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Third Act Upstate New York
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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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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 10d
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.
The Sun Day Wool tapestry on display in the Great Hall of The Wild Center. The bright blue tapestry hangs near the window of the hall. People pause to look at it. Fiber artist Joy Muller-McCoola visits the table display of suns. Three women examine the suns on the table. The tapestry hangs behind them. Three women look at the sun gallery, which hangs behind the tapestry.
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Grist @grist.org · 1d
This designer is helping Puerto Rico rebuild — by putting power back in residents’ hands.

Through her nonprofit La Maraña, Cynthia Burgos López works with communities to design and rebuild climate-resilient spaces that reflect their needs and voices.

grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#PuertoRico #PR
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 10h
"On one side: communities, environmental advocates, local governments, and public health organizations fighting to reduce toxic plastic packaging, save taxpayer dollars, and hold corporations accountable.

On the other: some of the world’s biggest corporations..."
REPORT: Follow the Money: The David vs. Goliath Battle to Pass the New York Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749, S1464) — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Poll...
Reducing plastic waste in New York has turned into a David vs. Goliath fight in Albany. On one side: communities, environmental advocates, local governments, and public health organizations fighting ...
www.beyondplastics.org
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 11h
No Kings: Saturday, October 18

Have you signed up for an event? There are many to chose from in Upstate New York.

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d
If you want the longer version of this: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Electricity Crisis with Costa Samaras
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 09/23/2025 · 56m
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Allen Tien, MD, MHS mdlogix.com 94,698 田一彦 @allentien.bsky.social · 1d
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SharedFacts about #PushingElectrons
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 2d
The Solar 101 presentation from the Sun Day Festival in Albany by Noah Ginsburg, Executive Director of New York Solar Energy Industries Association.

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Solar 101 - Sun Day Albany 9.21.25
YouTube video by Third Act Upstate NY Working Group
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Alex Beauchamp @alexatfww.bsky.social · 3d
Big march in Peekskill as opposition to fracked gas pipelines continues to grow across New York.

Will @governor.ny.gov stand with the people or with Trump and the fossil fuel industry?

#NoTrumpPipelines westchester.news12.com/demonstrator...
Demonstrators gather in Peekskill to protest Trump administration pipeline proposal
The demonstrators at Charles Point Park said they're ready to battle against the proposal that they fear will threaten the entire state.
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 3d
Sun Day in the New York Capital Region!

Highlights of a great day at the Egg

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Sun Day - New York Capital Region / Empire State Plaza 9.21.25
YouTube video by Third Act Upstate NY Working Group
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 3d
Climate Voices: Liz Evans, a volunteer leader with Third Act Upstate

Featuring video from Sun Day events.

Thanks, @adirondackexplorer.bsky.social !

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Climate Voices: Liz Evans, a volunteer leader with Third Act Upstate
YouTube video by Adirondack Explorer
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 5d
"...grants slated for cancellation are exclusively in the states that Vought singled out in his Wednesday X post: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington."
Trump admin targets blue-state grants meant to ease US electricity…
But red states will also suffer from the rollback of billions in funding to help bring cheaper, more reliable power to regions across the country.
www.canarymedia.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 5d
Third Act Upstate NY is joining with @publicpowerny.bsky.social to call for New York’s energy plan to be based on public renewables, not pipelines.

Send a comment today on the draft state energy plan!

The deadline is October 6.

To submit a comment: actionnetwork.org/letters/plan...
Background image of power lines New York State Energy Plan Public Comment
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Politico @politico.com · 6d
Trump’s threat to cut nearly $8 billion in clean energy funding in blue states has Democrats seeing red.
White House threat of new green cuts has Democrats seeing red
"Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote on X.
www.politico.com
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NY Renews @nyrenews.bsky.social · 9d
We need major changes to NY’s State Energy Plan:

No more nuclear energy.
No more public dollars for private data centers.
No more sacrificing Indigenous lands for corporate profits. 

Send a letter today: act.nyrenews.org/isc-state-en...
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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: In theory, the process that determines your energy bills plays out in public. In practice, watchdogs say, the key decisions are made behind closed doors.

This week, lawmakers scrutinized the secretive settlement process at a hearing.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/02/e...
Lawmakers Scrutinize Secretive Process Behind Energy Bill Hikes
In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking…
nysfocus.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 6d
Washington's cap & invest law has generated more than $3 billion for clean air, water, & energy projects.

In NYS, though, Hochul hasn't released cap & invest regulations. Third Act Upstate NY's Michael Richardson:

“She effectively killed her own climate program...She’s killing it with delays.”
Will Washington’s Groundbreaking Climate Law Inspire Other States?
The Evergreen State is creating a road map for phasing out fossil fuels while boosting renewable energy
www.sierraclub.org
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 6d
"Solar has now been the largest source of new generating capacity added each month for twenty-three consecutive months: September 2023 to July 2025."
Solar and wind make up 90% of new US electricity capacity so far this year
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the combination of solar and wind
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 6d
Home/Renters & Auto Insurance Action Hour

October 6 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET

Join Cathy Becker & Todd Larsen of @greenamerica.org & Michael Richardson of Third Act Upstate NY to learn how to find and switch to climate-smart property insurance.

Information: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
RSVP to the Home/Renters & Auto Insurance Action Hour with Green America
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 7d
In Troy, NY, this Saturday, October 4!

More information and ticket sales: tainaasili.com/event/fever-...
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Taina Asili @tainaasili.bsky.social · 8d
We’re back and ready to share our Fever Pitch show and pilgrimage report back with our community!
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 7d
By Michael Richardson, co-facilitator of Third Act Upstate NY and a @publicpowerny.bsky.social co-chair.

"Now, when New York most needs determined leadership on climate and energy policy, the draft 2025 state energy plan is a testament to the state’s failure to meet the moment."

Gift article
Commentary: Revise state energy plan to double down on public power
Just when we most need strong leadership to reach our climate goals, the draft plan proposes to weaken New York further.
www.timesunion.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 8d
"New York’s largest teachers union is calling on the state’s public power agency to massively scale up renewable energy projects across New York."
NYSUT urges NYPA to build 15GW of public renewables | Fingerlakes1.com
New York’s largest teachers union is calling on the state’s public power agency to massively scale up renewable energy projects across New York. The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) Board of Dir...
www.fingerlakes1.com
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 8d
Congratulations, @billmckibben.bsky.social!
‘Graceful Father of Modern Climate Journalism’ Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Author, journalist, and 350.org and Third Act co-founder Bill McKibben has received the first lifetime achievement award ever bestowed by the Covering Climate Now global news collaborative, three doze...
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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 9d
Meanwhile, as doom stalks us, @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social is going back on his private and public commitment to major climate action by the pension funds.

Lander should keep his promise, not break it.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 9d
EXCEPTIONAL MILDNESS IN ANTARCTICA
Despite being early spring,temperatures have been well above freezing continuosly on the coast with frequent +5C/+7C:
Even night minimums remained locally above freezing:
In the US Base of Palmer the Tmin was +2.5C/36.5F,
September warmest night
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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 9d
“It just shows you’ve got to throw even more resources into organizing, into building a people-powered movement, because all the kind of insider lobbying stuff is getting nowhere... we need a bigger movement.. where we’re at isn’t winning.”
🎯 💯 @alexatfww.bsky.social

www.notus.org/new-york/tru...
Are Democrats Bending to Trump’s Clean Energy Crackdown? New York Is a Test Case.
The fight over a natural gas pipeline has underscored a larger shift in how blue states are contending with Trump’s anti-green agenda.
www.notus.org
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 10d
To read more about the Sun Day Wool project, follow the link.

Be sure to scroll down to the Gallery of Project Contributors for more wonderful sun photos:

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The tapestry and the Rise Up for a Sun-Powered Planet banner in the Great Hall. A man looks at the suns on display on the table.
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 10d
So many fiber artists contributed suns--more than 100!

Our thanks to all the artists, to Joy Muller-McCoola, to the Sun Day Wool tapestry team, and to Dr. Michale Glennon and the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith's College.
Members of the Loon Lake fiber arts group look for their suns in the tapestry. A Loon Lake fiber artist poses with her sun. An embroidered sun with electrical cables and cords as the rays is part of the gallery. Dr. Michale Glennon's woven sun of blue and gold wool.
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