CNY advocates push for statewide climate initiatives
By Ellen Abbott, WRVO
Local environmentalists and social justice advocates are part of a statewide initiative to make sure New York’s climate law meets its deadlines.
NY Renews’ Climate, Jobs and Justice Package offers lawmakers a roadmap for kickstarting a renewable economy in the state. Amber Ruther, an organizing coordinator at the Alliance for a Green Economy said the package has three main focuses.
“Number one is to fully fund and implement New York’s Climate Act, which is the Climate and Community Protection Fund," Ruther said. "Number two is to build renewable energy for all and create good paying union jobs. The third is to make polluters and the ultra-rich pay, what they owe for the climate devastation they are wreaking on us and our planet.”