goals and a Complete Plan that Includes the Capitol. Calls for Hochul Administration to Embrace Transparency in Climate Work. While the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Read More …
Updated May 22, 2024 with Times Union editorial. Press Release, May 16, 2024. SHARE Blasts Hochul Administration for Withholding Data on the Renewable Capitol Project, Thus Delaying Climate Action New Study Shows How State Can Convert State Capitol Complex to Geothermal Energy Press Release printable copy, with contact information. Recording of today’s Press Conference Molly Read More …
Today, Jay Egg and Keith Schue released a new report on solutions for heating and cooling the Capitol and Empire State Plaza without fossil fuels. This includes a discussion of proven geothermal technologies and thermal load sharing techniques. The report, written for the Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE), also provides real-world examples of Read More …
The Sheridan Hollow neighborhood is one of the disadvantaged communities that could receive millions from the proposed Climate Change Superfund Act. In a Spectrum News video, Susan Arbetter interviews SHARE co-chair Merton Simpson about the cleanup needed for the toxic legacy of the ANSWERS incinerator plant, which operated in the neighborhood from 1981 to 1994: Read More …
Dozens of organizations have joined in supporting the Renewable Capitol Act, as indicated by inclusion of their logos in this Memorandum of Support. (Updated 4/26/24.)
Press Release, March 12, 2024: SHARE Applauds Senator Breslin and the State Senate for Including Conversion of State Capitol to 100% Renewable Energy in Budget Resolution ALBANY: The Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) applauded Senator Breslin and the State Senate today for including the 100% Renewable Capitol Act (S 2689B) in its one house Read More …