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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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Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) Act Teach-In

12/9 12:00 PM ET

The ASAP Act would double our state goal to 20 gigawatts of distributed solar by 2035 & cut through interconnection red tape, making it cheaper & easier to bring new solar to NY.

Register: actionnetwork.org/events/asap-...
We need to build solar ASAP! Teach-in Tuesday, December 9 12 PM Join us to learn how the Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power Act can get us there! The ASAP Act increases rooftop and community solar in NY, makes it cheaper to build, and brings more bill savings, jobs, and renewable energy to our state. Learn about the success of these small-scale solar projects, why we need more, and how you can take action.
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Teach-in with Bright Saver on Plug-in / Balcony Solar

Tuesday, December 2, 2:00 PM ET

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Register for the Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Bright Saver Webinar -- White Paper Launch Democratizing Solar: How Plug-In Solar Expands Energy Affordability and Resilience Date: December 2, 2025 Time: 11 AM / 2 PM ET Speakers: Kevin Chou, Executive Director and Co-founder, Bright Saver Cora Stryker, Co-founder, Bright Saver Sam Matey-Coste, Editor in Chief, Climate Action Now
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Deadline Hochul: Mobilization Launch Call

12/15, 7 PM ET

Special Guest: Bill McKibben

Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!

It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.

Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
Deadline Hochul Mobilization Launch Call Monday, December 15, 7 PM Special Guest: Bill McKibben Governor Hochul is taking us backwards--that's why thousands will march in Albany on April 18. It's Deadline Hochul. tinyurl.com/deadline-hochul-launch Citizen Action NY, Climate Defenders, Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, NYPIRG, Seneca Lake Guardian, Third Act NYC / Upstate
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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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-...

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We need to build solar ASAP! Teach-In Tuesday, December 9 12 PM Virtual Join us to learn how the Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power Act can get us there! The ASAP Act increases rooftop and community solar in NY, makes it cheaper to build, and brings more bill savings, jobs, and renewable energy to our state. Learn about the successes of these small-scale solar projects, why we need more, and how you can take action!
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Insure Our Communities Town Hall

November 15, 1:00 to 3:30 PM
Long Island City, NY

A community town hall and lunch to learn about the Insure Our Communities Act, a new statewide effort to ensure fair, affordable, and accessible insurance for all.

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/insur...
Insure Our Communities Town Hall Saturday, November 15 1:00 to 3:30 PM 25-19 Borden Ave Suite 206 Long Island City, NY 11101 RSVP: STMP.LINK/INSURETOWNHALL
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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FIBRARY, fiber arts show at the Saranac Lake Free Library thru November 29

Pieces by Dr. Michale Glennon, Adirondack Watershed Institute, & handcrafted suns by Dr. Glennon & other fiber artists from the Sun Day Wool project.

The Sun Day Wool story: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/2...

Photos: L Evans
A column at the entrance to the library covered in a colorful fiber arts wrap that reads Fibrary. A gold and gray wool shawl wrapped around a mannequin in front of a sign describing the Sun Day Wool community arts project. A wool sun with inner circles in gold and outer circles in blue, with orange wool tufts representing rays. A wool sun with concentric circles in shades of blue and yellow rays radiating out from the center.
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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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.
Five climate forum panelists posing in front of art displays. Two women seated and ready to perform in the band for the performance. The cast on stage performing at podiums. In the foreground, audience members watching. Sam Balzac, the author and producer, reading from his work on stage.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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!
Flyer advertising book talk: Here Comes the Sun, Bill McKibben Book Talk by Bill McKibben Friday, November 21 5:30 pm Meet Community Organizations 6:00 Lecture and Q & A 7:00 Reception Paul Smith's VIC 8023 NY-30 Paul Smiths, NY 12970 Free and open to all
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Climate Education:

Factors to Consider in Developing a 100% Renewable Energy Future

November 10, 12:00 PM

@nyforcleanpower.org hosts a presentation by Dr. Richard Perez, Senior Research Faculty, Emeritus, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.

To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Climate Education: Factors to Consider in Developing a 100% Renewable Energy Future Monday, November 10, 12:00 to 1:00 PM
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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11/9, 3:00 PM, Saranac Lake Free Library:

Existential Questions of the 21st Century

A musical by Sam Balzac

Plus, a climate activist forum with Protect the Adirondacks, Public Power NY / DSA, & Third Act

Reserve your spot:

Email [email protected]

or

Call 518-487-0041
EXISTENTIAL QUESTIONS of the 21ST CENTURY AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL by SAM BALZAC Plus, a climate activist forum with Protect the Adirondacks, Public Power NY/DSA, and Third Act Sunday, 11.9.25 at 3PM at the Saranac Lake Free Library Free Admission!! Please reserve your spot by emailing existentialquestionsmusical@gmail.com or calling (518) 487-0041 A QR code: Scan for our Facebook page! NYSCA FY25 GRANTEE Made possible by the the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Support for Artists grant อร administered through the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA).
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Trump's headed toward authoritarian rule while bringing us to the brink of climate disaster.

Instead of taking action, Governor Hochul is taking us backwards.

That’s why we'll march on April 18.

It’s Deadline Hochul.

RSVP now to get updates: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
In the background, Governor Hochul's face with a surprised expression. Overlaid are the words: Deadline Hochul Save the Date Saturday, April 18, Albany New York Governor Kathy Hochul is taking us backwards: more pollution, higher bills, and mass firings in clean energy. That's why thousands of us will march. Join us in Albany. It's Deadline Hochul. bit.ly/deadline-hochul.
October 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Last night at Skidmore College, Joe Donahue of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio interviewed Bill McKibben about his latest book, Here Comes the Sun. The talk was hosted by Northshire Bookstore, the Skidmore College Environmental Studies and Sciences Program, and Sustainable Saratoga.

Photo: A Lowenthal
Bill McKibben sits in front of a microphone on the left side of the stage. Joe Donahue, also in front of a microphone, sits on the right side of the stage. Various member of the audience are visible in the foreground.
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The Third Act Creatives in Woodstock, NY had a good time during their No Kings event yesterday.

Video by D. Florenza.
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Large, upbeat crowd and inspiring speakers at today's No Kings rally at the Fort Stanwix National Monument in Rome, NY!

Thank you, @indivisiblemv.bsky.social and other organizers and sponsors for a great afternoon!

Photos: D Shelton and R Shelton
A crowd with autumn trees in the background. In the foreground, a man holds a sign that reads The people here love this country enough to know when its leaders are lying to them. All rise! A woman holds a sign that reads Real patriots reject fascism. Two women in inflatable walking costumes, one a chicken and one a turkey. A sign reads When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty! A view of the crowd with the buildings of downtown Rome, NY in the background.
October 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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No Kings Woodstock, NY

Saturday, October 18, 12 to 1 PM

Like the Frog says:
Spread some peace and love and have some fun!

For more information: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Graphic of a large crown with a red X through it. No Kings Woodstock Saturday, October 18, 12 to 1 PM Meet at the intersection: Rt. 212/Mill Hill Rd. and Rt. 375. Line up on the sidewalks. Message from Portland's Protest Frog: Spread some peace and love and have some fun.
October 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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North Country Climate-Ready Workforce Roundtable​​​​
Thursday, October 23, 2025

SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY

For more information and to register: www.adkresearch.org/events
North Country Climate-Ready Workforce Roundtable Thursday, October 23, 2025 SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY Register today! See link in post. Photo of Billy Jones, VP of Strategic Intiatives and Workforce Development, Clinton Community College Photo of Ana Williams-Bergen, NCPR’s North Country At Work Project Coordinator Photo of Frank Niepold, NOAA’S Climate-Ready Workforce Program Co-lead
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Third Act Upstate NY participated in today's 2025 NY StateWide Senior Action Council Convention in Saratoga Springs.

Third Actor Kim Knowlton and Blair Horner of @nypirg.bsky.social presented during a breakout session on the topic Protecting Yourself and Future Generations from Cimate Challenges.
Three people seated at table. A screen hangs behind them. Kim Knowlton is on the right. Blair Horner is in the middle. An unidentified man is on the left. An elder woman in green presents from a podium. To left is a large screen with a presentation title slide: Protecting Yourself (and Future Generations) from Climate Challenges. Kim Knowlton, DrPH A man in a sweater presents from a podium. To the left is a large screen with the title slide of a presentation that reads Climate Damages Facing New York, Fall 2025, NYPIRG. An elder woman in green talks to a woman in a pink cap as they stand at the Third Act Upstate New York table.
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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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
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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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
October 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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.
September 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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.
September 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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.
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.
September 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Yesterday, September 27, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Third Act Upstate New York, and the North Country Clean Energy Hub co-hosted Watts & Wheels, a celebration of clean energy.

A great day in the North Country!
A man in a Sun Day t-shirt talks to two people as they stand near an EV with an open trunk. A woman holds an e-bike while behind her several other people look at bikes. A woman holds a flyer about the 100-foot rule. She stands in front of a table at the expo outside. A man wearing a Sun Day t-shirt and sitting at a table under a canopy talks to several people standing in front of the table.
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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A preview of the Sun Day Wool tapestry with photos taken during the Sun Day Festival in Albany on 9/21.

Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center.

Photos: J. Seakwood

More on Watts & Wheels:

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Three women wearing Sun Day t-shirts stand in front of the tapestry. Three women talking with the tapestry to the right and the exhibit hall to the left. Three women, two wearing Sun Day t-shirts, pose in front of the tapestry.
September 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Photos from Judith Enck's teach-in at the Sun Day Festival in Albany: Moving Beyond Plastics & What You Can Do About It

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Photos: J Seakwood
Judith Enck holding up a copy of her new book, The Problem with Plastic Judith Enck presenting from a table with a laptop and microphone Judith Enck presenting from a table to an audience Judith Enck presenting with a screen behind her showing a woman holding a small stop sign
September 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM