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Putting Out the Planetary Fire

Climate change. The podcast will feature climate action, highlighting some of the key climate struggles. It is produced by the Green Education and Legal Fund. Putting Out the Planetary Fire is the organizing handbook from GELF that provides background information on climate issues along with a how-to-guide on climate advocacy.

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00:09:39

Anne Rabe of Don't Waste NY on NY Gov. Hochul's...

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2025/07/16

The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the US hosted a webinar on Nuclear is a False Climate Solution on Monday, July 14. Gov. Hochul recently directed the NY Power Authority to build a new nuclear power plant. Nuclear power is pushing for a big revival both in the US and worldwide, partially on the false premise that it is carbon free – ignoring its carbon footprint from the construction of the plants (cement); the mining, processing, and transportation of its uranium fuel; and the hundreds

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00:09:59

Impact of Proposed Cuts to EPA

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2025/07/13

On May 5, 2025, the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) hosted a media briefing to discuss the recent proposed 55% budget cuts by the Trump administration to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the cuts and reorganization of the agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), and the potential impact of these cuts on American communities. We hear from three speakers. Michelle Roos, EPN’s Executive Director; Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of

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00:09:54

How to Move to Zero Waste

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2025/07/13

On Monday May 12 the EcoAction Committee of the Green Party held a webinar on Zero Waste. You can view the webinar on the Green Party’s youtube channel. Zero waste, or waste minimization, is a set of principles focused on waste prevention that encourages redesigning resource life cycles so that all products are repurposed and/or reused. The goal is to avoid sending trash to landfills, incinerators, , or any other part of the environment. Here we have part of the presentation by Chris Burger who is

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00:18:15

EJ Leaders Support Bill to Cut Plastic Pollution

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2025/07/13

On June 4, Beyond Plastics organized a news conference to support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and to respond to lobbying from the chemical and plastics industry, which is attempting to mislead environmental justice communities in order to protect their own profits. Chemicals found in plastic packaging are linked to health problems like cancer and developmental disorders, particularly in low-income communities of color. The news conference featured Sharon Lavigne of Rise

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00:09:48

Rally for Community Solar at Capitol

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2025/07/13

New York State’s climate law , the CLCPA, set a goal of installing six gigawatts of distributed rooftop and community solar energy generation by 2025. New York achieved the 6 GW goal in 2024 – one year ahead of schedule and $421 million under budget! While the state decided to expand distributed solar goal to 10 GW by 2030, the state’s Public Services Commission decided to reallocate $271 million – two-thirds of the projected surplus – to other programs. Solar companies and climate advocates held a

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00:09:51

Instead of NY Heat, Legislature Repeals 100 Foot Rule...

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2025/07/13

Rather than passing the full NY Heat Act, the Assembly instead just passed the elimination of the gas subsidy called the “100-ft rule”. By repealing this rule, utility companies will no longer be required to pay for gas infrastructure to within 100 feet of a building upon a developer’s request, costs that the utilities pass along to New Yorkers via their utility bills. Pete Sikora of New York Communities for Change discusses the fate of NY Heat and climate policy in general with the Governor and

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00:09:57

Speaker Heastie Kills Packaging and other...

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2025/07/13

For the second year in a row, the Democratic supermajority- controlled New York State Assembly failed to vote on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749 Glick) despite the bill having enough votes to pass. Beyond Plastics held a news conference with leaders from Brookhaven Landfill Action and Remediation Group, NAACP NYS Niagara Falls branch, and NYPIRG to discuss the implications of the Assembly failing to act as the federal government launches a full-scale attack on the

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00:09:49

NY Gov Hochul Wants NYPA to Build Nuclear

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2025/07/13

NY Governor Kathy Hochul, on the Monday after the legislature left town for the yea,r announced that she was directing the New York Power Authority to build a nuclear plant, probably in Central New York. One of the main reasons is to met the energy needs of the new chip factory that MIcron plans to build in Syracuse. The announcement was quickly greeted with dismay by climate and environmental groups who view nuclear as an expensive and false climate solution that presents a host of environmental

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00:09:36

Residents Oppose Burning of PFAS in Ft. Edwards

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2025/07/13

Clean Earth has submitted an application to the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a two-week pilot thermal desorption treatment of 5,000 tons of PFAS-Contaminated soil at their Ft. Edwards facility. While described as a research project, none of the staff of Clean Earth have sufficient scientific credentials for such a study. Angela Pressley, Ph.D., of The Fort Stops PFAS, speaks to Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the conerns of local residents about this

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00:09:59

Citizen Action on DEC Greenhouse Gas Emission...

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2025/07/13

July 1 was the deadline for public comments on NYS’s reporting regulations for greenhouse gas emissions. Bob Cohen of Citizen Action talks about the regs but notes that far more important and not yet issued are the state’s regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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00:10:35

DEC Issues EIS on Cryptocurrency Mining

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2025/07/13

Climate activists several years ago successfully got a moratorium on the use of fossil fueled power plants for cryptomining while an environmental impact assessment was completed by the NYS DEC (Dept. of Environmental Conservation). While the moratorium has expired, the draft Environmental Impact Statement was recently released. Irene Weiser of Fossil Free Tompkins discusses the EIS with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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00:12:06

Climate Groups Sue Hochul over Delays in NYS Climate Law

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2025/04/03

Four climate justice groups have sued NYS, claiming it is failing to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as mandated in the CLCPA climate law. Much of the suit focused on the Governor's delay in implementing her cap and invest program to reduce emissions, “prolonging New Yorkers’ exposure to air pollution … especially in disadvantaged communities.” Caroline Chen of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and Eric Walker of WE Act for Environmental Justice, discuss the case with Mark

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00:09:33

Climate Measures in One House Budget Resolutions...

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2025/03/29

The State Legislature this week passed their one house budget resolutions. As usual, the state Senate was stronger on climate than the Assembly or Governor. Pete Sikora of New York Communities for Change discusses the climate proposals with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

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00:09:55

Hundreds Lobby for NY HEAT Act at Capitol (Part 1)

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2025/03/29

Several hundred New Yorkers traveled to the state Capitol on Wednesday March 19 as part of the Renewable Heat Now campaign. A main focus was the passage of the NY Heat Act, which passed the Senate last year but stalled in the State Assembly. NY Heat would require state agencies – especially the Public Service Commission – to align their policies and regulations with the state’s climate law (CLCPA) and to cap utility bills for low-income New Yorkers at 6% of their income. The Assembly has not

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00:09:52

March 19th Press Conference on Packaging Reduction

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2025/03/29

A press conference was held at the State Capitol on Wednesday March 19 to promote the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. We hear from the lead sponsors, Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chairs of the Environmental Conservation Committees, Kathy Nolan of the Physicians for Social Responsibility NY; and Judith Enck of Beyond Plastic.

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00:09:58

March 19th Rally for NY HEAT (Part 2)

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2025/03/29

Several hundred New Yorkers rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, March 19 as part of the Renewable Heat Now campaign. The lobbyists gathered for a lunch time rally on the Million Dollar Staircase to encourage state lawmakers and the Governor to include the NY Heat in the State Budget which is due April 1. NY Heat would require state agencies – especially the Public Service Commission – to align their actions and policies with the state’s climate law (CLCPA) and to cap utility bills for

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00:09:59

Rewiring America Seeks Funding for Empower+ in NYS...

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2025/03/29

Residents across the state are struggling to keep up with rising energy bills – and these surging bills are hitting low and moderate-income New Yorkers particularly hard. The state’s Empower+ program, which is designed to help low-income homeowners and renters make energy-related improvements to their homes to help lower energy bills, is at risk of being severely underfunded this budget cycle. Michael Hernandez of Rewiring America talks about the program and the state budget with Mark Dunlea for

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00:09:53

Climate Groups Dismayed by NYS Decision on Iroquois...

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2025/03/05

The state Department of Environment Conservation (DEC) approved permits Friday to expand two Hudson Valley compressor stations in Athens and Dover as part of the Iroquois gas pipeline. The entire project, which includes upgrading two Connecticut facilities, allows another 125 million cubic feet of fracked gas to flow along the 414-mile pipeline from Canada to New York City. Emily Skydel of Food and Water Watch and Greene County activist Mary Finneran talk with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk

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00:13:07

Climate Protest at PSC over NY Heat, Iroquois Pipeline

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2025/03/05

On Thursday, February 13, climate activists disrupted the monthly meeting of the Public Service Commissioners in Albany. The immediate focus of the protest was the decision last Friday to approve the expansion of the Iroquois pipeline which builds out the fossil fuel infrastructure and will deliver more gas. The Hochul administration, while acknowledging that the expansion conflicts with the mandates of the state’s climate law, argues that it is needed to ensure delivery of services in NYC

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00:09:40

Gov. Hochul Pushing to Expand Nuclear Power in NYS

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2025/03/05

Despite the significant financial and environmental problems with nuclear power, Governor Hochul is making a major push to develop more of it in NY. Partly it is out of the desire to respond to the skyrocketing electrical demands of data centers, AI, the Micron chip fab plant in Syracuse, and cryptocurrency. Many call nuclear a false climate solution since it does have a carbon footprint related to the use of cement in construction and the footprint from the processing, mining and distribution of

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