Third Act Upstate New York

We worked too hard on New York's groundbreaking 2019 climate law to allow @governor.ny.gov to weaken it. We call on the Governor to fully implement this law and stand up for New Yorkers' right to a livable planet!

John Raskin, @springstclimate.bsky.social:

“We're having a public discussion about cap-and-invest...And in order to have a fully informed discussion, we should have a clear vision for what the benefits of the cap-and-invest program could be.”

New Yorkers are standing against @governor.ny.gov’s efforts to weaken NY’s Climate Law!

Together, we are fighting to ensure our Climate Law stays strong so we can lower energy bills, protect our neighborhoods, and build a sustainable future for our families.

Climate versus affordability Democrats who support New York’s 2019 climate law are up in arms over the renewed posturing from Gov. Kathy Hochul on the costs of the law.

As @emilyassembly.bsky.social asks in this article, how could energy changes that have not been implemented drive up energy costs?

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AI: Does not compute Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice.

Amory Lovins & Justin Locke: "Gas and nuclear vendors that can’t beat energy efficiency and renewables in competitive markets are leveraging [AI and data center] hype into mandates and subsidies to rescue their losers."

How to Push New York Utilities Into the Future: A Q&A With Jigar Shah The energy expert discusses his vision for a more flexible grid — and what’s standing in the way.

Good interview with Jigar Shah on pushing utilities to a more flexible grid.

"...a cheaper, cleaner grid is within reach — if only utilities would allow it."

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Exactly

NY lawmakers push back on Hochul's plan to delay climate mandates New York's 2030 climate mandates are at the center of a growing budget standoff between Gov. Hochul and legislative Democrats, who disagree sharply over energy costs, carbon accounting, and the future...

“All of the above” = only the most expensive www.adirondackexplorer.org/environment/...

In the month of March, stand up for climate justice and democracy. 3/10, Albany Gov. Hochul: Defend NY, Fund Our Future 3/25, Albany Defend Our Climate Law Emergency RallY 3/28, Everywhere No Kings

Stand up for climate justice & democracy!

3/10: Hochul, Defend New York Now!
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3/25: Defend Our Climate Law Emergency Rally
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3/28: No Kings
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...

@renewableheatnow.bsky.social
@nyrenews.bsky.social

Tell Congress: No War with Iran Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...

From immediate oversight, to forcing a vote on a War Powers Resolution, to restricting or cutting off funding for unauthorized hostilities, our Members of Congress must use every lever in their toolbox to put an immediate stop to this war.

Make sure your elected officials hear from you.

Mark your calendar for this important program: THE SEPARATION OF POWERS by Constitutional scholar, Dr. Jeffrey Koch, Monday, March 2, 7:00 pm at Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo, NY.
Details and RSVP - www.mobilize.us/genseevalley...
Free admission with limited seating. (Donations welcome).

As Governor Hochul Proposes Climate Law Rollbacks, New Yorkers’ Health, Energy Bills, and Future Threatened — NY Renews Governor Hochul is gaslighting the public. She’s equipping her agencies to gut the climate law — backed by bad data that ignores years of the state’s own modeling and research — and echoing the T...

@nyrenews.bsky.social's response to NYSERDA memo claiming cap and invest would raise costs for NY households:

"Governor Hochul: Don’t pull a Trump and destroy New York’s climate law."

Third Act Upstate NY is on the NY Renews coalition steering committee.

www.nyrenews.org/news/governo...

@profbobhowarth.bsky.social on leaked NYSERDA memo:

“The reason natural gas prices are going up is that the U.S. is now the world’s largest exporter of gas as liquid natural gas (LNG)...A decade ago there was no exporting of LNG from the U.S.; It was illegal. Now we’re the biggest exporter...”

Trump is wrong about solar power, Maga diehards say The president is notoriously scathing about solar energy, which he has described as a ‘blight on our country’. Can his movement’s leading lights change his mind?

Even MAGA Loves Solar!
www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

This is terrible. Untreated wastewater in rivers and streams in exchange for some short-term construction jobs?

@thirdactoh.bsky.social

Plotting to Deny the People's Will Trump may be weighing emergency powers to suppress the vote. "We're going to stop it," he says of fabricated cheating. We cannot be complacent.

www.americaamerica.news/p/plotting-t...

'Plug-In Solar' Has Faced Major Red Tape in Most States. That Could Soon Change Plug-in solar offers affordable clean energy for renters. Learn how states like Utah are removing barriers to expand access and equity.

Great explanation of the difference between rooftop and plug-in solar and what could be done to facilitate the equitable adoption of plug-in solar.

For information on NY's SUNNY Act, see: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/2...

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A Supreme Court Shield for Big Oil Would Come at Your Expense When we talk about someone wanting to both eat their cake and still have it, we’re using a logical impossibility to highlight the cake-haver’s delusional mental state. When it comes to the fossil-fuel...

We're heading for a world where the Supreme Court decrees fossil fuels can't be regulated, but they can't be sued either. That would leave you paying every cent of the tab for climate damages

Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

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Hochul budget director hints at rolling back state’s climate law Blake Washington, the governor’s top budget adviser, called the current energy transition benchmarks “own goals” as they place financial burdens on New Yorkers

Hochul seems to be waffling on whether/how to roll back New York’s flagship climate law, the CLCPA, but her budget director strongly suggested yesterday that it is still on the agenda for the coming weeks. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...

Stature of Liberty hold the torch Day of Action Gov. Hochul: Defend NY, Fund Our Future Logos of NY Renews, Invest in Our New York, and Make the Road New York Tuesday, March 10th Albany, NY 10:00 AM

Hochul, Defend NY Now!

3/10 Albany

Climate, housing, immigrant, health, & economic justice movements are coming together to demand a sustainable, affordable, & safe NY for all.

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/d853d...

@investinourny.bsky.social
@maketheroadny.bsky.social
@nyrenews.bsky.social

Kathy Hochul Is Failing on Climate The Democratic base in New York State and some party leaders nationwide are charting a path toward a greener future. New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, meanwhile, is choosing billionaires and polluter...

Alex Patterson, @publicpowerny.bsky.social:

“Building affordable, public renewables is the only way to lower energy bills, reduce pollution, and ensure a livable New York.”

jacobin.com/2026/02/hoch...

Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

The Supreme Court has decided to hear a major climate case against fossil fuel companies

Alito has not recused himself, despite owning nearly $200,000 in fossil fuel stocks—including in Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, which are being sued in cases that would be directly affected by a SCOTUS ruling

Why public power campaigns win Electricity affordability is an urgent, widely felt problem that public power can solve. Anger alone isn't enough to win. Sarahana Shrestha talks to me about the organizing model in Fabian Holt's book...

This one was a lot of fun to write, because it let me reflect on many things i've learned about surveying public power campaign histories and try to tell a story from them.

Public power is a transformative approach for democracy, climate action, and affordability, but we have to win it first.

A Warming Planet Makes Nor’easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann As the Northeast United States contends with the aftermath of a historic bomb cyclone blizzard that blanketed the region, we speak to climate scientist Michael Mann about the causes and effects of inc...

@michaelemann.bsky.social on the increase in intensity in winds & snow fall amounts in nor’easters:

"...we expect to see that increase as long as we continue to warm up the planet by burning fossil fuels and putting carbon pollution into the atmosphere."

www.democracynow.org/2026/2/24/no...

Lawmakers won’t water down or delay climate law mandates, Stewart-Cousins says Republicans blame the state’s green energy mandates for high energy costs, but state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said there are no plans to change the law.

Senate Majority Leader @leaderasc.bsky.social:

NY Senate Dems not discussing changing or delaying mandates required under 2019 CLCPA:

“Beyond anything, we've demonstrated our commitment to trying to make things more affordable.”

www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2026/...

"The more Trump talked, the less he said."

A crown with a large red X through it. No Kings. On March 28, we are coming together again. Where will you march? Hand holding up a sign that reads We the People Reject Fascism.

No Kings March 28

@thirdactorg.bsky.social, alongside hundreds of organizations, will mobilize millions of Americans to stand together and say:

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Find an event near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...

Graphic of smiling sun faces rising from the pages of an open book. Storytelling for Connection & Action February 24 4:00 PM ET Logos of Third Act Upstate New York and Third Act Educators

Storytelling for Connection & Action

February 24, 4:00 PM ET

Have a story you'd like to tell about your concerns and hopes for our democracy and the climate?

This guided, hands-on workshop will help you write your story.

Register: actionnetwork.org/events/story...

Opinion | They Don’t Tell You How Fun the Resistance Can Be

“Joy is an act of resistance.” Or, as Rebecca Solnit wrote in Hope in the Dark, “Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection."

My native intelligence considers AI data centers Yes, they're fast, and yes it's time to slow the heck down

McKibben quotes Michael Richardson, @thirdactorg.bsky.social's organizing director:

"...the permitting of data centers with massive energy needs will only feed into the fossil fuel industry’s narrative that to keep this technology running we have to put a pause on dealing with climate change...”