Save Money, Save Lives: Kick Fossil Fuels Out of Buildings
Start: Wednesday, March 22, 2023•11:00 AM
End: Wednesday, March 22, 2023• 3:30 PM
Join leading climate groups from Buffalo to Long Island as we converge on Albany to get New York state to kick fossil fuels out of buildings. We’ll push the Legislature, particularly the Assembly, to enact vital new laws to save New Yorkers’ money, fight childhood asthma, create jobs in clean energy, and slash climate emissions:
All-Electric Building Act (S562A|A920A)
NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act (NY HEAT Act) (S2016|A4592)
Energy Efficiency, Equity, and Jobs Act (S2469|A2655)
On March 22nd, we will kick off with a rally and then line the halls of the Capitol Building, in particular the Assembly, which needs extra encouragement to kick the gas lobbyists to the curb.
Event Schedule:
11 AM - Check-In at the Third Floor Balcony in the Legislative Office Building (LOB)
12 PM - Rally
1 PM - 3 PM - Line the halls & talk to Legislators
3:30 PM - Departure
COVID protocol: Please make sure you are healthy on the 22nd, and stay home if you are not feeling well. We’re requiring at-home COVID testing before the event and masks at the event. Masks are required on all buses; many legislators have a mask requirement for visitors.
Register to let us know you’re joining us and to get updates about all the details, including transportation options like buses and carpools.
Transportation Options
- Multiple buses will be organized. See the registration form for the buses from Manhattan, Brooklyn,, and Cortland/Syracuse. Masks will be required on all buses.
-Carpool – set up and view existing carpools.
Some useful maps:
- a helpful Empire State Plaza Visitor Parking map for folks driving into Albany
- an excellent map of the Empire State Plaza and Concourse and
- a great map of the NY State Capitol
Rally sponsored by (list in formation): AGREE NY, American Institute of Architects New York, EarthJustice, Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, New Yorkers for Clean Power, NYPIRG, Renewable Heat Now, Rewiring America, Sane Energy, Sierra Club, WEACT