About Mark Dunlea Testimony of the Green Education and Legal Fund on the New York Power Authority Renewables Strategic Plan November 18, 2024 Albany NY I am Mark Dunlea, chair of the Green Education and Legal Fund, a nonprofit organization promoting ecology, grassroots democracy, social and economic justice, and non-violence. I am also the convenor of PAUSE (People … Read more…
The Green Education and Legal Fund (GELF) called today for the NYS Budget to dramatically speed up its transition to zero greenhouse emissions along with a robust economic Bill of Rights that includes a just transition, guaranteed living wage jobs and minimum income above poverty, single-payer universal health care and a massive investment in affordable housing (including … Read more…
Testifying at the state budget hearing on the environment, the Green Education and Legal Fund criticized the Governor’s budget proposals of following far short of the action needed to prevent climate collapse. (Testimony here) GELF urged lawmakers to make polluters pay for the damage they have caused from burning fossil fuels (e.g., Climate Superfund), investing … Read more…
One more time. We need to push the Tom DiNapoli to follow through on his prior agreement to divest from fossil fuel companies that are bad for the climate. Call NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at at 866-961-4293 5and tell him it is time to admit the Exxon, Shell, Chevron and the rest of the oil … Read more…
