Astoria generating battery storage gets state approval
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New York State has given approval for an energy storage project in Astoria, opening the door to the next steps in the city’s journey away from fossil fuels.
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Queens condemns NRG plant at DEC hearing
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“Building a new fracked gas power plant when we need to rapidly end our reliance on fossil fuels imperils our ability to fight climate change and treats communities like Astoria as sacrificial lambs.”
Read MoreNYCHA residents push for power plant transformation
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“We hope the Catskills Renewable Connector is made a reality for the sake of our community, for the sake of our collective health.”
Queens opposition to NRG power plant holds steady
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“For too long, the people of western Queens have borne the brunt of the consequences of being home to far too many of New York’s pollution-belching power plants.”
Read MoreRavenswood Generating Station on track to become a renewable energy hub
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“We have experienced the horrors of environmental injustice. We have lived under the shadows of the smokestacks.”
Read MoreAdams says he’ll turn NYC into a wind energy manufacturing hub
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“There is no reason New York City shouldn't be a leader in wind power.”
Read MoreNYC Council votes to ban jails from Rikers Island in step toward renewable energy hub
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“The 413 acres of Rikers Island have, for far too long, embodied an unjust and racist criminal justice system.”
Read MoreQueens leads NYC in household solar panels
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“iI’s a tribute to our customers that they continued to choose clean, renewable solar energy.”
Here’s how Queens went green in 2020
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In a year like no other, Queens residents continued to fight for climate justice.
Read MoreCouncil considers New York City’s next offshore wind farm proposal
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New York state has committed to producing 9,000 megawatts of energy from offshore wind farms, enough to power six million homes by 2035.
Read MoreNY Power Authority pledges to review path to sustainability for peaker plants
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“NYPA is leading by example in transitioning our plants to utilize clean technologies to help expedite Governor Cuomo’s ambitious climate leadership targets.”
Read MoreToo small for solar, Rikers Island could become NYC’s renewable energy storage site
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A plan to transform Rikers Island into a renewable energy powerhouse would focus on the relatively small island’s capacity for storing power to send to the electrical grid when demand rises, according to a panel of policy experts and New York City officials.
Read MoreCouncilmembers introduce ‘renewable Rikers’ bills
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“For generations, Rikers Island has been a place of despair for many New Yorkers caught up in a fractured criminal justice system.”
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
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