🎧 New Episode Alert: Uptown Chats Book Club – Powerless (Part 1)!
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#UptownChats #EnergyJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #EnergyInsecurity #NYHEAT #PowerlessBook
Delgado also calls for #NYHEAT act passage and other actions like changing how utility rates are set that would bring down bills for working New Yorkers.
Our own Asher has a great op ed that is turning up the heat on Speaker Heastie who blocked key climate bills with massive public support—incl packaging reduction & #NYHEAT. We won’t forget. If you ignore us, you don’t belong in office tinyurl.com/4x8n9v7h
advocates in Albany with "Cleaner Heat, Lower Bills" signs, calling for the NY Heat Act
With @renewableheatnow.bsky.social in Albany today calling for the Assembly to to say YES to cleaner heat and lower bills.
Last week, the Senate passed bills to end gas expansion subsidies and give New Yorkers the chance to choose cleaner alternatives. All eyes are on the Assembly! #NYHEAT
@nypirg.bsky.social's @blairhorner.bsky.social is at the Capitol in Albany along with our coalition partners urging the NYS Assembly to pass the #NYHEAT Act compromise — the Customer Savings and Reliability Act (A.8889) — before this legislative session ends! #CleanerHeatLowerBills #RenewableHeatNow
NYC: join us in Manhattan Friday at noon to demand Speaker Heastie stand up to the fossil fuel companies trying to kill #NYHEAT deal that would lower our bills and slash pollution.
Let's get this done -- join us!
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⌛ As the 2025 legislative session winds down, tell your NYS Assemblymember to pass the #NYHEAT Act compromise, the Customer Savings and Reliability Act (A.8889), to lower utility bills and begin to stop the mandatory expansion of fossil fuels! 🌍 TAKE ACTION: www.nypirg.org/climatechang...
There's a new bill in town S.8421/A.8889, it's a #NYHEAT compromise that can get the Assembly to YES! We are supporting this bill and we're asking @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social to pass it without delay.
Here's our statement: renewableheatnow.org/renewable-he...
NYers: call your state assemblyperson right now and urge them to pass the #NYHEAT act and the plastics waste reduction bill
🌍 @nypirg.bsky.social and our #RenewableHeatNow allies were at the Capitol in Albany last week rallying for the #NYHEAT Act. New Yorkers deserve #CleanerHeatLowerBills and a healthier future, so the New York State Legislature must pass this crucial bill this session!
Amidst all the crud stuff that’s happening, we could WIN two big climate/jobs bills in NY.
Call your state assembly person right now!
Urge them to pass the #NYHEAT Act and the Plastics waste reduction bill. They’re A4870A and A1749.
Call and leave a message now with your state assembly rep!
Yesterday we were back in Albany rallying for the #NYHEAT Act! It was a powerful day filled with color and singing and positivity. The time for cleaner heat and lower bills is now! Here's our press release.
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Kids to Albany, get #NYHEAT done!
"My name is Henry & I’m 9 years old. This is my argument to pass the New York Heat Act...We have a climate crisis going on, people! I’m not going to stand by & let this planet suffocate & die!
We were in Albany today with our allies, a couple hundred friends, and dozens of legislators fighting for cleaner heat and lower bills! #nyheat addresses the fossil gas mandate to protect New Yorkers from higher bills and to protect the climate. @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social
@saneenergy.bsky.social
A crowd on the stairs holding signs and banners for NY HEAT
A little girl holds a sign that says “choose me, not polluters”
A group of parents and kids stand in Empire State plaza jn Albany with signs and a rainbow snail for NYHEAT
So proud of the intrepid parents & kiddos who trekked to Albany to demand #NYHEAT with @renewableheatnow.bsky.social! It’s time for our leaders to stop 🐌🐌 around & get it done. While fossil fueled wildfires send smoke into our kids lungs, we’re fighting for them, and for all kids. Join us!
580 NYers a year die prematurely from extreme heat. And it's getting hotter.
NYers need cooling options, but they can't afford rising energy bills.
@nyccomptroller.bsky.social's new report drives home the need for affordable energy & my #NYHEAT Act. 👇
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The #NYHEAT Act = energy affordability, cleaner air. It ends our paying for new pipelines through our utility bills, driving increases year after year.
➡️ Join us in Albany June 5th to demand legislators pass this game-changing legislation this session.
RSVP: bit.ly/PassNYHEATNow
📢 Join us THIS Thursday, 6/5 in Albany to rally for the #NYHEAT Act! New Yorkers need energy affordability, cleaner air, and an end to the gas mandate forcing us to pay for new pipelines through our utility bills. #PeopleOverPolluters 🌍 #RenewableHeatNow 🔥 RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ny-he...
Hey, New York - come join us in Albany this week and help pass #NYHEAT! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ny-he...
Why #NYHEAT matters:
✅ moves us towards limiting energy bills to 6% of household income
✅ ends the gas mandate forcing us to pay for new pipelines
✅ redirects $ for neighborhood-scale home upgrades at no out-of pocket cost
✅ allows utilities to plan an orderly transition to a clean energy future
TIME IS RUNNING OUT—The NY Legislature must pass the #NYHEAT Act this year! June 5 – We’re rallying in Albany to fight for energy affordability & climate action.
We need your voice! Join the rally & advocacy day: bit.ly/PassNYHEATNow
The #NYHEAT Act = energy affordability, cleaner air, and an end to the gas mandate forcing us to pay for new pipelines through our utility bills. On June 5th, we're rallying in Albany to demand that legislators put people over polluters! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ny-he... #RenewableHeatNow
🔥 The #NYHEAT Act (A.4870A) will cap utility bills and stop the mandatory expansion of dirty fossil fuels.
♻️The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A.1749) will cut wasteful single-use plastic packaging by 30% and reduce climate-warming emissions.
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📢 TAKE ACTION! Tell your New York State Assemblymember to fight for the passage of the #NYHEAT Act (A.4870A) and the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A.1749) to address the triple threat of climate, energy affordability, and solid waste crises.
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New Yorkers are heading to Albany on June 5 to demand lawmakers pass the #NYHEAT Act—a crucial bill for lower energy bills, cleaner heat, and a healthier future.
“It’s a critical moment and there are many tools that the state needs to bring to bear to address the energy affordability crisis that we’re facing"
--AGREE's Executive Director Jessica Azulay on #NYHEAT in @lohud.bsky.social.
Read more: www.lohud.com/story/news/2...
New Yorkers are taking action for lower bills & cleaner heat!
On June 5, organizers & advocates are heading to Albany to demand our legislators pass the #NYHEAT Act—a game-changer for energy affordability & climate.
Reserve your spot to join us: bit.ly/PassNYHEATNow
The #NYHEAT Act = energy affordability, cleaner air, and an end to the gas mandate forcing us to pay for new pipelines through our utility bills. On June 5th, we're rallying in Albany to demand that legislators put people over polluters! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/ny-he... #RenewableHeatNow
