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FEET TO THE FIRE
​DEMONSTRATIONS, ACTIONS, PETITIONS, UPDATES
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 Who will hold their
FEET to the FIRE?

Pressuring, educating, informing, participating


with links to other action and informational pages



Upstate activism:
 Adirondacks and Greater Glens Falls/Queensbury/Lake George/ Fort Anne

Light Brigade pop ups on bridges, in marches, on the commons
Fridays on the bridge: Diane and Bernice and Pat hold the banner, collect honks; a presence comes alive.
Rockin Green Grannies and climate clock pop ups

 Farmers Market
NCEA's Earth Action Squad members display their large "PROTECT OUR EARTH" banner weekly at local Farmers' Markets in the North Country along with handing out information about lobbying for important State and Federal Climate Action Bills.
Attending Queensbury Town Board
NCEA's Earth Action Squad member(s) attend Board meetings when pressure or requests are required to share Climate Crisis issues.
Attending Glens Falls Common Council
NCEA's Earth Action Squad member(s) attend Common Council meetings at least monthly to share and comment on Climate Crisis action
news.
Zero Waste Committee
contact EAS member, Diane Collins earthactionsquad@gmail.com
for on going work at the county level initiating awareness and actions around recycling and composting
Clean Air Action Network
addressing air and water pollution in the Greater Glens Falls area
chair, Tracy Frisch;​ www.cleanairactionnetwork.org 
North Country Reality
Stephen Danna with SUNY Adirondack

Warren County
contact Supervisor Claudia Braymer, also on the state wide NY Association of Counties Climate Action
Standing Committee

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                                                          Taking Action
NYS Counties Climate Action Committee
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Local advocacy
Marches Actions


Water Quality Activism:
Assembly Point Water Quality Coalition
www.assemblypt.com

fighting for the health of Lake George and upstate lakes:
Adirondack Lobby day winter 2021: issues outlining water and climate issues relating to the Adirondacks
lobbying at state level
Outreach to Governors Cuomo and Hochul to get a lakewide septic inspection mandate
Partnering with the LGA to stay the application of chemicals in Lake George to control milfoil
Boots on the ground activism re: development and pollution


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what you can do online: a climate activist's app
Greenwashing, Beware of:
To access information about greenwashing by industry and advertisers and false claims please click the button above
National
elect officials who will work for climate solutions honestly




1/21/21  Biden formally rejoined The Paris Accord and cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline.
As of summer 2022 Demand that Biden declare a climate emergency:

Declaring a climate emergency would unlock unique statutory powers including the authority to:
  • Immediately reinstate the crude oil export ban;
  • Direct the Secretary of Defense to redirect a portion of military spending to carry out a rapid construction program of renewable energy projects to meet a significant portion of the nation’s power needs; and
  • Invoke the Defense Production Act to provide critical loan guarantees and ensure a comprehensive buildout of just, renewable energy development that creates millions of good union jobs.
  • AND
  •  eliminate the filibuster
  • AND
  • ​deal with plastics:   Please click here to sign the #PlasticFreePresident petition now >>

The Build Back Better bill failed due to Congressional dysfunction, reduced version still pending summer 2022 as the Manchin Schumer bill

See The Earth Bill and the Peter Welch proposals on this website as possible bill alternatives

Biden Plan Tracker:
www.climaterealitycapitalregionny.com
by the  Federal Policy Working Group, a sub-team of The Climate Reality Project: Capital Region, NY Chapter. We are pleased to share the scorecard we created to monitor, encourage and recognize action by the presidential administration in completing their initial climate commitments. 
       
                               






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Details relating to plastic pollution and the break free from plastics act


​Albany Initiatives and Actions

GELF/CACN among a number of Albany activists groups who initiate upstate pressure on NYS governor:
 

Pressure continues to be needed on Governor Hochul for
1. inclusions of the CCIA(Climate and Community Investment Act) into the CLCPA (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act passed in June 2019). Call Governor Hochul
2. to sign the Crypto Moratorium and Thermal Bills passed by the NYS Assembly spring 2022



   Albany resources:                     "PAUSE" local directory
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/A-business-directory-that-s-socially-responsible-15626060.php
for
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  1. Socially responsible lawyers and financial advisers - 
  2. Hardware stores where the owners volunteer or contribute financially to their community.  
  3. Green exterminators providing organic pest control solutions
  4. Many classy consignment shops including one that specializes in children’s clothing.
  5. Sustainable pet supplies
  6. Hair stylists who work with products that are organic.
  7. Building contractors that use sustainable building materials
  8. Sustainable restaurants

Sign the petition to eliminate NYS subsidies to the Fossil Fuel Industry
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-funding-climate-destruction-and-pass-a257c/
A257C requires the Governor to identify all fossil fuel related tax expenditures and their effects on New York in his annual tax expenditure report.
We call on the Assembly Government Operations Committee to vote in favor of the bill and Speaker Heastie to bring it to the floor for a vote.



New York State- largest pension fund in the world to take comprehensive climate action, including fossil fuel divestment. 
The $226 billion state pension fund will review and divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies within 4 years and decarbonize the entire fund by 2040. This came after years of campaigning by the New York Youth Climate Leaders and the rest of the 
DivestNY coalition. Dec 8,2020

New York Youth Climate Leaders
Divest NY Teachers Pension (NYSUT) www.divestnyteachers.org

NYS  ban plastic bags act 
went into effect spring 2020. It was put on pause during COVID and is back into effect late fall 2020. Contact Judith Enck if you see businesses/markets, stores packaging in single film plastic bags or take out styrofoam.


NYS Passes the Green Amendment
https://www.adk.org/nys-assembly-passes-a-green-amendment/


Announcement below for Judith Enck Plastics Course Bennington College



​past effective advocacy results:
​Judith Enck on Governor Cuomo 
signing the Norlite bill into law
 "Governor Andrew Cuomo did the right thing ...by  signing legislation that will permanently ban the burning of toxic firefighting foam(PFOA's) at the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator in Cohoes, NY.  Nov. 2020

Comments to the Public Serive commision on National Grid request for rate increase:
Mark Schaeffer, People of Albany United for Safe Energy, the affiliate of 350.org (1) in the Capital Region
November 25, 2020
 
1) The Climate and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) requires that all decisions by the PSC and other state agencies be consistent with the goals of reducing greehouse gas emissions in the electric power sector 70% by 2030, and 100% by 2040, and eliminating net GHG emissions by 2050 in the entire state economy.
2) Approving new infrastructure to expand the use of fossil fuels is inconsistent with that mandate, in this and all other proceedings.
3) National Grid is requesting that the PSC approve $42 million this year for new natural gas delivery infrastructure, and more to follow.
4) Natural gas is some 90% methane, a very powerful greenhouse gas with a climate impact more than 80x that CO2 per molecule over a twenty year time frame, about all the time left to meet the CLCPA mandate



Ban Plastic course 
Bennington College 
Judith Enck,Former EPA Regional Administrator, President, Beyond Plastics
www.beyondplastics.org  Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow six-week online class  in February 2021.  JudithAEnck@gmail.com,  see document below for announcement for the course

NY Youth Climate Leaders led a NYS lobbying day​ on Jan 11, 2021 with legislators to garner endorsements for a tax bill package that would create progressive taxation/capital gains to help fund the 16B state deficit and redirect funds toward climate mitigation and just transition. This tax package will be coming to a vote in 2021 winter legislative session.




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