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Treating Communities as Partners in the Clean Energy Transition

On Monday, June 8, from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M., New Yorkers for Clean Power Renewable Energy Speaker Series hosted, Dr. Dominic Balog-Way, Co-Director of Cornell University’s Risk Communication Research Group and co-author of a white paper on community engagement for renewable energy development. The title of the talk is: “Treating Communities as Partners in the Clean Energy Transition.”
The clean energy transition depends on strong relationships between renewable energy developers and the communities that host projects. Yet even well-designed projects can encounter conflict, delays, and opposition when local concerns are not addressed effectively. Drawing on three decades of research and case studies from across New York State, Dominic presented key findings from a white paper on strategic community engagement. Meaningful engagement depends on developers, communities, advocates, and public officials working together. As a result, the report offers valuable insights for anyone interested in strengthening public engagement, building trust, and improving decision-making on renewable energy.
During the presentation we learned what research tells us about trust, fairness, transparency, community concerns, and the conditions that help create more constructive dialogue. The session also explored how developers, advocates, and communities can work together to support both successful clean energy projects and the places people call home.

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Can New York Afford Climate Law Rollbacks?

In 2019, New York made bold, legally binding commitments to take on the climate crisis, but what happens if we were to backtrack?

As pressure mounts to weaken or delay key climate policies, this teach-in will explain what’s actually at stake for New Yorkers. We will discuss rising energy costs, public health issues, and environmental justice concerns, and explore how rolling back climate protections doesn’t just slow progress, but deepens our reliance on fossil fuels and other polluting technologies, locking us into decades of price volatility and putting our most vulnerable communities’ health at risk and subjecting us to skyrocketing bills.

Speakers:
Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate, Earthjustice
Laura Haight, Policy Advisor, Partnership for Policy Integrity
Eric Walker, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

NYCP is a project of Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc.

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Winning the Future Building a Stronger Climate Movement in NY & Beyond | With Betta, Jeff & Devlin!

Monday, December 8, from 12 to 1 P.M. Our special guests were Jeff Jones, a political strategist, environmental lobbyist, and media expert; Betta Broad, Campaign Director of NYCP and Director of Advocacy for the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA); and Devlin Rosen-Carole, a youth climate advocate. They shared insights from years of movement building and discussed how leadership, education, and advocacy continue to reshape New York’s clean energy future.

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Your Voice Matters: Help Make the Clean Air (& Climate!) Initiative Happen

In this virtual teach-in we address how the Clean Air Initiative can ensure the CLCPA’s environmental justice and greenhouse gas reduction goals are backed by enforceable regulations with mandatory emission limits on New York’s top-emitting sectors, buildings and transportation. We walk you through how to use New York’s official public comment tool to weigh in on the recently proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, which requires corporate polluters to tell us what they are dumping into our air (really important as EPA has signaled that it will end this requirement at the federal level)

Speakers:

Julie Tighe, President NYLCV & NYLCVEF

Eric Walker, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Moderated by Betta Broad, Campaign Director, New Yorkers for Clean Power & Association for Energy Affordability

We dive into:

The latest with NY’s cap-and-invest program, now called the Clean Air Initiative and why it’s our best path to regulate and phase out emissions from buildings and transportation.

The health and economic benefits of cap-and-invest + the $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund

How to show up for upcoming public hearings, submit comments, and help push for the reporting rule that would mandate fossil fuel providers to report their GHG impacts, and call for the full release of regulations to actually cap GHG and copollutant emissions.

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Dan Lamb The Dreyden Miracle

Renewable Energy Supporters Speaker Series, May 12, 2025
Renewable Energy Wins at the Municipal Level. Join NYCP Monday, May 12, noon to 1 P.M., for The Dryden Miracle with Deputy Supervisor Dan Lamb.

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Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW V2

New Yorkers need cleaner heat and lower bills. Tell Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and the NY Legislature to include the NY HEAT Act in the budget.

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Breathing Easy – New York’s Clean Deliveries Act

From Brooklyn to Babylon, 1 out of 4 New Yorkers resides within a half-mile of a large e-commerce warehouse. Along with fulfilling orders, these facilities bring a host of health and environmental hazards like asthma and heart disease. Historical practices of discrimination and racism placed warehouses near communities of color and low-income families, forcing them to face the brunt of these impacts. It’s time for a change.

The Clean Deliveries Act is a common sense bill that requires these facilities to track and reduce their pollution, thereby protecting the air of the neighborhoods where they reside.

During this Teach-In, we heard from:
Emmitt Mendoza-Gaspar, Chief of Staff for AM Marcela Mitaynes
Sam Becker of the Environmental Defense Fund
Jaqi Cohen of the Tristate Transporation Campaign
Antonio Rosario of the Teamsters

We then heard from the ElectrifyNY coalition about how you can take action to make this crucial bill a reality this session.

Join the Fight for Clean Deliveries: https://p2a.co/E83CRWT

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Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW

New Yorkers need cleaner heat and lower bills. Tell Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and the NY Legislature to include the NY HEAT Act in the budget.

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