From the New Yorkers for Clean Power (NYCP) Renewable Supporters Speaker Series held on Monday, October 6, noon to 1 P.M., with our special guest Rebekah Pierce, for her presentation on Agri-Energy. Rebekah also discussed her new book, Agri-Energy: Growing Power, Growing Food (due for publication by Island Press in November).
Building New York’s Clean Energy Workforce
On Monday, August 10, at 12:00 PM we discussed “Building New York’s Clean Energy Workforce: SUNY Morrisville & Ithaca Energy Warriors”. Our special guests were Dr. Ben Ballard, Professor of Renewable Energy at SUNY Morrisville, and Dr. Aloja Airewele, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Energy Warriors Program Leader.
SUNY Morrisville has one of New York’s longest-running hands-on renewable energy education programs. Dr. Ballard’s presentation will highlight the degree programs, workforce training initiatives, and industry partnerships that prepare students for careers in solar, wind, clean heating and cooling, electrical systems, and energy project development.
The Energy Warriors Green Career Pathways program, directed by Dr. Airewele, provides training for people experiencing barriers to employment within the growing green jobs sector—including heat pump and solar installers, insulation technicians, and reuse specialists. This collaborative training program, grounded in the nationally recognized Roots of Success curriculum, brings together private employers, unions, public workforce development agencies, and educational organizations to provide paid training and a nurturing environment for their trainees.
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.
