Len Luka
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More lunacy from the President guaranteed to further drive up your utility bills!
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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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December 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
More lunacy from the President guaranteed to further drive up your utility bills!
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⚠️ It’s official! New York has repealed the “100-foot rule” subsidy for new gas hookups, joining five other states that have ended similar subsidies.
Statement from Hochul:
Statement from Hochul:
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
⚠️ It’s official! New York has repealed the “100-foot rule” subsidy for new gas hookups, joining five other states that have ended similar subsidies.
Statement from Hochul:
Statement from Hochul:
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Why are rooftop solar and home batteries more expensive in the US than in other countries?
The cost of permitting and interconnection.
There are tools like meter socket adapters that could help.
The cost of permitting and interconnection.
There are tools like meter socket adapters that could help.
A path to fast, cheap home solar and batteries: go through the meter
New digital meter socket adapters from Tesla and others make home solar, battery, and EV charging installs a snap. But only if utilities let homes use…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Why are rooftop solar and home batteries more expensive in the US than in other countries?
The cost of permitting and interconnection.
There are tools like meter socket adapters that could help.
The cost of permitting and interconnection.
There are tools like meter socket adapters that could help.
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Congrats to @renewableheat.bsky.social for relentless, organizing, brilliant political leadership, and spot-on messaging that helped END a compulsory subsidy for fracked gas that we all had to pay. Namely the cost of building the last 100 feet of gas pipelines.
Some voices from last week’s rally:
Some voices from last week’s rally:
Last week, 200+ New Yorkers gathered in Albany to urge @governor.ny.gov: Repeal the 100 foot rule and lower our energy bills! #CleanerHeatLowerBills #HeatpumpsNotPipelines
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Congrats to @renewableheat.bsky.social for relentless, organizing, brilliant political leadership, and spot-on messaging that helped END a compulsory subsidy for fracked gas that we all had to pay. Namely the cost of building the last 100 feet of gas pipelines.
Some voices from last week’s rally:
Some voices from last week’s rally:
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POV: Big Oil explains the weather they caused.
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
POV: Big Oil explains the weather they caused.
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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We won our lawsuit and stopped the Trump administration from blocking an array of new wind energy projects.
This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We won our lawsuit and stopped the Trump administration from blocking an array of new wind energy projects.
This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
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@Governor.ny.gov has called the repeal of the 100-foot rule to her desk, giving her 10 days to sign it.
We urge her to act: repealing the rule would move NY away from outdated gas systems, cut emissions, and advance a cleaner, more affordable energy future for all.
For more info:
We urge her to act: repealing the rule would move NY away from outdated gas systems, cut emissions, and advance a cleaner, more affordable energy future for all.
For more info:
100-foot rule costs all gas customers
At the tail end of this year’s legislative session in Albany, the Assembly and the Senate passed a bill that would repeal an esoteric section of New York’s utility law referred to as the “100-foot …
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@Governor.ny.gov has called the repeal of the 100-foot rule to her desk, giving her 10 days to sign it.
We urge her to act: repealing the rule would move NY away from outdated gas systems, cut emissions, and advance a cleaner, more affordable energy future for all.
For more info:
We urge her to act: repealing the rule would move NY away from outdated gas systems, cut emissions, and advance a cleaner, more affordable energy future for all.
For more info:
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“Judge nixes Trump’s freeze on wind approvals”
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December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“Judge nixes Trump’s freeze on wind approvals”
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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
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“It’s very kind of the Governor to give this charity to Big Oil but perhaps there are actual New Yorkers who need it more.” - @billmckibben.bsky.social ckibben
Our Stop Climate Polluter Handouts Act would end $350 million in NY tax breaks for oil & gas companies.
Our Stop Climate Polluter Handouts Act would end $350 million in NY tax breaks for oil & gas companies.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“It’s very kind of the Governor to give this charity to Big Oil but perhaps there are actual New Yorkers who need it more.” - @billmckibben.bsky.social ckibben
Our Stop Climate Polluter Handouts Act would end $350 million in NY tax breaks for oil & gas companies.
Our Stop Climate Polluter Handouts Act would end $350 million in NY tax breaks for oil & gas companies.
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Today @nyserda.bsky.social convened the Long Island Energy Storage Summit w/ energy, code & fire officials to focus on NY's safety standards, the most rigorous in the country. Battery energy storage will modernize the grid & lower electric costs with NY putting safety first.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today @nyserda.bsky.social convened the Long Island Energy Storage Summit w/ energy, code & fire officials to focus on NY's safety standards, the most rigorous in the country. Battery energy storage will modernize the grid & lower electric costs with NY putting safety first.
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ACE NY was pleased to co-host the 2025 Long Island Energy Storage Summit today. We discussed the updated energy storage safety standards, local progress, and collaboration opportunities between local government, fire safety officials, and storage developers.
#energystorage #energystorage #LONGISLAND
#energystorage #energystorage #LONGISLAND
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
ACE NY was pleased to co-host the 2025 Long Island Energy Storage Summit today. We discussed the updated energy storage safety standards, local progress, and collaboration opportunities between local government, fire safety officials, and storage developers.
#energystorage #energystorage #LONGISLAND
#energystorage #energystorage #LONGISLAND
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I am proud to have secured $68,000 in state funding for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. CCE has long been a trusted resource for families, youth, and community members across our region, and this investment will help ensure that their facilities remain safe and welcoming for all.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I am proud to have secured $68,000 in state funding for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. CCE has long been a trusted resource for families, youth, and community members across our region, and this investment will help ensure that their facilities remain safe and welcoming for all.
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Not a good look for the Governor, as she approves a new natural gas pipeline as well as gas for a crypto-mining operation. Both decisions fly in the face of NY's climate law.
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@doreenharris.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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@doreenharris.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
Hochul Approved Permits That Could Help Clients of Her Husband’s Firm
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November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Not a good look for the Governor, as she approves a new natural gas pipeline as well as gas for a crypto-mining operation. Both decisions fly in the face of NY's climate law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
@doreenharris.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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@doreenharris.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
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“This study really finds that we can keep the grid stable w more & more renewables,” said Mark Z Jacobson... “Every major renewable — geothermal, hydro, wind, solar in particular, even offshore wind — is lower cost than fossil fuels” on average, globally.”
“This study really finds that we can keep the grid stable w more & more renewables,” said Mark Z Jacobson... “Every major renewable — geothermal, hydro, wind, solar in particular, even offshore wind — is lower cost than fossil fuels” on average, globally.”
California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy » Yale Climate Connections
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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“This study really finds that we can keep the grid stable w more & more renewables,” said Mark Z Jacobson... “Every major renewable — geothermal, hydro, wind, solar in particular, even offshore wind — is lower cost than fossil fuels” on average, globally.”
“This study really finds that we can keep the grid stable w more & more renewables,” said Mark Z Jacobson... “Every major renewable — geothermal, hydro, wind, solar in particular, even offshore wind — is lower cost than fossil fuels” on average, globally.”
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A careful look at NYISO data shows that there’s enough electricity supply to meet demand until 2034. Yet pro-gas politicians like @governor.ny.gov are misusing NYISO outlooks to expand fracked gas infrastructure that New Yorkers will have to pay for in their bills
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Is New York backpedaling on its pledge to electrify new buildings?
The state’s all-electric building standard is set to take effect Dec. 31. Gov. Hochul is considering delaying its implementation after pushback from some…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A careful look at NYISO data shows that there’s enough electricity supply to meet demand until 2034. Yet pro-gas politicians like @governor.ny.gov are misusing NYISO outlooks to expand fracked gas infrastructure that New Yorkers will have to pay for in their bills
www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
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Went to a great talk the other day where the speaker referred to "Watson, Crick, and Franklin" nucleotides & let's all adopt that terminology
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Went to a great talk the other day where the speaker referred to "Watson, Crick, and Franklin" nucleotides & let's all adopt that terminology
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Gov. Hochul could stop pointing fingers and instead use the New York Power Authority's powers under the Build Public Renewables Act to build publicly owned renewable energy projects.
Hochul blames private sector for climate failures, critics say she’s ignoring public solution | Fingerlakes1.com
Governor Kathy Hochul is under fire from climate advocates after acknowledging that New York’s for-profit energy model isn’t delivering the renewable power the state needs — while continuing to sidest...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Gov. Hochul could stop pointing fingers and instead use the New York Power Authority's powers under the Build Public Renewables Act to build publicly owned renewable energy projects.
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Blair Horner, @nypirg.bsky.social, comments on a report from the State Comptroller that shows storms are more frequent and more costly to the NY taxpayer without mentioning the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require fossil fuel polluters to pay for some of those costs.
Bearing the costs of climate catastrophe in New York
A new report from the State Comptroller found that severe weather events in the state are more frequent and that these storms require New York taxpayers to shoulder a growing financial burden.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Blair Horner, @nypirg.bsky.social, comments on a report from the State Comptroller that shows storms are more frequent and more costly to the NY taxpayer without mentioning the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require fossil fuel polluters to pay for some of those costs.
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Today is Election Day in New York. Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., make sure your voice is heard. Visit voterlookup.elections.ny.gov to confirm your polling location and voter status.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today is Election Day in New York. Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., make sure your voice is heard. Visit voterlookup.elections.ny.gov to confirm your polling location and voter status.
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Three hours of free electricity every day in Australia for retail consumers, thanks to solar.
This means those without solar panels benefit from solar!
Abundance. Affordable, to say the least. Clean electricity.
#energysky
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This means those without solar panels benefit from solar!
Abundance. Affordable, to say the least. Clean electricity.
#energysky
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Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Three hours of free electricity every day in Australia for retail consumers, thanks to solar.
This means those without solar panels benefit from solar!
Abundance. Affordable, to say the least. Clean electricity.
#energysky
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
This means those without solar panels benefit from solar!
Abundance. Affordable, to say the least. Clean electricity.
#energysky
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Michael Richardson of @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social reminding us that 1) tyranny is systemic and 2) CLIMATE CAN’T WAIT
#NoKings Hudson, NY
#NoKings Hudson, NY
October 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Michael Richardson of @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social reminding us that 1) tyranny is systemic and 2) CLIMATE CAN’T WAIT
#NoKings Hudson, NY
#NoKings Hudson, NY
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Round-up is NOT "fine." Nor is it necessary, as we have demonstrated on our upstate NY farm over the past 40 years. Organic farming really does work.
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Round-up is NOT "fine." Nor is it necessary, as we have demonstrated on our upstate NY farm over the past 40 years. Organic farming really does work.