Wind Energy For A Cleaner New York: Report

Heather Leibowitz of Environment New York and David Alicea of Sierra Club focus attention on wind power benefits and expansion.

Heather Leibowitz of Environment New York and David Alicea of Sierra Club focus attention on wind power benefits and expansion.

Environment New York released their new report, “Wind Energy For A Cleaner America” this week.

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The report shows how wind energy is lowering pollution statewide and what that means for our health and environment.

It also outlines steps needed to expand wind energy to reap more of the benefits it provides.

Hear the Director of Environment New York, Heather Leibowitz, who is joined by David Alicea of The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, explain and reveal the next steps we need to take.

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you can do your part by getting involved at these links:

click here to find the Environment New York report

sign the Sierra Club Petition to Gov. Cuomo to expand wind energy here.

Right Place, Right Time: Offshore Wind For NY 2013

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A major topic from the Offshore Wind for New York Conference 2013 was that Long Island, NY is in the perfect location for the resource and for the demand.

Long Island Offshore wind site map, Courtesy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Long Island Offshore wind site map, Courtesy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speakers:
Catherine Bowes, National Wildlife Federation: “A truly staggering clean energy resource, right where we need it..”

Dr. Anne Marie Scheidt, Stony Brook Advanced Energy and Research and Technology Center; “Long Island is in almost the best position in the entire country”

Neal Lewis, Sustainability Institute at Molloy College; “Long Island is well suited to take advantage of that resource”

Jackson Morris, Pace University Energy and Climate Center; “Long Island… is the place to build offshore wind”

Lisa Dix, Sierra Club. “there are opportunities to move offshore wind forward in 2014”

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An Untapped Resource: Offshore Wind for NY 2013

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The first in a series of reports from the Offshore Wind Power for New York conference, held at SUNY Stony Brook’s Wang Center on November 13, 2013.

One of the themes was the great resource that we have but we are not using.

Many participating speakers said we are missing out on an economical and ecological way to drive a clean energy economy for New York and Long Island.

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What they are saying:

Neal Lewis of Sustainability Institute at Molloy College. “We have some 1500 megawatts… A significant resource that we are not today taking advantage of”

Gordian Raacke, Renewable Energy Long Island: “LIPA’s Fuel costs (annually are) … taking 1.5 billion dollars out of our pockets, out of our economy.”

Roger Clayman, LI Federation of Labor: “an opportunity .. the vast potential we have, right at our fingertips here on Long Island, to create a new kind of economy.”

Catherine Bowes, National Wildlife Federation: “It is staggering how much clean energy is available out there. ”

Adrienne Esposito, Citizens Campaign for the Environment: “we need to have offshore wind as part of our clean, safe, homegrown energy portfolio.”

Watch the video to hear them for yourself.

Sierra Club have a petition to take part in to help bring Offshore Wind to Long Island.
you can sign that petition by clicking this link:Tell Governor Cuomo to lead on clean energy .’

All Our Energy November 2013 News Roundup

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There have been some great stories shared on social media, id like to share with you:

first:
please join me at the Third annual Long Island offshore wind conference Wednesday November 13, 2013:
Offshore Wind Power for New York: Reaching America’s Next Clean Energy Frontier

anyone can attend. If you can not and have questions, please let me know and I will try to get you answers!

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Related News:
Giving preference to offshore wind projects with direct community benefits: A new model for encouraging utility-scale community-based renewable energy projects?

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Community Benefits of Offshore Wind

other news:

The usually fossil fuel-oriented International Energy Agency (IEA), says fossil fuel tax breaks ARE subsidies.
Wind Guru Paul Gipe explains:

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Ivanpah Concentrated Solar Project Goes Pop

Congratulations to my neighbors Pete and Leah who just went solar, too!

Also, I am in the initial formative stages, working on a project for a big local event… stay tuned.

Event: Offshore Wind Power for New York

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Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment have announced details of the 3rd Annual Offshore Wind Conference:

Offshore Wind Power for New York:
Reaching America’s Next Clean Energy Frontier

Really looking forward to attending and I urge any and all of you interested, to sign up and attend.

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Time: 10:00am-2:30pm
Location: The Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Sign up to attend for free here:
Register for Offshore Wind Power for New York: Reaching America’s Next Clean Energy Frontier

From Citizen’s Campaign:

Harnessing New York wind resources offers an opportunity to move toward energy independence while reducing air pollution and the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Wind energy is a clean, emission-free, locally generated source of energy.

Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE), Sierra Club, Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI), the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) are pleased to announce the 3rd annual offshore wind conference, Offshore Wind Power for New York: Reaching America’s Next Clean Energy Frontier. This important conversation will focus on how New York is supporting offshore wind development, the environmental and economic benefits to New York from investing in offshore wind, the critical next steps required to move offshore wind power forward in New York, and the advocacy efforts underway to finally make it a reality.

This event is free and open to the public. We hope you can join us!

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I will definitely see you there! If you’re attending please drop me a line on the All Our Energy “Contact Us” page here. Let’s meet!

No LNG Port and Global Frackdown Rally in Long Beach, NY

Nassau Legislator David Denenberg started things off saying "we don't need Port Ambrose (LNG terminal), fracking, or it's waste near Nassau County."

Nassau Legislator David Denenberg started things off saying “we don’t need Port Ambrose (LNG terminal), fracking, or it’s waste near Nassau County.”

Saturday October 19, 2013 about 150 people in Long Beach, NY joined the worldwide global frackdown movement. In hundreds of cities around the world, citizens gathered to try to help put an end to the dangers and hazards of hydrofracking.

Our local edition met on the newly rebuilt Long Beach Boardwalk to stand against fracking and help send a resounding “no” to the proposed Liquified Natural Gas port off our barrier island.

Nassau Legislator David Denenberg spoke saying » Read more..

Sierra Club NY Wind Energy Webinar

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Join in on this webinar taking place Wednesday October 19, 2013 presented by Sierra Club:

Webinar on New York’s Renewable Campaign

As the country turns » Read more..

EmPower Family Solar Night Student Awards

the sky clears after downpours over the Town of Hempstead's Energy Park at Point Lookout.

the sky clears after downpours over the Town of Hempstead’s Energy Park at Point Lookout.

Thursday, August 8, 2013 EmPower Solar presented Family Solar Night At the Town of Hempstead’s Energy Park at Point Lookout.

The rain couldn’t dampen the festivities as over a dozen student teams found out the winners of EmPower’s student contest.

Touted as possibly the largest collection of electric vehicles in this area.

Touted as possibly the largest collection of electric vehicles in this area. Includes entries from Tesla, Toyota, Ford and BMW.

David Schieren, CEO of EmPower spoke on how » Read more..

Deepwater Wind Wins First US Offshore Wind Lease

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Image courtesy Deepwater Wind

Deepwater Wind announced it’s bid has provisionally won both offshore wind energy sites up for auction, located in the federal waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

A competitive lease auction – the first-ever auction held in the United States for commercial offshore wind development – was held by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for two parcels, totaling more than » Read more..

Hearing : LNG Port Ambrose in Long Beach, NY

artwork by Surfrider Nick Lynn, he said "All the risks in this (project) make no sense to me"

artwork by Surfrider Nick Lynn, he said “All the risks in this (project) make no sense to me”

Related Posts:
Stop the LNG Port Off Our Shore

I and over 300 people attended the hearing and press conference in the Allegria Hotel Conference center, Too bad, two hours was nowhere near enough to let the 60+ people who signed up to speak get a shot at the microphone.

The Maritime Administration has extended comment » Read more..