NYLCV Gives Green is excited to announce the final round of endorsements for the 2023 election cycle. With a total of 17 new endorsements, the League is proud to support candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to fighting climate change and promoting smart environmental policies. In this latest round, the League is endorsing candidates for legislative and executive offices in the Capital Region, Westchester County, New York City, and on Long Island.
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New York State’s Public Service Commission (PSC) voted today to deny price adjustments critical to the feasibility of renewable energy
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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.
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While New York has made significant strides in advancing clean energy initiatives, there is a critical issue before us, an issue that threatens to slow our progress: increasing costs due to inflation and supply chain issues that could result in dozens of renewable energy projects being canceled.
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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.
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“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.”
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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.
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On September 15, NYLCV President Julie Tighe joined Chairman Andrew Joyce and other members of the Albany County Legislature for a press conference to highlight the green benefits available to Albany County residents, and New Yorkers more broadly, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.
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