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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This, along with the proven advantages of renewables+batteries over fossil fuels, are how public officials & candidates for office should be talking about climate & energy transition. They solve the problems of the future & our present, don't run away from that!
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #Greensky
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #Greensky
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This, along with the proven advantages of renewables+batteries over fossil fuels, are how public officials & candidates for office should be talking about climate & energy transition. They solve the problems of the future & our present, don't run away from that!
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #Greensky
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #Greensky
Great crowd at Sunday's Sam Balzac musical reading & climate forum, "Existential Questions of the 21st Century," at the Saranac Lake Free Library.
Climate forum panelists: Liz Evans, Third Act Upstate NY; Claudia Braymer, Protect the Adirondacks; Cayenne Wren, High Peaks DSA; Moderator Jen Kretser.
Climate forum panelists: Liz Evans, Third Act Upstate NY; Claudia Braymer, Protect the Adirondacks; Cayenne Wren, High Peaks DSA; Moderator Jen Kretser.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Great crowd at Sunday's Sam Balzac musical reading & climate forum, "Existential Questions of the 21st Century," at the Saranac Lake Free Library.
Climate forum panelists: Liz Evans, Third Act Upstate NY; Claudia Braymer, Protect the Adirondacks; Cayenne Wren, High Peaks DSA; Moderator Jen Kretser.
Climate forum panelists: Liz Evans, Third Act Upstate NY; Claudia Braymer, Protect the Adirondacks; Cayenne Wren, High Peaks DSA; Moderator Jen Kretser.
David Goeßmann interviewing Bill McKibben, asks what gives him the hope and strength to continue, and McKibben responds:
"Hey, lots of people are suffering badly, mostly in places that did nothing to cause climate change. If they can keep fighting, I guess I can too!"
Yes, we can too.
"Hey, lots of people are suffering badly, mostly in places that did nothing to cause climate change. If they can keep fighting, I guess I can too!"
Yes, we can too.
COP30: 'A Real Opening for Quicker Progress' | Common Dreams
Why it's not all bad news for Bill McKibben regarding the climate crisis. Five questions to one of the leading environmentalists in the US.
www.commondreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
David Goeßmann interviewing Bill McKibben, asks what gives him the hope and strength to continue, and McKibben responds:
"Hey, lots of people are suffering badly, mostly in places that did nothing to cause climate change. If they can keep fighting, I guess I can too!"
Yes, we can too.
"Hey, lots of people are suffering badly, mostly in places that did nothing to cause climate change. If they can keep fighting, I guess I can too!"
Yes, we can too.
"Data center company TeraWulf has signed an 80-year lease for 183 acres of a former coal-fired power plant, which sits on the banks of Cayuga Lake in Lansing, a town of 11,000 just north of Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes region."
A Data Center Could Be Coming to an Upstate New York Town, and Residents Are Speaking Out - Inside Climate News
The town board in Lansing is considering a temporary ban on large-scale development that could delay construction.
insideclimatenews.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Data center company TeraWulf has signed an 80-year lease for 183 acres of a former coal-fired power plant, which sits on the banks of Cayuga Lake in Lansing, a town of 11,000 just north of Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes region."
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New Cornell-led study is the first ever to provide state-by-state projections of carbon emissions and water use by data centers. Estimates that data centers are on track to add 24-44M metric tons of CO2 pollution annually thru 2030, roughly equivalent to adding 5-10M cars per year to US roadways.
E&E News: 3-year study maps CO2 spikes from AI data center boom
The analysis also examines water use and offers a road map for lower emissions through states with considerable renewable resources.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New Cornell-led study is the first ever to provide state-by-state projections of carbon emissions and water use by data centers. Estimates that data centers are on track to add 24-44M metric tons of CO2 pollution annually thru 2030, roughly equivalent to adding 5-10M cars per year to US roadways.
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This fundamental truth needs to be retold by more good-faith politicians. We are confronted with complex, wicked problems in which seemingly unrelated aspects of our challenges are deeply interconnected. The poor and marginalised will be hit hardest by the consequences of climate change.
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This fundamental truth needs to be retold by more good-faith politicians. We are confronted with complex, wicked problems in which seemingly unrelated aspects of our challenges are deeply interconnected. The poor and marginalised will be hit hardest by the consequences of climate change.
Hochul again refuses to protect the people & environment of NYS.
"The reaction from environmental groups was blistering. @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of 'abandoning the Finger Lakes,' weakening the state’s climate law, and siding with a 'fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine.'"
"The reaction from environmental groups was blistering. @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of 'abandoning the Finger Lakes,' weakening the state’s climate law, and siding with a 'fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine.'"
New York reverses course, grants Greenidge new air permit amid fierce backlash | Fingerlakes1.com
New York State has approved a new five-year Title V Air Permit for Greenidge Generation in Dresden, ending years of litigation and reopening a fierce political and environmental battle over the future...
www.fingerlakes1.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hochul again refuses to protect the people & environment of NYS.
"The reaction from environmental groups was blistering. @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of 'abandoning the Finger Lakes,' weakening the state’s climate law, and siding with a 'fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine.'"
"The reaction from environmental groups was blistering. @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of 'abandoning the Finger Lakes,' weakening the state’s climate law, and siding with a 'fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine.'"
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PS I usually post about on health harms of fossil fuel bullshit but since affordability is the theme this week, I’ll repeat the price tag: the NESE pipeline will cost New Yorkers $2.2 billion+ and force ratepayers to pay > $200 million/year for the next 15 yrs
readme.readmedia.com/Advocates-Co...
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Advocates Condemn Gov. Hochul For Siding With Trump and Caving on Pipeline Shakedown
Today, Governor Hochul's Department of Environmental Conservation approved permitting for the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline - violating their commitment to protect New Yorkers ...
readme.readmedia.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
PS I usually post about on health harms of fossil fuel bullshit but since affordability is the theme this week, I’ll repeat the price tag: the NESE pipeline will cost New Yorkers $2.2 billion+ and force ratepayers to pay > $200 million/year for the next 15 yrs
readme.readmedia.com/Advocates-Co...
readme.readmedia.com/Advocates-Co...
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🤯 This new @permitpower.bsky.social report reveals that if we cut down on red tape for solar installations, we could unlock solar power for almost 20 MILLION families across the U.S. 🇺🇸 If it’s already working in countries like Australia & Germany, why can’t it work here? 👇🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🤯 This new @permitpower.bsky.social report reveals that if we cut down on red tape for solar installations, we could unlock solar power for almost 20 MILLION families across the U.S. 🇺🇸 If it’s already working in countries like Australia & Germany, why can’t it work here? 👇🧵
November 9, 3:00 PM, Saranac Lake Free Library
Sam Balzac's climate doomerism musical comedy “Existential Questions of the 21st Century”
Includes a climate activism forum with @protectadkpark.bsky.social, Third Act Upstate NY & @publicpowerny.bsky.social
Reservations information in the article
Sam Balzac's climate doomerism musical comedy “Existential Questions of the 21st Century”
Includes a climate activism forum with @protectadkpark.bsky.social, Third Act Upstate NY & @publicpowerny.bsky.social
Reservations information in the article
A cure for doomerism
SARANAC LAKE — Sam Balzac believes that laughter is the best medicine for people feeling dread about the state of the Earth’s climate. With concerns that human pollution will push the state of the nat...
www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
November 9, 3:00 PM, Saranac Lake Free Library
Sam Balzac's climate doomerism musical comedy “Existential Questions of the 21st Century”
Includes a climate activism forum with @protectadkpark.bsky.social, Third Act Upstate NY & @publicpowerny.bsky.social
Reservations information in the article
Sam Balzac's climate doomerism musical comedy “Existential Questions of the 21st Century”
Includes a climate activism forum with @protectadkpark.bsky.social, Third Act Upstate NY & @publicpowerny.bsky.social
Reservations information in the article
"...we must ask why Governor Hochul has aligned with the fossil fuel industry to inject more climate disrupting fracked-gas methane into the atmosphere...Hochul is literally stealing from our children's future..."
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@nychange.bsky.social
Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, New York Communities for Change, Citizen Action of NY, Third Act Upstate and Third Act NYC Slam Governor Hochul’s Approval of the NESE Pipeline - Antonio Delgado f...
Governor Hochul’s Department of Environmental Conservation just approved the same toxic, unnecessary pipeline that New York has already rejected multiple times. Nothing about this project has changed:...
delgadoforny.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"...we must ask why Governor Hochul has aligned with the fossil fuel industry to inject more climate disrupting fracked-gas methane into the atmosphere...Hochul is literally stealing from our children's future..."
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
@citizenactionny.org
@nychange.bsky.social
@thirdactnyc.bsky.social
@citizenactionny.org
@nychange.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Just weeks after a court ruled @governor.ny.gov violated the climate law, she's at it again by approving an expensive, costly, and dangerous pipeline project. Gov Hochul, you have a responsibility to make life safer, cleaner, and more affordable in NY — and you're failing miserably.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: Just weeks after a court ruled @governor.ny.gov violated the climate law, she's at it again by approving an expensive, costly, and dangerous pipeline project. Gov Hochul, you have a responsibility to make life safer, cleaner, and more affordable in NY — and you're failing miserably.
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La Revista Binacional just profiled our executive director, Elizabeth Yeampierre @yeampierre.bsky.social and told the story right!
Climate justice is cultural. It's political. It's emotional. It's about our communities having a seat at the table. 🇵🇷✊🏽
larevistabinacional.com/latino-excel...
Climate justice is cultural. It's political. It's emotional. It's about our communities having a seat at the table. 🇵🇷✊🏽
larevistabinacional.com/latino-excel...
Elizabeth Yeampierre: the climate defender who put Brooklyn on the map for environmental justice - La Revista Binacional
Elizabeth Yeampierre grew up in Brooklyn, in a Puerto Rican family that taught her early on that justice begins at home… and in the neighborhood. For many, activism is born in marches and speeches; fo...
larevistabinacional.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
La Revista Binacional just profiled our executive director, Elizabeth Yeampierre @yeampierre.bsky.social and told the story right!
Climate justice is cultural. It's political. It's emotional. It's about our communities having a seat at the table. 🇵🇷✊🏽
larevistabinacional.com/latino-excel...
Climate justice is cultural. It's political. It's emotional. It's about our communities having a seat at the table. 🇵🇷✊🏽
larevistabinacional.com/latino-excel...
Yes to the NESE underwater pipeline.
No to the Constitution pipeline.
"'Hochul has shown New Yorkers she’d prefer to do Trump’s dirty work rather than protect our waterways from pollution,' said Laura Shindell, New York state director at Food & Water Watch."
No to the Constitution pipeline.
"'Hochul has shown New Yorkers she’d prefer to do Trump’s dirty work rather than protect our waterways from pollution,' said Laura Shindell, New York state director at Food & Water Watch."
New York Approves Trump-Backed Gas Pipeline
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline had been rejected by environmental regulators three times but was revived this spring after talks between Hochul…
nysfocus.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes to the NESE underwater pipeline.
No to the Constitution pipeline.
"'Hochul has shown New Yorkers she’d prefer to do Trump’s dirty work rather than protect our waterways from pollution,' said Laura Shindell, New York state director at Food & Water Watch."
No to the Constitution pipeline.
"'Hochul has shown New Yorkers she’d prefer to do Trump’s dirty work rather than protect our waterways from pollution,' said Laura Shindell, New York state director at Food & Water Watch."
Bill McKibben's Book Tour:
Paul Smith's VIC, in Paul Smiths, NY
Friday, November 21, starting at 5:30 with an opportunity to meet community organizations
Free and open to all!
Paul Smith's VIC, in Paul Smiths, NY
Friday, November 21, starting at 5:30 with an opportunity to meet community organizations
Free and open to all!
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bill McKibben's Book Tour:
Paul Smith's VIC, in Paul Smiths, NY
Friday, November 21, starting at 5:30 with an opportunity to meet community organizations
Free and open to all!
Paul Smith's VIC, in Paul Smiths, NY
Friday, November 21, starting at 5:30 with an opportunity to meet community organizations
Free and open to all!
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As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Zaz Scott, @nyrenews.bsky.social:
“No one from the federal government is coming to save us,” Scott said. “Action at the state level is crucial, and Mamdani’s win increases the pressure on Albany to deliver.”
“No one from the federal government is coming to save us,” Scott said. “Action at the state level is crucial, and Mamdani’s win increases the pressure on Albany to deliver.”
New York Climate Advocates Celebrate Mamdani’s Victory, Prepare to Hold Him Accountable - Inside Climate News
For the first time in years, New York’s environmental justice advocates say they’ll be working with the city’s government—rather than against it.
insideclimatenews.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Zaz Scott, @nyrenews.bsky.social:
“No one from the federal government is coming to save us,” Scott said. “Action at the state level is crucial, and Mamdani’s win increases the pressure on Albany to deliver.”
“No one from the federal government is coming to save us,” Scott said. “Action at the state level is crucial, and Mamdani’s win increases the pressure on Albany to deliver.”
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Just another day at FWW building the movement to defeat Trump's plan to force fracked gas pipelines on NY!
Talked to hundreds of Staten Islanders today, and it's clear they want @governor.ny.gov to reject the NESE fracked gas pipeline!
Talked to hundreds of Staten Islanders today, and it's clear they want @governor.ny.gov to reject the NESE fracked gas pipeline!
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just another day at FWW building the movement to defeat Trump's plan to force fracked gas pipelines on NY!
Talked to hundreds of Staten Islanders today, and it's clear they want @governor.ny.gov to reject the NESE fracked gas pipeline!
Talked to hundreds of Staten Islanders today, and it's clear they want @governor.ny.gov to reject the NESE fracked gas pipeline!
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A few years ago, Republicans were talking about turning Puerto Rico into a fossil fuel playground. But reconstruction has failed so badly that it's instead become a testing ground for distributed solar, which has become one of the few bright spots. Remarkable.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A few years ago, Republicans were talking about turning Puerto Rico into a fossil fuel playground. But reconstruction has failed so badly that it's instead become a testing ground for distributed solar, which has become one of the few bright spots. Remarkable.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
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If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Yes, yes, yes. This is the message climate activists continue to scream from the rooftops.
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Yes, yes, yes. This is the message climate activists continue to scream from the rooftops.
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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
July 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
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Zohran Mamdani made history last night, romping to a decisive victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral election.
via @nysfocus.bsky.social
via @nysfocus.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle is in Albany
Zohran Mamdani made history last night, romping to a decisive victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral election. In January, he will become New York’s first Muslim mayor,…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Zohran Mamdani made history last night, romping to a decisive victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral election.
via @nysfocus.bsky.social
via @nysfocus.bsky.social
"For decades, Puerto Ricans have struggled with a dysfunctional energy system. Now residents are grappling with two very different plans for how to fix it."
Puerto Rico’s energy future: distributed solar or centralized grid?
A judge has called for the Trump administration to reevaluate assumptions as it works to redirect rooftop solar funds toward the grid and fossil fuel…
www.canarymedia.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"For decades, Puerto Ricans have struggled with a dysfunctional energy system. Now residents are grappling with two very different plans for how to fix it."