🌍 ⏰ Our planet’s clock is ticking — and so is our timeframe to wean ourselves off of fracked gas. To accomplish this, we need to change New York laws. Here is how we will do it:

Join Alliance for a Green Economy and the Renewable Heat Now campaign and friends for 4 ways to take important action and advocate for the passage of NY HEAT Act S2016 Krueger & May/A4592 Fahy 

1. 📞 CALL Join us in making a call: Food and Water Watch Call Hochul Tuesdays (and all week long): call 877-235-6537 ask her to support NY HEAT in the NYS Budget. Invite your friends to call too!

2. ✍️ PLAN Join us on Zoom: for our March Power Hour on March 9th, where we’ll prepare for our March Actions!

3. ❤️ ADVOCATE Join us on March 14th on Zoom where we'll meet with legislators to advocate for the NY HEAT Act Sign Up Here! No prior experience necessary!

4. ✊ MOBILIZE Join us in Albany for the “Save Money, Save Lives: Kick Fossil Fuels Out of Buildings” mobilization in Albany on Wednesday, March 22nd! Register to let us know you’re joining us and to get updates about details, including transportation options like buses and carpools.  

Background: The NY HEAT Act (formerly the Gas Transition and Affordable Energy Act) ensures that New York State will be able to meet the crucial goals of the Climate Act for buildings without sticking everyday New Yorkers with the bill. The NY HEAT Act will do away with the unfair 100 foot rule, which charges New Yorkers for gas hookups in new buildings by adding it to their utility bills (totalling $1 billion in added costs to utility bills for New Yorkers over just five years). It will also allow utilities to redirect the $150 billion that it will cost to complete planned gas pipe replacements over the next 20 years, and instead invest in neighborhood-scale building electrification. Last but not least, it puts a price cap of 6% of income on electricity bills for low- and middle-income families to ensure energy stays affordable.

Thanks to all of your persistence and hard work, there is amazing organic energy around our whole package this year. 

Although fossil fuel industry funded disinformation campaigns have become a powerful force, influencing both consumers and legislators, we are fighting this disinformation and advocating for a just, sustainable future to ensure a just and equitable transition away from harmful fossil fuels. We hope you'll join us!

Andra at AGREE

P.S. If you haven't already sent an e-mail to your legislators supporting the Renewable Heat Now package, please send one now!