Your Achievements for Our Planet
FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER • CONTINUED
CLIMATE • Struck two blows against the proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Gibbstown, New Jersey. First, we successfully urged the Borough of Woodlynne to pass a resolution opposing the terminal, bringing the number of New Jersey municipalities opposing the terminal to 18. JANUARY 2023 Then we successfully pressed the Department of Transportation to deny the permit needed to transport LNG by rail to the terminal through hundreds of miles of densely-populated communities. APRIL 2023 • Defeated plans for a blue hydrogen power plant in West Whiteland, Pennsylvania, a community thirty miles east of Philadelphia. Blue hydrogen is produced from fracked gas. It’s a dirty product with a large greenhouse gas footprint. This victory protects the
climate, air, water, public health, and safety of families and communities. FEBRUARY 2023 • Passed the All-Electric Building Act and the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) in New York. The All-Electric Buildings Act makes New York the first state in the country to ban gas hookups in new construction by law. It will go into effect in 2026 for new buildings under seven stories and in 2028 for taller buildings. The BPRA requires the New York Power Authority, the state’s publicly-owned power utility, to provide only renewable energy and power to customers; makes it the only provider of energy to all state-owned and municipal properties; and allows it to build renewable energy. The BPRA will help the state achieve 70% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2040, create tens of thousands of jobs, and close some of the state’s dirtiest oil and gas plants. MAY 2023 p e energy by 2030 ens of thousands he state’s dirtiest 3
“It’s hard to overstate the importance of [the All-Electric Buildings Act]. Yes, we stopped something — fossil fuels in new buildings. More importantly, in my mind, we started something. We started to build the infrastructure that a livable planet requires. This victory is monumental, and this victory is because of YOU!”
Jon Pope New York Volunteer
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Food & Water Watch • Food & Water Action
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