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Local and upstate climate
​organizations and activists

Area Climate Smart Communities
Please use these buttons to access further information about area projects and Climate Smart Community initiatives
Area zero waste projects/Clean air/compost
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Earth Squad plus one in a 2018 County Board of Supervisors Ban Single Use plastic bags meeting.
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Queensbury: 

North Country Earth Action: a local 501c3, working for upstate and national climate action and education and
Earth Action Squad: the group that implements the action and policies of NCEA, oversees the podcast, Light Brigade, Facebook and website outreach; formerly TriCounty NY Transition team;; Earthwisencea- our podcast

Town of Queensbury Climate Smart Community Committee: Kathy Bozony, Town Consultant and Chair

https://www.queensbury.net/2020/04/composting/​
Clean Energy Committee

​Town of Queensbury Low Impact Development Committee: Chris Navitsky, Lake George Waterkeeper

North Country Climate Reality: through SUNY Adirondack/Plattsburg Extension, Steve Danna
(use this link to view fall 2021 presentation at SUNY Adirondack with Bill McKibben

Bridging Differences on the Razor's Edge - Video Recording )

Assembly Point Water Quality Coalition www.assemblypt.com


Greater Glens Falls area:

City of Glens Falls Climate Smart Community Committee;
Jeff Flagg chair
Glens Falls Sustainability Committee: Diana Palmer
Clean Air Action Network, www.cleanairactionnetwork.org
Tracy Frisch, chair.
Watchdog group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CAAN.GF/
https://www.instagram.com/cleanairactionnetwork/




Individuals: 
contact information coming soon:
Tim Scherbatskoy, Scott Royall: Suny Adirondack
Pema Reed: CAAN Watchdog group resource and outreach
Claudia Braymer:  Warren County Supervisor, Environmental Lawyer

Enid Mastrianni: Rite Aid Community Gardens, Planned Parenthood
Lee Braggs: Community Gardening, NAACP, SUNY ADK Board of Trustees
Tony Krivitski: Glens Falls Bicycles/ www.facebook.com/northcountryearthaction  co administrator
Harrison Freer: Glens Falls Bicycles/QueesnburyWard 2 Councilman/ToQ CSC committee
Christopher Robin Healy/ Montana Tracy  www.clearlightpermaculture.com
Diana Wright: 
Authorized Agent for Common Energy; Sign up for community solar energy representative and save 10% https://www.commonenergy.us/diana




 
Lake George and Warren County
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Town of Lake George: Climate Smart Community: Dan Barusch, Chair
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Green Committee Village of Lake George
: Marisa Muratori, councilwoman


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​Free store at Transfer Station
on Lake Luzerne road; responsible municipal solutions re:WASTE/recycling crisis: addresses some of the root causes of climate crisis, including consumerism which drives demand for fossil fuel based products. courtesy Village of Lake George.





Hague
Lance Clark- former UN ambassador to the Balkans; retired and writing on climate criss and national security; see links page for recent articles.


Warren County Board of Supervisors:WC CSC committee: Claudia Braymer contact
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                                             REGIONAL

Saratoga:
sustainablesaratoga.org
https://sustainablesaratoga.org/projects/zero-waste/recycles-day/

RECENT ACTION:
Recycles Day 2020 – Sustainable Saratoga
Saturday, October 24, 2020 Sponsored by Sustainable Saratoga Re-purpose unwanted household items.





Albany Area:
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Capital Area Climate Network
This is the Capital Area Climate Network (CACN) listserv, a place for leaders from local climate organizations to network and share information about local climate actions. To post to the group send an email to capital-area-climate-network@googlegroups.com. Questions? Contact Ruth Foster at rmfosterny@gmail.com.
PAUSE: http://www.pausenergy.org/ People of Albany United for Safe Energy

GELF:Green Education and Legal Fund Inc.GELF is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit dedicated to promoting the green values of nonviolence, ecology, democracy and justice.Organized in 1998, the purposes of GELF include conducting research and education in furtherance of the green principles of ecology, grassroots democracy, non-violence, social and economic justice, decentralization, community economics, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, and future focus.

Climate Reality: Lois Gudrun

Individuals:
Judith Enck: Beyond Plastics
former Obama appointed EPA environmental regional director

Mark Dunlea PAUSE/ 350 NYC; Green NY Energy 2030: Contact: 518 860 3725
 Green Party EcoAction Committee, dunleamark@aol.com 

Bob Cohen esq.citizenactionny.org 518 265 6183 Policy Director
Citizen Action of New York and Public Policy and Education Fund of New York
94 Central Avenue,Albany, NY 12206
bcohen@citizenactionny.org
www.citizenactionny.org; www.ppefny.org
Twitter: @BobCohen1

Leah Penniman: Soulfire Farm


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                                NYS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS



NY Communities Change Patrick Houston

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EANY

Amanda Sachs (she/her/hers)
Campaigns Associate
Environmental Advocates NY
mobile: (845)-664-4376
asachs@eany.org


NY Renews, YOUTH LED ORGANIZATION:
Arielle Swernoff


Sunrise Movement Youth led
Michele, Sunrise <team@sunrisemovement.org>

NY Youth Climate leaders emz0512@aol.com ; Bea Riechman chair of lobbying group day 1/11/21
Hridesh Singh NY Youth Climate (Divestment)

The Action Network
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-funding-climate-destruction-and-pass-a257c/ 

The Climate Action Council:
the 22 person appointed committee to implement the CLCPA
an example of their meeting: you can do so here; week of Feb 1, CAC meeting webex; open to public. Contact us for information

Citizens Action of New York: (Gabriel Silva) their climate justice agenda: 2021 Legislative Agenda




                                                                                  ADIRONDACKS
TheAdirondackCouncil: 
​https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/page/about-us-1.htmlwww.adirondackcouncil.org/page/about-us-1.html
John Sheehan Adirondack Council
Willie Janeway Adirondack Council
Jerry Jenkins author Adirondack Climate Change writer
Curt Stager Paul Smiths
Peter Bauer Protect the Adirondacks

Chris Navitksy Lake George Waterkeeper
Steve Danna North County Climate Action



Other State resources:

Sandra Steingraber  www.steingraber.com
Maya Von Rossum Green Amendment/Delaware WaterKeeper
​Ben Price Rights of Nature Movement: "How Wealth Rules the World"
Mark Lowrey: DEC
Eric Weltman Food and Water Watch- located in Manhattan the Food and Water watch provides the upstate activist groups with 
information about Fracking issues and actions at the capital.
Todd Fernandez: Climate Crisis Policy.org 

Lance Clark climate and national security/writer
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  • How to use our site
    • Contact The Earth Action Squad
  • Bernice Mennis: Intersections
  • 1000 Actions
  • FEET to the FIRE
    • Local and Upstate Climate Organizations
      • Marches, demonstrations, farmers markets
        • Light Brigade
      • Local Climate Smart Communities
        • Zero Waste/Composting/Air Pollution
  • Bills.Proposals, Visionary legislation
    • National Climate Bills, proposals
    • State, County, Local mandates,proposals
    • Definitions and clarifications
    • Books, movies, links, articles
  • climate clock
  • COP 26, Nov 1-12 2021