Third Act Upstate New York
@thirdactupstateny.bsky.social
We are a community of elders throughout Upstate New York using our life experiences and resources to safeguard the climate and uplift democracy. Learn more about us at: https://thirdact.org/upstate-ny/
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A thread on the Sun Day Wool exhibit at Watts & Wheels in the Great Hall of The Wild Center in Tupper Lake on Saturday, September 27.
All photos by L. Evans.
All photos by L. Evans.
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NEW: After Hochul’s administration agreed, a federal judge approved a deal last week that will likely suspend New York’s all-electric building law for at least a year.
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Why Did Hochul Back Down on New York's Gas Ban?
Just last month, the state argued in court that it couldn’t halt the all-electric buildings law even if it wanted to. Then it abruptly changed course.
nysfocus.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
NEW: After Hochul’s administration agreed, a federal judge approved a deal last week that will likely suspend New York’s all-electric building law for at least a year.
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
Just last month, the state argued that delaying the gas ban would cause “irreparable harm."
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Help make a record for the future truth and reconciliation hearings…
Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard
To fulfill our oversight and legislative responsibilities to protect and defend the Constitution, Oversight Committee Democrats are compiling a verified public record of possible misconduct incidents ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Help make a record for the future truth and reconciliation hearings…
On this episode of his podcast Volts, David Roberts talks with Cora Stryker of @brightsaver.bsky.social about balcony or plug-in solar and the current bureaucratic and technical barriers to its use in the US.
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
On this episode of his podcast Volts, David Roberts talks with Cora Stryker of @brightsaver.bsky.social about balcony or plug-in solar and the current bureaucratic and technical barriers to its use in the US.
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
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If you're like me, you're tired of Hochul TALKING about affordability and being a climate leader--and you're ready for ACTION. Join us and special guests @markruffalo.bsky.social & @billmckibben.bsky.social to push real climate & affordability solutions in NY
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/deadline-hoc...
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/deadline-hoc...
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you're like me, you're tired of Hochul TALKING about affordability and being a climate leader--and you're ready for ACTION. Join us and special guests @markruffalo.bsky.social & @billmckibben.bsky.social to push real climate & affordability solutions in NY
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/deadline-hoc...
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/deadline-hoc...
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It’s official: The Hochul administration has appealed the court ruling against it on cap & invest, arguing that it would be impossible to issue climate law regulations by the judge’s February deadline. iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/Docum...
![B. Promulgation of Regulations by the Court’s Deadline is
Impossible
It is impossible for the Department to comply with the Court’s deadline
because it cannot promulgate compliant regulations––a mammoth task that,
as noted, entails regulating emissions across large swaths of New York’s
economy––by February 6, 2026. First, “promulgate” generally means
publication of a final rule. Although SAPA uses the term “adopt” for the
completion of the rulemaking process, it also provides for judicial review once
a rule is finalized and states that rules shall be “promulgated in substantial
compliance” with SAPA’s procedures but that failure to properly notify a
person does not “invalidate any rule promulgated hereunder” (SAPA § 202[8]).
Thus, SAPA contemplates that a rule is “promulgated” only if the full
procedures laid out in SAPA §§ 202-203 have been followed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:64drjustsrvsrcl2a2n2jnyf/bafkreigbu2tmb7bvd3iaxmsqr6ggegncr5ywfu7bdcucym623rtvogdsoq@jpeg)
![C. Publication of Proposed Rulemaking by the Court’s Deadline is
Impossible
Even if the Court only intended to order the Department to publish
proposed, rather than final, regulations by February 6, 2026, compliance would
still be impossible. As explained in the accompanying affirmations, the
Department cannot, in good faith, propose regulations without foundational
modeling and updated assessments of economic pressures in light of the
current federal and State regulatory landscape (Michael Sheehan affirmation
[Sheehan aff] at ¶ X; Vladimir Gutman-Britten affirmation [Gutman-Britten
aff] at ¶¶ 3-6). The Department relies on data analysis and modeling conducted
by the Authority, which will take, at minimum, four months to complete
(Gutman-Britten aff at ¶ 4). Notably, the Authority must update its models to
reflect the forecasts and conclusions in the recently released draft State Energy
Plan (id. at ¶ 6). These include anticipated delays in clean energy rollouts,
changes in State populations, and other factors that are significantly different
from the assumptions upon which the scoping plan was based (id.). Four
months is the minimum time it will take to simply create the models, but that](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:64drjustsrvsrcl2a2n2jnyf/bafkreidaoztkarn5kpbdgd5xv5vmzxnstzh2fypehwjvtiz4mxqeospapm@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It’s official: The Hochul administration has appealed the court ruling against it on cap & invest, arguing that it would be impossible to issue climate law regulations by the judge’s February deadline. iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/Docum...
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Interesting small-scale solar program in Connecticut:
"The Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MAP+) actively engages in originating, developing, and even owning projects..."
"The Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MAP+) actively engages in originating, developing, and even owning projects..."
Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.
www.canarymedia.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Interesting small-scale solar program in Connecticut:
"The Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MAP+) actively engages in originating, developing, and even owning projects..."
"The Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MAP+) actively engages in originating, developing, and even owning projects..."
"... robust evidence in New York and experience from other states shows that the choice between climate action and affordability is a false one."
New York doesn’t need to choose between climate action and affordability - Climate 411
Governor Hochul can and should lead by implementing the Clean Air Initiative and demonstrating that with powerful policy, New York and other states alike can tackle affordability and climate crises at...
blogs.edf.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"... robust evidence in New York and experience from other states shows that the choice between climate action and affordability is a false one."
Great event on December 3 hosted by @thirdactsocal.bsky.social and @coveringclimatenow.org
We invite you to attend a free webinar Dec. 3 about the future of climate journalism, linking news, climate and Democracy. Hear some of the country's finest environmental writers and reporters, including Third Act’s own Bill McKibben, on how to cover this issue!
Sign up: lnkd.in/gPgeif7V
Sign up: lnkd.in/gPgeif7V
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great event on December 3 hosted by @thirdactsocal.bsky.social and @coveringclimatenow.org
Teach-in with Bright Saver on Plug-in / Balcony Solar
Tuesday, December 2, 2:00 PM ET
@brightsaver.bsky.social
Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, December 2, 2:00 PM ET
@brightsaver.bsky.social
Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Teach-in with Bright Saver on Plug-in / Balcony Solar
Tuesday, December 2, 2:00 PM ET
@brightsaver.bsky.social
Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tuesday, December 2, 2:00 PM ET
@brightsaver.bsky.social
Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Delgado for New York Organizing Kickoff
Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 PM ET
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM ET
See the GrayPac link for registration.
graypac.org/events/delga...
Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 PM ET
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM ET
See the GrayPac link for registration.
graypac.org/events/delga...
Delgado for New York ~ Organizing Kickoff - GrayPAC
Endorsements by climate groups: Third Act Upstate, Third Act NYC, Citizen Action of New York, Food & Water Action, New...
graypac.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Delgado for New York Organizing Kickoff
Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 PM ET
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM ET
See the GrayPac link for registration.
graypac.org/events/delga...
Tuesday, December 2, 6:00 PM ET
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM ET
See the GrayPac link for registration.
graypac.org/events/delga...
Deadline Hochul: Mobilization Launch Call
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Deadline Hochul: Mobilization Launch Call
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
"Why should New York taxpayers grant tax benefits to an enormously profitable industry—and one that has contributed mightily to the climate crisis? The industry knew of the dangers, deceived the public, and they are making staggering profits."
@nypirg.bsky.social
@blairhorner.bsky.social
@nypirg.bsky.social
@blairhorner.bsky.social
Big Oil Scores Big Profits and Still Gets Tax Benefits in New York – Capitol Perspective
www.nypirg.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Why should New York taxpayers grant tax benefits to an enormously profitable industry—and one that has contributed mightily to the climate crisis? The industry knew of the dangers, deceived the public, and they are making staggering profits."
@nypirg.bsky.social
@blairhorner.bsky.social
@nypirg.bsky.social
@blairhorner.bsky.social
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Some things remain timely! Thanks to YDL staff @ Michigan Avenue, especially Aaron Smith, for making this happen. ☀️ @third-act-michigan.bsky.social
☀️ Some bright ideas deserve their moment in the sun! From practical solar solutions to climate science deep-dives, this display at our downtown branch (created with Third Act Michigan) proves that every day is a good day to power up your environmental knowledge.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Some things remain timely! Thanks to YDL staff @ Michigan Avenue, especially Aaron Smith, for making this happen. ☀️ @third-act-michigan.bsky.social
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What a balm for the end of the day, especially in these times, and what else the world could be like.
@mayorwu.boston.gov
@mayorwu.boston.gov
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
What a balm for the end of the day, especially in these times, and what else the world could be like.
@mayorwu.boston.gov
@mayorwu.boston.gov
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Are we listening New York? Nuclear power has always been costly & slow to deploy. SMRs will not help. @governor.ny.gov @doreenharris.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Are we listening New York? Nuclear power has always been costly & slow to deploy. SMRs will not help. @governor.ny.gov @doreenharris.bsky.social
@lizkrueger.bsky.social:
“When our state budget is stretched to the limit because of Trump’s radical cuts and New Yorkers in every corner of our state are facing an affordability crisis, how can we possibly justify spending $350 million of taxpayers’ money to prop up the oil and gas industry?”
“When our state budget is stretched to the limit because of Trump’s radical cuts and New Yorkers in every corner of our state are facing an affordability crisis, how can we possibly justify spending $350 million of taxpayers’ money to prop up the oil and gas industry?”
Push to end New York’s subsidies to fossil fuelers with surging profits
New York state legislators and climate activists are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to repeal an estimated $350 million in annual fossil fuel subsidies, citing the industry’s global profits and…
www.newsnationnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@lizkrueger.bsky.social:
“When our state budget is stretched to the limit because of Trump’s radical cuts and New Yorkers in every corner of our state are facing an affordability crisis, how can we possibly justify spending $350 million of taxpayers’ money to prop up the oil and gas industry?”
“When our state budget is stretched to the limit because of Trump’s radical cuts and New Yorkers in every corner of our state are facing an affordability crisis, how can we possibly justify spending $350 million of taxpayers’ money to prop up the oil and gas industry?”
Michael Richardson, Third Act Upstate NY, quoted here:
“How is standing up to Trump building more gas pipelines? That’s what Trump wants. That’s not standing up to him, that’s holding his hand and walking down the road."
www.notus.org/climate-envi...
“How is standing up to Trump building more gas pipelines? That’s what Trump wants. That’s not standing up to him, that’s holding his hand and walking down the road."
www.notus.org/climate-envi...
Environmentalists Want Kathy Hochul to Lose Her Primary
Their criticism of her climate and energy stances has intensified. Will that make a dent in her reelection campaign?
www.notus.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Michael Richardson, Third Act Upstate NY, quoted here:
“How is standing up to Trump building more gas pipelines? That’s what Trump wants. That’s not standing up to him, that’s holding his hand and walking down the road."
www.notus.org/climate-envi...
“How is standing up to Trump building more gas pipelines? That’s what Trump wants. That’s not standing up to him, that’s holding his hand and walking down the road."
www.notus.org/climate-envi...
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At Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social we are by definition older Americans. We've seen more stuff than most people.
But we've never seen the president demand the execution of members of Congress.
But we've never seen the president demand the execution of members of Congress.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
At Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social we are by definition older Americans. We've seen more stuff than most people.
But we've never seen the president demand the execution of members of Congress.
But we've never seen the president demand the execution of members of Congress.
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Teach-In: Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) Act
12/9, 12 PM ET
Join us to learn about the ASAP Act and how we can build the renewable, affordable energy that we desperately need!
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/asap-...
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
12/9, 12 PM ET
Join us to learn about the ASAP Act and how we can build the renewable, affordable energy that we desperately need!
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/asap-...
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Teach-In: Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) Act
12/9, 12 PM ET
Join us to learn about the ASAP Act and how we can build the renewable, affordable energy that we desperately need!
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/asap-...
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
12/9, 12 PM ET
Join us to learn about the ASAP Act and how we can build the renewable, affordable energy that we desperately need!
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/asap-...
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
"...a coalition of environmental advocates called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include a bill in her executive budget that would repeal 20% of the almost $2 billion in taxpayer subsidies provided to the oil industry..."
As Bill McKibben says in this interview, ending these subsidies is a "no-brainer."
As Bill McKibben says in this interview, ending these subsidies is a "no-brainer."
Author Bill McKibben discusses the energy challenges facing New York state
He is the co-founder of Third Act, and the author of over 20 books including “The End of Nature” and “Here Comes the Sun."
spectrumlocalnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"...a coalition of environmental advocates called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include a bill in her executive budget that would repeal 20% of the almost $2 billion in taxpayer subsidies provided to the oil industry..."
As Bill McKibben says in this interview, ending these subsidies is a "no-brainer."
As Bill McKibben says in this interview, ending these subsidies is a "no-brainer."
If you have not yet seen The Light Won't Dim, you should. We in New York, home to around a million people from Puerto Rico, especially appreciate the focus on the Centro Buen Pastor, where solar panels helped people survive the aftermath of Hurricane María.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you have not yet seen The Light Won't Dim, you should. We in New York, home to around a million people from Puerto Rico, especially appreciate the focus on the Centro Buen Pastor, where solar panels helped people survive the aftermath of Hurricane María.
"If passed, the Climate Superfund Act with its potential to generate an estimated $50 billion over 20 years, could significantly bolster state disaster relief and climate resilience projects."
@thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
@thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
Bill McKibben on the State-Led Efforts to Make Big Oil Pay Up - Inside Climate News
The New Jersey Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for their past greenhouse gas emissions, possibly generating up to $50 billion for state climate relief. “This should be the easiest v...
insideclimatenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"If passed, the Climate Superfund Act with its potential to generate an estimated $50 billion over 20 years, could significantly bolster state disaster relief and climate resilience projects."
@thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
@thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1911202...
"...the human cost of prioritizing U.S. corporate interests over the lives of people around the globe."
Interesting thing I learned while researching this piece: while rising temperatures will cause more heat deaths, they'll also cause fewer people to die of cold
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"...the human cost of prioritizing U.S. corporate interests over the lives of people around the globe."