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savethesound.bsky.social @savethesound.bsky.social · 6d

Last month a federal court lifted the administration’s stop work order on Revolution Wind, an offshore wind farm that will begin delivering power to Connecticut next year. We must keep up momentum on this renewable energy source that will offer clean, reliable, and affordable power to our region.

What is revolution wind? Connecticut's first offshore wind project, staged in New London and built off the shore of Rhode Island. 704 megawatts of clean, local power starting in 2026. A reliable power supply for 350,000 homes.

Revolution wind is 80% complete, and it will have real benefits for CT electric rates.

Impact to electric rates: revolution wind power is needed to meet electricity demand starting next year. Without it, we would pay more for electricity from other sources like natural gas. New gas pipelines cost more than $10 million per mile. New gas plants cost 3x more than just three years ago, and wouldn't be ready until the 2030s.

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · 5d

Big oil and gas have seized the moment. By betting big on plastics, they’ve found a convenient lifeline to maintain profit margins as demand for fossil fuels declines. But plastic pollution costs Americans an estimated $249 billion annually in health-related expenses
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · 5d

@leaderasc.bsky.social
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social
73% of New Yorkers support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling bill!
Pass PRRIA!
#peopleoverplastic

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 6d

📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · 11d

Rest in peace Jane Goodall ❤️

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11d

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

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Environmental Voter Project @environmentalvoter.bsky.social · 14d

Covering up a crime.

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · 29d

Two climate heroes on one of my favorite podcasts! ☀️

Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29d

There really is no one better at this than @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, a climate hero if there ever was one

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · Sep 12

Kicking off Season 3 (😮) of the WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? podcast with Bill McKibben — on photons, fogies, energy liberation, and what he sees in his crystal ball. ☀️⚡️👴🏻🔮

On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/029N...

On Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · 29d

@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social ! We’re in Albany today to say it’s time to put #peopleoverplastic and pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act!
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

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All Our Energy @allourenergy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Sorry if it hurts your feelings, but tech is competing for your electricity- and YOU will pay to subsidize them. Now that zealots stopped offshore wind and are blocking battery storage and new transmission, where will YOUR energy come from if they take yours?

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...

Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone

www.nytimes.com

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Aug 9

So NO to the fracked gas pipeline!

All Our Energy @allourenergy.bsky.social · Aug 9

Today hundreds of us marched over the Brooklyn Bridge with dozens of orgs, officials, &families, to tell Governor Hochul to stop the unneeded, dirty, and expensive NESE pipeline. It endangers our communities, waters and marine life off NYC, Far Rockaway, and Long Island. #stopthewilliamsnesepipeline

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Aug 5

“Plastics endangered people and the planet at every stage, the review said, from the extraction of the fossil fuels they were made from, to production, use and disposal. This results in air pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals and infiltration of the body with microplastics.”

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Aug 4

The US Congress is MIA on this vital issue. State legislators need to adopt strong laws to reduce plastics.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

www.theguardian.com

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 26

Inspired and energized by an amazing panel of speakers at the @engagelongisland.bsky.social Climate Solutions event! Thank you Assemblywoman Kassay for advocating for the passage of the Packaging Reduction Act! It’s time to put #peopleoverplastic !
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 26

Can’t wait to read this! Preorder from New Press for 30% off with the code BeyondPlastics30

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jul 21

We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.🗓️ But you can pre-order your copy right now🖱️at: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... #toxicplastic #planetorplastic #environmentaljustice

jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 11

NYS Assembly Majority, we need strong legislation to decrease plastic waste and pollution. Pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act this coming session!
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great beach clean up with Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon at Sunken Meadow State Park. Helping to keep the least tern and piping plover nesting area #plasticfree !

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NRDC @nrdc.org · Jul 3

Plastic-Free July is a powerful reminder that single-use plastics fuel climate change, pollute oceans, and harm wildlife. Avoiding single-use plastics is the best way we can prevent ongoing waste.

Single-Use Plastics 101

Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.

www.nrdc.org

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you for sharing @beyondplastics.bsky.social
We need New York legislators to put people over plastic!

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jul 3

Take a minute to read this powerful letter to @newsday.bsky.social, calling out @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social for not bringing impactful environmental bills to a vote.

jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jul 3

Kick off your #PlasticFreeJuly with a FREE copy of “A Poison Like No Other” from now through July 8. Learn how invisible microplastics are disrupting our health and our planet.📖 Get your free copy: IslandPress.org/summer

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jun 30

Kick off your #PlasticFreeJuly with a FREE copy of 🌍📘A Poison Like No Other by Matt Simon from @islandpress.bsky.social from now through July 8. Learn how invisible microplastics are disrupting our health and our planet.📖 Get your free copy: IslandPress.org/summer #microplastics #toxicplastic

Free Summer Read!

Island Press' Free Summer Ebook! Get A Poison Like No Other by Matt Simon for free until 7/8 at your favorite ebook retailer. This offer ends 7/8.

IslandPress.org

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great letter, @jenvogt.bsky.social
We couldn't agree more and hope that @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and his fellow NYSA members will finally act to put people over plastic when they reconvene in January.

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jun 28

My final word, for now, on the NYS Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. We’ll be back at it when the Legislature resumes session in January!
💚🌎💙
#peopleoverplastic
#newsday
@allourenergy.bsky.social
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

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Engage Long Island @engagelongisland.bsky.social · Jun 25

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jun 28

This! 👆

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350.org @350.org · Jun 28

Are the climate crisis & the lack of action by our leaders making you feel anxious?

The best antidote is action. Get out into your community in person or online, meet like-minded people, and take action in whatever way that means for you!

There’s a role for everyone in the climate movement.

The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people

Anxiety, grief, sadness, anger. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people.

apnews.com

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jun 26

Let Speaker Heastie know that he failed NYers and the environment by not allowing the Packaging Reduction bill to come to a vote this session 👇

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jun 26

For the 2nd year in a row, the NYS Assembly has adjourned WITHOUT passing the highly popular and desperately needed Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. 😭Tell Speaker @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social you're disappointed + urge swift passage in January actionnetwork.org/letters/heas...

Speaker Heastie's Failure to Put People Over Plastic Is Unacceptable

The NYS Assembly adjourned WITHOUT passing the critical Packaging Reduction Act that would protect human health, slow the climate crisis, address the state's solid waste crisis, and protect environmen...

actionnetwork.org

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jenvogt.bsky.social @jenvogt.bsky.social · Jun 23

They should not have voted yes on this bill in the first place!!