By Peter Aronson According to weather forecasters, New York City is about to experience a hotter than average summer and it may, in fact, be one of the hottest on record. AccuWeather projects that the city likely will experience 21-26 days this summer of at least 90 degrees, double from the 2023 total of 12…
As the primary election season kicks into gear, the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) continues their mission of educating voters through environmental candidate forums, conducting two in recent weeks, one in southern Westchester County for New York’s 16th Congressional District, and one in Albany for New York’s 109th Assembly District.
By Peter Aronson You will notice a trend in our articles in our NYLCVEF Citizen Toolkit articles: We are promoting ways to reduce your carbon footprint by still having a great time, whether it’s a weekend getaway or a full-on week or two-week vacation. This week, we are writing about the seemingly infinite (ok, a…
Buying locally produced food and dining at farm-to-table restaurants is one way we can all work together to fight climate change. You can start out by visiting one of the many urban farms in New York City or elsewhere in the state, and then you can dine at one of the many farm-to-table restaurants.
Approval of multiple new projects, new multi-state leases and agreements, and the nation’s first commercial scale offshore wind project coming online with the completion of South Fork wind, mark the success of President Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda.
By Peter Aronson We are thrilled to announce that the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) will be out on the streets helping New Yorkers celebrate Earth Month in April and Earth Day on April 22. “Every day is essentially Earth Day at the League, but there is no doubt that April…
By Peter Aronson February was the hottest on record, following January, which was the hottest January on record. And this followed the year 2023, which went into the record books as the hottest year since global record keeping began in 1850. With this relentless and ominous global warming upon us, and the summer and wildfire…
By Peter Aronson With the arts and fashion gala season now upon us, we are hoping that the powers that be in these industries will take notice of the impact they could have in our fight against global warming. On March 10, perhaps as many as 20 million people will watch live on TV the…
On January 30, the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF), Delta Airlines, and the Clean Fuels NY Coalition hosted a Clean Fuels Forum in Albany. Industry leaders, policy makers, advocates, and other stakeholders came together to discuss the benefits of a Clean Fuel Standard and the path to getting it passed by…