Eva is joined by Lynn Neuman of Artichoke Dance Company to preview a plastic-free summer. Four events in May and June 2024, highlighted by the Mermaid Parade, kick off the summer. In July individuals are asked to join a global pledge to reduce plastic use in their daily lives. Learn what actions you can take to fight the perils of microplastics to our environment and our own bodies.

Links:

• Artichoke Dance Company - https://www.artichokedance.org/events

• 350Brooklyn's Plastic Free Workgroup - https://350brooklyn.org/plastic-free-summer/

• A Poison Like No Other [book mentioned] - https://islandpress.org/books/poison-no-other#desc

• Mermaid Parade - https://www.coneyisland.com/mermaidparade

On today's episode, we're discussing Enbridge's proposal to expand the Algonquin Pipeline, also known as Project Maple. Our guest is Santosh Nandabalan.

Santosh Nandabalan is a Senior Organizer at Food & Water Watch. Alongside working on state and federal legislation to tackle climate change, Santosh has years of experience managing coalitions and building out strategic campaigns to stop fossil fuel projects in New York and advancing clean water protections. His work includes organizing in New York City and the Hudson Valley, including stopping fracked gas infrastructure like the Danskammer and Gowanus powerplants and keeping radioactive waste out of the Hudson River. Prior to Food & Water Watch, Santosh was a union organizer at SEIU and graduated from Gettysburg College with a BA in Philosophy.

Links:

• Find more information about Food & Water Watch here: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/who-we-are/
• Urge Governor Hochul and state legislators to oppose the Project Maple: https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/act/stop-project-maple
• Tell Gov Hochul and the DEC to reject the Iroquois Pipeline Expansion: https://secure.foodandwaterwatch.org/act/stop-iroquois-pipeline-expansion-project
• Food and Water Watch can also be found on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodandwaterwatch/

On today’s episode, we’re discussing the New York Heat Act. Our guest is Lisa Marshall, Advocacy & Organizing Director of New Yorkers for Clean Power.

Lisa’s long-standing interest in climate change began decades ago when she wrote her first high school research paper on global warming. It wasn’t until moving to NY’s Southern Tier and buying a home that was leased to a gas company, that she became directly involved in climate and energy advocacy. Since then, Lisa has been at the forefront of advocacy for building energy efficiency and heat pump adoption policy at the state level where she advocated effectively for bringing affordable, equitable building electrification to scale through education and outreach, messaging, lobbying, and building grassroots pressure on elected officials and state agencies.

Links:

• Take Action with Renewable Heat Now - ⁠https://linktr.ee/renewableheatnow
• Renewable Heat Now - https://renewableheatnow.org/
• Informative Video on NY HEAT ACT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NXxDXfsewA
• NYSERDA’s Regional Clean Energy Hubs: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Regional-Clean-Energy-Hubs