Eva is joined by Nancy Romer of the Professional Staff Congress, the 30,000 member labor union of faculty and staff of the City University of New York. She chairs its Environmental Justice Working Group that is leading the effort to cut fossil fuel use at the 25 campuses of CUNY.
Key to their efforts is pressuring the New York Power Authority, which is required by the Build Public Renewables Act to generate more of its electricity from renewable sources. The complex interplay of faculty, staff, students, administrators, city and state government, and the utility is capably explained by Nancy, a professor for 42 years.
Links:
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PSC EJWG https://psc-cuny.org/environmental-justice-committee/
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Build Public Renewables Act,
highlights https://publicpowerny.org/legislation/
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New York Power Authority https://www.nypa.gov/
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NYPA strategic plan (draft) https://www.nypa.gov/-/media/nypa/documents/document-library/renewables/NYPA-Renewables-Draft-Strategic-Plan
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350 Brooklyn’s guide to commenting
on NYPA plan https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oirScRCVEKeAsE9IxWQ8xOpWWG383QIioj0ZVQmsOPw/edit?tab=t.0
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NYPIRG https://www.nypirg.org/
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Sunrise https://www.sunrisemovement.org/
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TREEage https://www.treeageteam.org/
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United Federation of Teachers https://www.uft.org/get-involved/uft-campaigns/carbon-free-and-healthy-schools
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New York Renews https://alignny.org/campaign/new-york-renews/
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Climate Works for All https://www.nyclimateworks.org/
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Public Power New York https://publicpowerny.org/
