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It’s time to express our power at the ballot box. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7. Important decisions about the future of our environment will be determined by this year’s election. 

In this day and age of internet misinformation, efforts to thwart renewable energy projects are no exception. Unfortunately, factions opposed to offshore wind (OSW) are spreading false information. In this article we will extol the overwhelming benefits of OSW and set the record straight on all the misinformation out there.

As a Communications Fellow at the New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV), you will play a crucial role in supporting our communications efforts to advance our environmental policy goals, raise awareness about our educational programming, and promote sustainability across New York State.

The governor signed legislation to reduce barriers for developing geothermal energy and announced a quadrupling of heat pump installations by 2030, for EmPower+, and the Clean Heat for All Challenge to develop a new green electrification system for NYCHA buildings.

“The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis,” Gov. Gavin Newsom told the U.N. “It’s the burning of oil, burning of gas, the burning of coal,” he said, adding that “for decades, the oil industry has been playing each and everyone in this room for fools. Their deceit and denial going back decades has created the condition that persists here today.”

The planet just experienced the hottest June, July and August since humans began keeping track of global temperatures in 1880. In order to mitigate the heat island effect, which impacts our most vulnerable communities, NYLCV and the Forest For All coalition supports drastically increasing the number of trees in the city in an equitable way.

It’s a rather simple proposition: For New York State to decarbonize its transportation sector, which is essential to meeting our climate goals, the state must drastically increase its number of EV charging stations.