Entries by Lorenzo Mohammed

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Green Jobs: Making a Living While Making a Difference

Positive Green Jobs examples in our surrounding communities. You’ll learn ways that you can achieve training and job success in this quickly growing field. This free virtual educational event is sponsored by Citizens for Local Power, New Yorkers for Clean Power, and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.

Speakers:
Robert Wright, President/YouthBuild Executive Director at Nubian Directions
William Artist, Construction Manager at Nubian Directions
Christopher Boston, former Construction Manager at Nubian Directions
Cecil Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT
Bryanna DiFonzo, Director of New Economy at PUSH Buffalo
Rodney Rainey, Workforce Development Coordinator at PUSH Buffalo
Bill and Melinda McKnight, co-founders at Energy Conservation Specialists

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USES Jobs in Solar & Community Benefits Webinar

Join United Solar Energy Supporters to hear from speakers on the available apprenticeships & job trainings in the solar industry and the community benefits that utility-scale solar bring.

Speakers:

Giuseppina Agovino – Friends of Flint Mine Solar
Harrison Watkins – NYS Laborers Organizing Fund
Mike Bader – IBEW Local 86
Haylee Ferington – Clean Energy Communities Genesee

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RHN Gas Proceeding

Join Renewable Heat Now for a one hour online teach-in on the NYS Gas Proceeding.

The Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates the utilities, has started a new case on gas planning (20-G-0131) to ensure utilities are transparent, equitable and consider New York State’s new climate law, Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, in their investments and service! The PSC is taking comments on this proceeding.

Here is what the proceeding is about, in the words of the Public Service Commission Order:

Gas utilities need to … adopt improved planning and operational practices that enable them to meet current customer needs and expectations in a transparent and equitable way while minimizing infrastructure investments and maintaining safe and reliable service. Additionally, planning must be conducted in a manner consistent with the recently enacted Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). (emphasis added) Case #20-G-0131 Order initiating proceeding, p. 1-2.

Your voice is needed to help hold the utilities accountable!

Speakers:

Jessica Azulay – Alliance for a Green Economy

Radina Valova – Pace Energy and Climate Center

Kim Fraczek – Sane Energy Project

Lee Ziesche – Sane Energy Project

Take action today! Submit a comment to the Public Service Commission telling them to stop the gas infrastructure buildout and help with the conversion to renewable heat now: https://renewableheatnow.org/planning-comment/

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Role of Energy Storage

Learn the latest on energy storage technology and how we can use it to build our renewable energy future!

Speakers:

Tom Kacandes – Business Development Manager – NY & NE at VEIC

Erin Hazen – Senior Director of Development at Glidepath Power

Jeff Irish – Vice President of SunCommon

Candace Rossi – Project Manager for NY-Sun at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

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The Green Stimulus & Indigenous Leadership with Rep Deb Haaland, Mark Ruffalo & Tokata Iron Eyes

Hear from Mark Ruffalo, Congresswoman Deb Haaland and indigenous activist Tokata Iron Eyes on the importance of a Green Jobs Stimulus and supporting native communities in response to COVID-19.

Federal spending should go towards the most vulnerable and frontline workers as well as prioritizing green jobs and making communities healthier by investing in renewable energy, energy efficient homes, and clean transportation.

And that’s what we call for in our Green Jobs Stimulus Petition. Send a message to congress that we need to invest in a green economy!
Sign here: nyforcleanpower.org/greenjobsstimuluspetition/

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Large-Scale Renewable Energy Permitting: What’s in it for communities?

Join New Yorkers for Clean Power and United Solar Energy Supporters to learn about the new siting law for large-scale renewable energy projects in New York: Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth & Community Benefit Act
Speakers:
Mike Bader – Business Manager at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for local 86
Harrison Watkins – Research Director at the NYS Laborers Organizing Fund

Daniel Spitzer is an attorney and co-leader of Clean Energy Practice at Hodgson Russ LLP. Dan will summarize the Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth & Community Benefit Act that recently passed in NYS which dictates how large-scale renewable energy projects are sited, and he’ll describe how this new law is different from the Article 10 siting and permitting process.

Jennifer Manierre is a Senior Project Manager for Clean Energy Siting at NYSERDA and will be going over how local governments can engage in the new permitting process.

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Refrigerants 101

Learn the facts about refrigerants, how to safely manage, and the role they play in electrifying our buildings via heat pumps to get off fossil fuels!
Speakers include:
Michael Helme, New Yorkers for Cool Refrigerant Management
John Ciovacco, Aztech Geothermal
Christina Theodoridi, Climate & Clean Energy Program at NRDC

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Youth Climate Movement

Young climate activists and advocates from across New York State talk about the work they do to #ActOnClimate and how you can take action!

Ilyas Khan – Western New York Youth Climate Council – Buffalo
Melissa Hoffman – Sunrise Movement – Vassar College
Berenice Tompkins – Sunrise Movement – NYC
Shenequa Perry – Student Climate Coalition – SUNY ESF
Hridesh Singh – New York Youth Climate Leaders – Rochester
Kellianne Ticcony – New York Youth Climate Leaders – Long Island

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Clean Transportation in NY

Hear from knowledgeable speakers about practical emission reduction targets and what strategies we’ll need to reach those targets. Learn how you as an individual or business owner can take action to be a part of the solution for a cleaner New York!

Speakers:
Allison Considine, NY Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club
Bruce Ho, Senior Advocate in Climate & Clean Energy Program at the NRDC
Victoria McGarril, Consultant for Sustainable Transportation Solutions at Energetics

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Large-Scale Renewables

We need large-scale renewable projects to be built and to stay in New York if we want to meet our goal of 70% renewable electricity by 2030. Hear more from Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of Alliance for Clean Energy New York. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn how you can take action for renewable electricity!

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