New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and Scallop Harvest Failure

Host Francesca Rheannon looks at New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, an historic climate law that puts the state on a path to reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Act establishes economy-wide and electric sector targets for reducing GHG emissions and scaling up clean energy that will transform and strengthen New York’s economy while benefiting historically disadvantaged communities. But its implementation is being held up. We find out why.

Francesca talks with climate advocates Ryan Madden of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Priya Mulgaonkar of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance and Arielle Swernof of New York Renews.

Also Francesca talks with Steven Tettelbach of the Cornell Cooperative Exchange about the catastrophic failure of the scallop harvest this year.

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New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and Scallop Harvest Failure

Host Francesca Rheannon looks at New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, an historic climate law that puts the state on a path to reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Act establishes economy-wide and electric sector targets for reducing GHG emissions and scaling up clean energy that will transform and strengthen New York’s economy while benefiting historically disadvantaged communities. But its implementation is being held up. We find out why.

Francesca talks with climate advocates Ryan Madden of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Priya Mulgaonkar of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance and Arielle Swernof of New York Renews.

Also Francesca talks with Steven Tettelbach of the Cornell Cooperative Exchange about the catastrophic failure of the scallop harvest this year.

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Project Drawdown East End - A talk with Climate Scientist Dr.Michael Mann + East Hampton Solar Farm

Darr Reilly and Krae van Sickle of Project Drawdown East End talk with Dr. Michael Mann Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University about his work and how activists on a local level can contribute to the awareness of and solutions to, the climate crisis. 

Recorded in August 2019

Also, a new solar farm is feeding 1.1 megawatts of renewable energy into Long Island's grid, providing clean power to homes and businesses in East Hampton. Francesca Rheannon reports.

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Project Drawdown East End - A talk with Climate Scientist Dr.Michael Mann + East Hampton Solar Farm

Darr Reilly and Krae van Sickle of Project Drawdown East End talk with Dr. Michael Mann Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University about his work and how activists on a local level can contribute to the awareness of and solutions to, the climate crisis. 

Recorded in August 2019

Also, a new solar farm is feeding 1.1 megawatts of renewable energy into Long Island's grid, providing clean power to homes and businesses in East Hampton. Francesca Rheannon reports.

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Southampton Town Councilman John Bouvier: fighting the effects of climate change

Southampton Town  is a coastal community of almost 300 square miles, half of which is water.

Due to storm events and a rising sea, it is vulnerable to the loss of its coastlines, its sole source aquifer and its electrical infrastructure.

The Town is confronting these challenges with a series of initiatives to fight the effects of the climate crisis and to reduce its effect on the environment. 

John Bouvier is a Southampton Town Councilman and the liaison between the Town Board and its Energy and Sustainability Committee.

We sat down recently with John Bouvier at Southampton Town Hall to discuss these issues.

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More information about some issues and programs discussed are at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority or NYSERDA web site - www.nyserda.ny.gov