📰 Check out the 4/23 "Energy Hog" tour news release: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202604/...
"We cannot allow AI data centers to drive up energy costs, pollute our communities, and intensify the climate crisis." 🌍
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Cecilia Ellis
On 4/23, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies were at City Hall in Manhattan for the finale of our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour calling on New York to crack down on AI data centers and other energy-intensive infrastructure! ⚡🐷 @alignny.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @nylpi.bsky.social
On 4/23, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies were at City Hall in Manhattan for the finale of our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour calling on New York to crack down on AI data centers and other energy-intensive infrastructure! ⚡🐷 @alignny.bsky.social @fwwnewyork.bsky.social @nylpi.bsky.social
"NYPIRG applauds the announcement that NYC's Economic Development Corporation is investing in CUNY, its students, and New York City's green economy."
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Jana Bergere
Statement on NYCEDC $7 million investment in CUNY to develop green workforce: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202604/...
🌍 Happy #EarthDay! Yesterday's "Energy Hog" bus tour stop was in Kingston.
"We are not going to sacrifice our right to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment to the rights of the tech industry and wealthy billionaires."
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood
midhudsonnews.com/2026/04/22/e...
📢 "NEW YORKERS SQUEAL AT RISING UTILITY BILLS WHILE BIG TECH GORGES GRID" 🐷
📰 Check out the news release from the Kingston stop of our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202604/...
Today's stop on the statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour: Kingston! "If Governor Hochul is serious about addressing the state's affordability and climate crises, she must halt the reckless proliferation of energy hog data centers..." ⚡🐷
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood
@fwwnewyork.bsky.social
⚡🐷 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social's Eric Wood talk with @dunleamark.bsky.social about our "Energy Hog" bus tour, which highlights "the energy waste of AI data centers, which require a tremendous amount of energy, zapping electricity from the public grid."
🔊 www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2026...
On Monday, April 20, the statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour stopped in Albany! "We cannot allow AI data centers to drive up energy costs, pollute our communities, and intensify the climate crisis," said Chris Bottini, @nypirg.bsky.social Policy Coordinator.
@nyrenews.bsky.social @earthjustice.org
🌍📰 @nypirg.bsky.social climate news: "Advocates called for statewide action against A.I. Data centers. They want Governor Hochul to implement a moratorium on new A.I. data centers. The group also remarked that these facilities go against the state's climate law." ⚡🐷
cnycentral.com/news/local/a...
📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "Alex Bornemisza, a coordinator with New York Public Interest Research Group, said data centers are drawing too much power from communities, adding that it is bad for the state's environment and economy." ⚡🐷 www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
We want $10 million in the New York City budget to subsidize heat pumps for homeowners, and requirements that end new oil and gas boiler installations — this means cleaner air, more green jobs, and lower utility bills for New Yorkers! 2/2
🌍 On Friday, 4/17, @nypirg.bsky.social, @fwwnewyork.bsky.social, and @nychange.bsky.social delivered nearly 5,000 petition signatures to the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice and Office of Mass Engagement in support of our #GasFreeNYC campaign! 1/2
⚡🐷 On 4/17, our statewide "Energy Hog" bus tour — calling on New York to crack down on AI data centers and other energy-intensive infrastructure — stopped in Syracuse.
📰 Check out the news release for more info: www.nypirg.org/pubs/202604/...
@syrculturalworkers.bsky.social
"NYPIRG urges the governor and lawmakers to kick the discussion over auto insurance out of the budget and 'get under the hood' to make New York's insurance oversight transparent and one that saves drivers money."
- @nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social
www.morningstar.com/news/pr-news...
"AI data centers require a tremendous amount of energy, zapping electricity from the public grid. These energy hogs could lead to rising air pollution, industrial use of local clean water, and skyrocketing utility bills." ⚡🐖
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Alex Bornemisza
www.btpm.org/local/2026-0...
"At a time when we are already facing sky-high energy costs, Governor Hochul is siding with polluters over people — backtracking on New York's Climate Law and handing corporate 'energy hogs' a free pass."
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Alex Bornemisza
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"We cannot allow AI data centers to drive up energy costs, pollute our communities, and intensify the climate crisis. Everywhere we see these facilities pop up, we see energy grids strained and utility prices increase."
- Alex Bornemisza, @nypirg.bsky.social's WNY Regional Coordinator
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🌍 On 4/16 in Buffalo, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies kicked off our campaign to raise public awareness about energy-hogging data centers. 🐷
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🔊 Listen to @nypirg.bsky.social Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamc.org: Impacts of the late budget
"Here's hoping that important budget issues – like strengthening the state's public university systems – gets the attention they deserve."
www.wamc.org/commentary-o...
@blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective: Impacts of the Late Budget
"The late budget is largely the result of Governor Hochul's insistence that lawmakers approve non-budget measures, such as weakening the climate law, as part of an overall budget agreement."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
NYPIRG's @blairhorner.bsky.social "said elections officials had 'no excuse' for failing to take action sooner. 'Actions taken now will not only sanction current violators but should send a message to others that there may finally be a sheriff in town,' he said." www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
"Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. This bill represents an opportunity to ensure that no one in New York has to choose between getting the care they need and going into debt."
- @nypirg.bsky.social's Vivienne Knouse-Frenzer
📰 www.dailyfreeman.com/2026/04/09/s...
📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "Jana Bergere of NYPIRG warned the consequences extend statewide: 'No student should have to attend classes in buildings with broken heat, burst pipes, or out of service elevators.'"
🎓💵 southshorepress.com/stories/6813...
🌍 "I urge our state leaders to reject any rollbacks to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and to continue investing in a just, sustainable future for all New Yorkers."
- SUNY Cortland alum & @nypirg.bsky.social volunteer Alex Jackson
www.cortlandstandard.com/opinion/we-d...
Do you need help with consumer problems and complaints? NY's Small Claims Courts — the original "People's Court" — could be the place to seek justice. ⚖️ @nypirg.bsky.social offers FREE assistance with our Small Claims Court Action Centers located across the state: nypirg.org/sccac
@blairhorner.bsky.social's Capitol Perspective: Governor Hochul and New York's Late Budget
"Another year, another late budget... The reason? Governor Hochul's insistence that state lawmakers accept her non-budgetary priorities as part of the final budget agreement."
www.nypirg.org/capitolpersp...
🌍📰 @nypirg.bsky.social climate news: 'Gaslighting governor' - Hundreds protest Hochul climate law proposal
"There can be no defense for jamming an issue of consequence into a backroom budget deal."
- NYPIRG Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner.bsky.social
www.lohud.com/story/news/p...
🌍 On 3/25, @nypirg.bsky.social and our climate allies gathered in Albany for an emergency rally to urge state lawmakers to defend and implement NY's Climate Law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for NY households!
