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Sane Energy Project

@saneenergy.bsky.social
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Our mission is to replace fracked gas infrastructure with 100% democratically controlled, renewable energy in New York State. We build every campaign through a lens of racial, social, and ecological justice.

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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"New Yorkers’ bills aren’t rising because of (the climate) law that hasn’t been implemented — they’re rising because the oil and natural gas status quo is too expensive." Thank you @lizkrueger.bsky.social @senatorharckham.bsky.social &Sen Parker! @nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/12/k...
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Keep N.Y.’s climate law; it is working
The price of natural gas is skyrocketing, something that New Yorkers getting their home heating and electric bills after this winter’s cold snap know all too well. Unaffordable rate hikes have been…
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Op-Ed www.rockawave.com/articles/op-... Williams NESE Pipeline, a dangerous project that’s been rejected three times – in 2018, 2019, and 2020. So how did the same application that Williams previously submitted gain approval this time around?
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Op-Ed - The Wave
Kim Fraczek New York just made a dangerous decision. Last Friday, the Department of Environmental Conservation approved a water quality permit for the Williams NESE Pipeline, a dangerous project that’...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This is what is at stake today for New York vs Trump. @governor.ny.gov which side are you on?
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
"We find it to be really revealing that National Grid is willing to move mountains, to accept more gas so they can build more infrastructure, but when we ask them to do a plan for retirement of gas and energy efficiency, they always tell us that it’s years off." - Sane Energy @insideclimatenews.org
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Gas Leaks Can Have Significant Spillover Impacts on Neighboring States, Study Finds - Inside Climate News
New York is poised to see an expansion of its gas infrastructure. This could have far-reaching implications.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
3/24/25 — Edging in on National Grid's lies: NYS DPS: Are you utility watch dogs or utility lapdogs? Release critical, non-confidential data about National Grid’s LNG facility in Greenpoint. Brooklynhttps://www.saneenergy.org/s/SaneEnergy-MOTION-TO-COMPEL-RESPONSES-filing-2025_03_24_-1-1.pdf
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
How many more wildfires will it take to stop the PSC from approving billions of dollars in new fracked gas infrastructure, causing disgraceful increases to our monthly bills? Read our response to NYS Energy & Environment Budget Hearing saneenergy.org/press
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Explosion at National Grid's LNG Facility So why were we never notified about the explosion? And why was there no press coverage of this incident?https://open.substack.com/pub/saneenergy/p/explosion-at-national-grids-lng-facility
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Explosion at National Grid's LNG Facility
Take action to end dangerous fossil fuels in our communities!
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
120 acres in North Bklyn hosts the state's largest concentration of fossil fuel infrastructure owned by UK corp National Grid. ALL of the green space COMBINED in North Bklyn (above Flushing Ave) is 120 acres. Let's change this paradigm. ✏️ Send a comment. It counts! actionnetwork.org/letters/nys-...
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Colin Kinniburgh @colinreports.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Update: Governor’s office tells me this funding will be disbursed over the next five years. That’s $200 million a year — <1/10th of what was expected to be raised through cap and invest
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Sane Energy will not participate in Giving Tuesday this year. We’ve heard your concerns about the stress of flood of solicitations can cause and simply want to express our heartfelt thanks for joining the struggle for a more just sustainable world.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
“National Grid is not in charge of this state nor should they be,” Assemblymember Emily Gallagher said. “Go & fix the system. Go Green, clean up our land, & put it back in the hands of the people, of the communities that live here.” #StopNatGrid #climatejustice www.greenpointstar.com/2024/06/04/w...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 05/06/2024
Sane Energizers, the time to act is NOW. Please call your Assemblymember TODAY. We only have until THIS FRIDAY to push our legislators to pass the critical legislation known as #NYHEAT: cleaner heat, lower bills, and union jobs. saneenergy.substack.com/p/friday-dea...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 03/06/2024
"...in a state where more than half of the greenhouse gas emissions come from its buildings, there is no way to achieve those targets without fundamentally reforming how buildings are heated." We will not rest until the #NYHEAT Act is passed. #climatejustice gasoutlook.com/analysis/adv...
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Advocates pressure legislators to adopt NY HEAT Act - Gas Outlook
Despite broad support for the NY HEAT Act, the fate of the bill in the New York Assembly remains unclear, with just a few days left.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 30/05/2024
Let's unite to imagine a sustainable future! We won't pay to be poisoned! Join us on Sunday for a fun-filled day of action & community spirit, imagining a sustainable future for the 120-acre Greenpoint Energy Center site & standing against National Grid's harmful practices. bit.ly/june2climate...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 24/05/2024
The only way forward is to pass #NYHEAT. Let Carl Heastie and NY Governor Kathy Hochul know. www.lohud.com/story/opinio...
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The NY Assembly might trigger massive gas bill hikes. They must change course
Opinion: Antiquated state laws are forcing New Yorkers to pay more and more to fund profits for monopolistic gas utilities.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 20/05/2024
On May 16th, Sane Energy Project demanded the rejection of National Grid's proposed multi-billion$$$ investment in its fracked gas system & massive rate hikes. #stopnatgrid #ClimateJustice Read the full release: saneenergy.substack.com/p/national-g...
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National Grid Customers from NYC and Long Island Flood Albany With Thousands of Comments, Urging Regulators to Halt Multi-Billion-Dollar Fracked Gas Expansion and Rate Hike Proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Priscilla Grim, Communications Director, Sane Energy Project, 347-682-9783 priscilla@saneenergyproject.org Albany, NY - Today, Sane Energy Project, supported by a ...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 14/05/2024
“It’s an economic issue, it’s an environmental justice issue.” - Kim Fraczek, Sane Energy Project Director, New York Times, May 12, 2024. saneenergy.substack.com/p/environmen...
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🌱💰 Environmental Justice is Economic Justice 🌱💰
Follow the money
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 09/05/2024
With progress stalled on renewables, spiraling utility rates, and fossil fuel plants continuing to spew out poison that harms our health, it’s not an exaggeration to say our energy system is in crisis. #PublicPower #BuildPublicRenewables #GreenEnergy saneenergy.substack.com/p/our-vision...
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Our vision for the future is beginning to shine through! ⚡♻️❤️‍
With progress stalled on renewables, spiraling utility rates, and fossil fuel plants continuing to spew out poison that harms our health, it’s not an exaggeration to say our energy system is in crisis...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 01/05/2024
We stopped another pipeline, y'all. Read all about it here: saneenergy.substack.com/p/sane-energ...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Greenwashing is an active and violent process to undermine our efforts to save the Earth from the destruction brought by @exxonmobil.bsky.social, Chevron, bp, and Shell. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 26/04/2024
"Black and brown neighborhoods with aging infrastructure in schools, churches, and residential buildings could be at greater risk of footing the bill for energy costs if they’re not ‘at the table’ making future decisions on the rising impacts of climate change." amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/04...
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Why should Black and brown communities care about clean energy? It’s too expensive not to, advocates say
Black and brown neighborhoods could be at greater risk of footing the bill for energy costs if they’re not 'at the table.'
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 26/04/2024
"Lung cancer often kills, and so it seems like New Yorkers have a right to know that a lifetime of using Marcellus gas is expected to kill some number of them, and that number is not zero. But apparently, no one has ever told them." Read the full story: saneenergy.substack.com/p/radioactiv...
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Radioactivity and Toxicity in NYC’S Gas Distribution System
Scientists, policy experts, and community leaders spoke to the press on Thursday morning about specific work happening in New York State to halt the expansion of toxic gas facilities.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
It is not time to mourn the #NYHEAT Act. It is time to get serious. saneenergy.substack.com/p/ny-heat-bi...
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NY HEAT Bill Didn't Make It 😞 Time to Get Serious! 🥊
📅 Get Ready to Rumble! Join Us at These Events 💪
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
Seven NYS assembly members, influenced by the gas industry, aim to keep us stuck in a deep freeze, refusing to progress beyond fossil fuels. It's time to break free from the icy grip of the fossil fuel industry. #NYHEAT Read more: bit.ly/nystateholdups
Spring has sprung, but... Governor Hochul and these seven members of the NYS Assembly take money from the gas industry to freeze climate justice progress.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 08/04/2024
Today, we are experiencing a Mercury retrograde and a solar eclipse. Did you know that seismic activity on the Ramapo Fault in New Jersey potentially threatens the fossil fuel and nuclear infrastructure along its boundaries? #Eclipse2024 saneenergy.substack.com/p/dont-let-m...
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Don’t let ☿️ Mercury retrograde and a solar eclipse🌞 stop your activism!
Get grounded for surprising reveals from the stars to the Earth's core.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
Did you know that New York has five BILLION dollars to spend on building energy efficiency and electrification over the next five years? Did you know we can give feedback on how this giant pot of money should be spent? RSVP Now: bit.ly/newefficiency
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 04/04/2024
Spring has SPRUNG! We are preparing for an ambitious April filled with trainings, art builds, outreach activities, and prep for a May mobilization against National Greed, ahem, Grid, and more! saneenergy.substack.com/p/its-spring...
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🌸🌱🌼🌿 it’s SPRING y’all’s! Let’s go!🌷🌞🐦🌻
Keep up the fight for planet Earth
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
Using gas is chaotic and dangerous. www.kbzk.com/news/local-n...
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Fire official: Big Sky house fire, explosion likely sparked by gas leak
The house fire that left a woman with
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
“Why put new gas pipes in the ground for new construction, when we’ve already passed laws saying we should be moving away from using gas?” the bill’s sponsor NY State Senator Liz Krueger told City Limits. #NYHEAT citylimits.org/2024/03/29/w...
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Why Environmental Groups are Backing the NY Heat Act
The New York Heat Act includes a provision that has the power to curb the expansion of gas infrastructure in the state.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
We pay the electricity bills and utilities turn it around to use it against us. It’s time to stop utilities from playing with house money to bankroll their shady campaigns to raise our rates and block cheaper energy sources. Join us on April 11 RSVP Now: bit.ly/stoputilitie...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
Out in the streets at Barclays Center today, the location of the new National Grid US headquarters, letting everyone know about their preposterous rate hike proposals. SIGN the PETITION to REJECT National Grid’s fossil-fueled $3.8 Billion Rate Hike: bit.ly/StopNational...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
The men on corporate boards have been lying to the public for at least 70 years. #EndFossilFuels #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show
Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 11/03/2024
"Natural Gas" is unsafe in any amount. www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
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Woman dies 8 days after explosion at Orange County apartment, family says
Mikeanesha Moore, the woman who was critically injured after a possible gas explosion at an Orange County apartment, died on Saturday, according to her family.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Today is the day. Sign the petition and REJECT the greed of National Grid. bit.ly/StopNational...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
The clock is ticking rapidly towards April 1, New York State’s budget deadline. Here’s how we ensure that the #NYHEAT Act is included. #greenenergy #newyork
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Four Ways to Demand Clean Energy and Lower Bills with 🔥 NY HEAT 🔥
Actions, lobbying, and an event report back on all things Sane Energy
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 04/03/2024
"According to Efficiency Maine, an independent agency that runs energy efficiency programs, replacing heating oil and propane with heat pumps saves a household over a thousand dollars a year." #heatpump #NYHEAT #ClimateAction www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/c...
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Why Mainers Are Falling Hard for Heat Pumps
The percentage of households burning home heating oil is the highest in the country. Yet no other state is adopting climate-friendly heat pumps as fast.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
"There is a joke that the oil and gas industry dispenses more disinformation than polluting fuels. But this may not be a joke after all." #fracking #NYHEAT via Climate Reality & NY for CleanPower www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/frac...
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Fracked-gas propaganda threatens health, safety and wallets of New York residents
There is a joke that the oil and gas industry dispenses more disinformation than polluting fuels. But this may not be a joke after all.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
“(I’m Your) Heat Pump” is a humorous ballad that’s written from the point of view of a heat pump — an amorous heat pump who promises to “blow your mind” with “warm nights” of “climatic healing.” #solutions #heatpumps #ClimateAction #NYHEAT www.berkeleyside.org/2024/02/21/h...
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A heat pump croons about ‘climatic healing’ in Berkeley musicians’ new song
As climate-friendly heat pumps replace gas furnaces, two musicians teamed up on a song called “I’m Your Heat Pump.”
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
🌟 Big news! This week, the #NYHEAT Act got the green light from the Senate Finance Committee, thanks to YOUR advocacy! 🙌 Our next mission is to ensure the Senate and Assembly include the NY HEAT Act in their one-house budgets. #ClimateAction 🌎🔥 saneenergy.substack.com/p/ny-heat-up...
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🔥 NY HEAT Update: Climate Leadership, Petition Power, & Events! 🔥
Leadership on climate solutions, a powerful petition, and Sane Energy events
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
📅 Exciting News! Mark your calendars! On Thursday, March 7th at 6:15 pm, team up with Sixth Street Community Center and NY Renews for a Lower East Side Town Hall! Come together to chat about environmental justice with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein. 🌿🌍
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
🚨 Attention NYC & Long Island! 🚨 Utility rates are skyrocketing due to National Grid's relentless focus on fracked gas. Their profit-driven agenda means more burdens for us. It's time to stand together and say NO to their unfair rate hikes! saneenergy.substack.com/p/reject-nat...
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Reject National Grid’s $3.8 Billion Rate Hike Proposal for Fossil Fuels
As concerned individuals, it is our responsibility to oppose National Grid's unjust rate hike proposal and advocate for a future free of fossil fuels
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
Naomi Davis remains steadfast in her faith in our planet. In a recent gathering on Chicago's South Side, she emphasized the importance of inclusion for the Black community in the green economy. Her focus? Geothermal energy. grist.org/cities/black...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 21/02/2024
Because of their proximity to the problem, Black communities are leading the formation of solutions for clean energy, safe water, healthy food, affordable housing, disaster resilience, and good jobs in a green economy. RSVP now: bit.ly/BlackClimate...
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
We could be heroes. #EndFossilFuels www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
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New York could rewrite its relationship to fossil gas with this bill
The state needs to downsize its gas infrastructure and electrify its buildings to meet its climate goals. Legislation that would help it do that is gaining momentum.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
Exciting news! New York is leading the charge alongside eight other states to boost heat pump sales for residential heating and cooling. Let's embrace this green technology as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel systems, helping to combat global warming. 🌱💨 citylimits.org/2024/02/07/n...
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New York Signs Multi-State Pledge to Boost Use of Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps in Homes
New York joined eight other states in an agreement to ensure heat pumps make up 65 percent of residential heating and cooling equipment sales by 2030.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Gas, in every form, is dangerous to all life.
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DC day care devastated in gas explosion is getting help from the community - WTOP News
The community around the D.C. day care center destroyed in a gas explosion is pitching in to help the owner.
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 05/02/2024
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
Senator Cleare stated, “We have to make sure that we do not bring more harm to our communities. The NY HEAT Act is for our health, our communities & future generations.” www.harlemworldmagazine.com/activists-co...
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Activists Come Together With Harlem And Other Lawmakers To Uplift The NY HEAT Act
Activists and lawmakers were at the Million Dollar Staircase in Albany, NY earlier this week to amplify support for the NY HEAT Act, which is a Caucus
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Sane Energy Project @saneenergy.bsky.social · 25/01/2024
Still sailing on a wave of exhilaration after a rousing rally & lobby day in Albany with the Renewable Heat Now coalition. #NYHEAT #ClimateAction saneenergy.substack.com/p/we-brought...
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