This is a recording from NYCP’s June Renewables Supporters Speaker Series on Monday, June 9, from noon to 1:00 P.M. It is a discussion on Legal Strategies for Overcoming Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities with attorneys Matthew Eisenson and Ivonne Norman. Matt and Ivonne run a program called the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI) at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.
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.
Monday, March 10: Fail-Safe Energy Storage Systems —
with VIRIDI’s Jon Williams, founder and CEO of Buffalo-based Viridi.
The company designs and builds fail-safe battery energy storage systems with on-demand, affordable power for use in industrial, medical, commercial, municipal, and residential building applications. Jon has also forged a method for workforce development that recruits, trains, and retains a strong local workforce.
December 7, 2021
New Yorkers for Clean Power and Alliance for Clean Energy NY for this Support the Supporters meeting to discuss the compatibility of renewable energy and agriculture in New York State.
Moderated by Andrew Pezzullo, Clean Power Fellow at New Yorkers for Clean Power
Speakers:
– Ethan Winter, Northeast Solar Specialist from American Farmland Trust
– Jen Metzger, former NYS Senator on the Agriculture Subcommittee & NYCP Senior Policy Advisor
– Cullen Howe, Senior Attorney & Renewable Energy Advocate from the Natural Resources Defense Council, and
– Giuseppina Agovino from Friends of Flint Mine Solar!
Join New Yorkers for Clean Power to learn what NYS needs to do in order to ensure our electric grid is powered by renewable sources and how we can decarbonize our buildings and transportation so they are running off of that renewable electricity. After this presentation by the NYCP Team, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and tell us if you would like someone from NYCP to give this presentation to your community group/classroom/organization etc. – reach out to us at info@nyforcleanpower.org
Speakers:
NYCP Team
– Michaela Ciovacco, Program Coordinator
– Gregory Simpson, Senior Clean Power Fellow
– Jen Metzger, Former State Senator & Senior Policy Advisor
– Cal Trumann, Climate Education Clean Power Fellow
– Andrew Pezzullo, Large-scale Renewables Clean Power Fellow
-Betta Broad, Campaign Director
Offshore Wind Power, Ports, & Job Creation in NY
Co-hosted with ACE NY, E2 and NRDC
Sept. 22, 1-2 pm ET –
ACE NY, E2, NRDC and New Yorkers for Clean Power are hosting a 1-hour virtual event during Climate Week NYC to discuss the challenges and enormous opportunities that offshore wind presents for port facilities and underserved communities. The panel discussion will begin with a short film by ACE NY on the topic.
Introduction to Opening Video: Anne Reynolds, Executive Director, ACE NY
Moderator: Nathanael Greene, Senior Renewable Energy Advocate, Climate & Clean Energy Program, NRDC
Introductions: Uchenna Bright, Eastern States Advocate, E2
Panelists:
Alba Pena, Community Engagement Manager, Equinor
Summer Storm Sandoval, Energy Democracy Coordinator, UPROSE
Willie White, Senior Employment and Training Specialist in the Youth and Workforce Services Department for the City of Albany, NY
Ross Gould, Vice President for Supply Chain Development, Business Network for Offshore Wind
Our state’s regulatory processes are not taking all the factors into account when deciding the cost benefit ratios of fossil fuel & renewable infrastructure! Learn what needs to be considered by industry experts. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and take action for a better BCA!
Visit our take-action page to improve NY’s BCA: tinyurl.com/bcacomment
Speakers include:
Sonal Jessel, the Director of Policy at WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Andy Frank, the Founder & President of Sealed and Strategic Advisory Group member to inform the Building Electrification Process for the Department of Public Service
John Ciovacco, the President of Aztech Geothermal and Strategic Advisory Group member to inform the Building Electrification Process for the DPS
Jessica Azulay, the Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) and active party member in numerous rate cases across NYS.
Learn from supporters and industry experts on the new regulations released by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and how you can participate as a supporter in the upcoming online stakeholder sessions.
Speakers:
Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of Alliance for Clean Energy New York
Giuseppina Agovino, Founding Member of Friends of Flint Mine Solar
Ryan Piche, County Manager at Lewis County
Jessica Enzmann, Organizing Representative at Sierra Club
