League of American Cyclists. Local Contact: Jesse Peers, jdpeers81@gmail.com
https://www.bikeleague.org/ridesmart
Buildings and Cities
Bike Infrastructure
Initiative/Project
State
NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation, Climate Smart Webinar Presentations: links to video recordings & PDF slides on many DD topics (2011-present)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/84359.html
Buildings and Cities
Bike Infrastructure
Organization
Local
DreamBikes places used bicycle stores in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods to provide hands-on, paid job training to teens. 1060 University Ave., Rochester, NY (585) 563-7257
Halco Energy: (315) 284-3797, ask for Matt, Geothermal/Air Source
https://www.halcoenergy.com/
Buildings and Cities
Heat Pumps
Initiative/Project
Local
Sustainable Homes Rochester: RPCC is partnering with the City of Rochester and Pathstone Corporation Home Rehabilitation and Energy Services for the Sustainable Homes Rochester Campaign.
RG&E - Click on "Smart Energy" to find programs for Community Choice Aggregation, electric vehicle charging, switching to wind energy, and more.
https://www.rge.com/
Energy
Energy: General
Information
Local
RG&E site to view energy supply prices (for a detailed history you will be directed to log in to your RG&E account). RG&E Supply Service consists of variable electricity supply and transition charges and a fixed delivery charge as well as additional mandated charges and taxes. You may choose to purchase your electricity supply from a supplier other than RG&E (also known as an energy services company or ESCO). If you purchase your supply from an ESCO what you pay for your electricity supply will depend upon your agreement with your ESCO.
https://ebiz1.rge.com/cusweb/OPCOSupplyPrice.aspx
Energy
Energy: General
Company
Local
Abundant Energy - now (2019) seeking subscribers for solar farms to serve the Rochester area. Contact: Ampion (company providing management services for community solar providers): (585) 299-5966; info@abundantenergy-support.com - sign up through Ampion
Rochester Youth Climate Leaders’ petition for a county-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) for systematic greenhouse gas emissions reductions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
https://chn.ge/2OUvU3s
Energy
Energy: General
Initiative/Project
Local
Roctricity/Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) - Renewable energy through collective purchasing. Contact: Susan Hughs-Smith of Roctricity & RPCC: sue@rocpcc.org
https://www.roctricity.com/
Energy
Energy: General
Initiative/Project
Local
Sustainable Homes Rochester (SHR) - a community campaign designed to encourage residents to install clean heating and cooling (CH&C) technologies and improve home energy efficiency.
http://cityofrochester.gov/shr/
Energy
Energy: General
Initiative/Project
National
Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act, HR 763 - bipartisan bill being reintroduced in the 2019 US Congress. Here is Citizen Climate Lobby’s introduction, including a 20-min video explaining the legislation
Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region
https://www.climategfl.org/
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
Local
Color Brighton Green
http://www.colorbrightongreen.org
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
Local
Mothers Out Front Finger Lakes Chapter
https://www.facebook.com/MOFFingerLakes/
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
Local
Rochester Youth Climate Leaders
https://www.rycl.org/
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
Local
The Imaginarium Art & Science Center, at I-Square in the Town of Irondequoit, NY
https://imaginarium.i-square.us/
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
National
Mothers Out Front: Mobilizing for a Livable Climate. Contact: Neely Kelley, New York State Senior Organizer: neely.kelley@mothersoutfront.org
https://www.mothersoutfront.org/
Energy
Energy: General
Organization
International/Global
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
http://www.irena.org/
Energy
Geothermal
Rooftop Solar
Company
Local
Alternative Carbon Energy Systems, Inc. (ACES) (585) 935-7186. Western New York's Alternative Energy Specialists
http://www.aces-energy.com
Energy
Geothermal
Rooftop Solar
Initiative/Project
Local
State
NYSERDA's Clean Heating and Cooling Communities program aims at getting groups of homes and businesses in NYS to install clean heating and cooling (CH&C) technologies. CH&C technologies like ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps, solar heating and cooling, and biomass. Sustainable Homes Rochester is connected to this program.
SolarReviews: consumer education website for homeowners considering installing solar panels on their rooftop
https://www.solarreviews.com/about-us/
Energy
Rooftop Solar
Company
State
Solar Liberty - residential & commercial solar installer
http://www.solarliberty.com/
Energy
Rooftop Solar
Company
Local
GreenSpark Solar (Ontario, NY) - Rooftop Solar Installation. Contact: Ryan Losen (585)265-2384, ryan.loysen@greensparksolar.com. Mary Nicholas, Manager, Community Organizing.
http://greensparksolar.com/
Energy
Rooftop Solar
Company
National
SunPower Corporation
https://us.sunpower.com/
Energy
Rooftop Solar
Initiative/Project
Local
Solar Powered Businesses: Hunt Country Vineyards
https://www.huntwines.com/About-Us
Energy
Rooftop Solar
Government
State
NYSERDA: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/
Energy
Solar Farms
Company
Local
Astral Power makes solar electricity available to customers (at reduced cost) from local solar farms, providing local jobs and economic development. Contact: Cara Humphrey, cara.humphrey@astralpower.com, 914-475-1395.
https://www.astralpower.com/
Energy
Solar Farms
Rooftop Solar
Information
Local
"Green Power Made Easy: How to Save Some Green While Going Green" by Dave Inglis
Energy COOP of America in Buffalo offers totally renewable electricity from wind and biogas at rates comparable to RGE (& cheaper than RGE's wind option).
Book: Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth (2019). Co-author Kathleen Draper (Victor, NY) is also US Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence
Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, an international open source network for climate farming and carbon strategies, renowned for its expertise in biochar.
NOFA-NY (Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York)
https://www.nofany.org/
Food
Food: General
Information
State
NYS Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT, with a team team of engineers and sustainability specialists, gives NYS businesses, communities, and nonprofits the practical tools and solutions they need to realize the benefits of sustainability
https://www.rit.edu/affiliate/nysp2i/
Food
Food: General
Information
Local
Article: "How Shopping Abundance Helps Reverse Global Warming" by Margie Campaigne
The Imaginarium Art & Science Center, at I-Square in the Town of Irondequoit, NY
https://imaginarium.i-square.us/
Food
Food: General
Initiative/Project
Organization
State
Headwater Food Hub is connecting the dots of Farm to Table in NYS and committed to bringing transparency & integrity to the food supply chain. Works with a network of smaller farmers & food producers using regenerative principles to supply good food to customers year round. Certified B-corp. 6318 Ontario Center Rd, Ontario, NY 14519. 585-281-3908.
https://www.headwaterfoodhub.com/
Food
Food: General
Organization
State
Local
Good Food Collective (part of Headwater Food Hub) provides members in Upstate NY with fresh, healthy, whole foods grown or produced with the planet in mind.
https://thegoodfoodcollective.com/
Food
Plant-Rich Diet
Information
State
Organic NY: All In This Together! Northeast Organic Farming Association's infographic of actions everybody can take
Blog post: The “Grandparents’ Diet”. Interview with Walter Willett, co-chair of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health, which in Jan 2019 released the first full scientific review of what constitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system, and which actions can support and speed up food system transformation. By Bonnie Liebman of nutritionaction.com (3.11.19)
Film: "Code Blue" reveals lapses in the current state of medicine and provides a common sense solution by featuring the practice of lifestyle medicine to prevent, manage and reverse chronic diseases
https://www.codebluedoc.com/
Food
Plant-Rich Diet
Information
International/Global
Summary Report of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet & Health, co-chaired by Walter Willett
https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/
Food
Plant-Rich Diet
Information
International/Global
The Flexitarian Diet - A Detailed Beginner's Guide from healthline.com. Note there are other sources)
Video: A Life Connected: Vegan (12 min) - about the positive power of making conscious consumer choices that are consistent with our shared values of kindness, justice, and compassion for other people, for the planet, and for animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzOJnIEjeGk
Food
Plant-Rich Diet
Company
Local
Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen in Rochester: chef-prepared, home-delivered, plant-based meals, along with nutritional coaching & programs
App: Food Rescue US is an app for “ending American food insecurity by directly transferring fresh, usable food that would have otherwise been thrown away from grocers, restaurants, and other food industry sources to food insecure families throughout the U.S.”
https://foodrescue.us/
Food
Reduced Food Waste
Organization
Local
Flower City Pickers: food recovery & distribution in Monroe County serving 40+ agencies as well as farmers (animal feed, compost), keeping 800K lbs of food out landfills
http://www.flowercitypickers.org/
Food
Reduced Food Waste
Organization
National
MisfitsMarket.com - imperfect organic fruits & vegetables shipped to your door!
https://www.misfitsmarket.com/
Food
Reduced Food Waste
Government
National
United States Environmental Protection Agency "Sustainable Management of Food"
https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food
Food
Reduced Food Waste
Composting
Initiative/Project
Individual Contact
Local
LETTUCE: Lowering Emissions Through Thoughtful Unified Community Engagement. Formed in 2019, the group is interested in engaging in partnership and education with restaurants, influencing political leaders (towns and villages), inspiring the expansion of composting to towns and villages, and creating a template for implementation for other towns and villages. Mission: "Collectively using composting as a simple and impactful way to reverse global warming in upstate NY." Contact: Ann Slocomb
ANNSLOC@msn.com
Food
Reduced Food Waste
Composting
Government
Local
Town of Perinton has free wood chips and compost available in bulk for Town residents in both the spring and fall of each year. Also, the Town of Perinton's High Acres takes food waste from RIT and U of R to make the compost, but will not accept food waste from local residents.
http://perinton.org/Departments/Highway/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Information
National
Article (11/20/19): Progress from the Bottom Up: How Farmers, Consumers and Value Chains Put Local Foods on the Map
Online Course: Soil is the Climate Solution with Kiss the Ground's Finian Makepeace How to be an advocate for practices that replenish our water, make food more nutritious, and reverse global warming.
Video: "From the Ground Up – Regenerative Agriculture" (13 min). Inspired by Charles Massy's best-selling book "Call of the Reed Warbler", filmmaker Amy Browne set out across the dry farming country of South East NSW to meet Massy and the other trailblazing farmers bringing new life to their land.
Kiss the Ground, an environmental nonprofit based in Los Angeles, has built a global community dedicated to addressing some of the largest challenges facing the world today through the regeneration of land and soil. Site includes an inspiring video library as well info on the organization's programs and projects.
https://kisstheground.com/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Initiative/Project
Organization
Information
National
Organic Consumers Association: an online and grassroots nonprofit public interest organization, and the only organization in the U.S. focused exclusively on promoting the views and interests of the nation's estimated 50 million consumers of organically and socially responsibly produced food and other products.
https://www.organicconsumers.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
Local
Barefoot Edible Landscape and Permaculture
http://barefootpermaculture.com/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
Local
Shimmering Light Farm and Renewal Center: a community-supported farm and education center in South Bristol, NY, dedicated to inspiring more conscious and regenerative ways of life.
https://www.shimmeringlight.info/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
National
Oxfam America helps people build better futures for themselves, hold the powerful accountable, and save lives in disasters
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
National
Permaculture Skills Center, Sonoma Country, CA. Offers onsite & online education.
http://permacultureskillscenter.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
International/Global
Charity Navigator
https://www.charitynavigator.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
International/Global
Nuru International: a social venture on a mission to end extreme poverty in remote rural areas by equipping local leaders with the tools and knowledge to build self-sustaining, self-scaling impact programs to lift their communities out of extreme poverty within seven years
http://www.nuruinternational.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
International/Global
One Acre Fund: a social enterprise that supplies financing and training to help smallholders grow their way out of hunger and build lasting pathways to prosperity
https://oneacrefund.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Organization
International/Global
The Hunger Project: programs based on an innovative, holistic approach, which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty
http://www.thp.org/
Food
Regenerative Agriculture
Food: General
Information
National
Video: GMOs, Glyphosate & Gut Health (2 hr): A comprehensive conversation with Dr. Zach Bush about the massive and misunderstood impact of industrial farming, chemical pesticides, the pharmaceutical industry and even errant Western medical practices have on both human and planetary health.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWgnkgYtqnw
Food
Silvopasture
Information
National
Photo Guide to Northeastern United States Silvopasture: a resource for farmers, foresters, and professionals considering silvopasture practices in the region; includes explanation of various silvopasture methods illustrated in the photos
Center for Research in Sustainable Systems of Agriculture (CIPAV)
(http://www.cipav.org.co/
Land Use
Afforestation
Information
State
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). Entire site worth exploring. See for instance this info on forests
https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/309.html
Land Use
Afforestation
Information
International/Global
Video: Flourishing Diversity (6 min), excerpt of a listening session with members of the Ashaninka and Guarani people, who share how their love for the forest and their culture fuelled their resilience and commitment to 'fight back' by educating loggers and engaging with them to help replant 2 million trees.
Give the Gift of Nature Land Conservation Project is an effort to develop a national land conservancy model for K-12 schools that significantly increase the daily contact children have with the natural world. Partnering with World of Inquiry in Rochester to develop a prototype for transforming all K-12 school lands.
Next Level Recycler: Sign up to receive updates on how to recycle unique materials, where recycling is available, and how to expand recycling options in your community
https://www.nextlevelrecycler.com/
Materials
Materials: General
Information
National
Article: "Adidas joins the fight against plastic" (2018)
Plastic Pollution Coalition: “a growing global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, waterways and oceans, and the environment.” Comprehensive website. Dianna Cohen, CEO
https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/
Materials
Materials: General
Organization
State
New York State Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT: collaboration of government, academic, and not-for-profit organizations dedicated to delivering sustainable outcomes to NYS residents and businesses
https://www.rit.edu/affiliate/nysp2i/
Materials
Materials: General
Organization
National
Beyond Plastics is a nationwide project based at Bennington College that pairs the wisdom and experience of environmental policy experts with the energy and creativity of college students to build a vibrant and effective anti-plastics movement. Our mission is to end plastic pollution by being a catalyst for change at every level of our society.
https://beyondplastics.org/
Materials
Materials: General
Industrial Recycling
Information
National
Greenpeace ranked 20 major U.S. supermarkets based on their efforts to reduce their reliance on plastics and tackle the pollution crisis.
EV Connect is creating cloud-based tools to enable the monitoring, management, and maintenance of thousands of charging stations from a single browser-based control panel.
https://www.evconnect.com/
Transport
Electric Vehicles
Initiative/Project
Local
The City of Rochester EV (Electric Vehicle) Accelerator is an innovative, community-wide initiative aimed at achieving widespread deployment of electric vehicles (EVs), administered by the Electrification Coalition (EC) in partnership with the Genesee Region Clean Communities, Energetics Incorporated, and the City of Rochester Office of Energy and Sustainability.
https://www.cityofrochester.gov/evaccelerator/
Transport
Electric Vehicles
Initiative/Project
Local
The Rochester Electric Vehicle Accelerator (ROC EV) is a forward-thinking, grassroots initiative aimed at making greater Rochester a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable community by facilitating the widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.
https://www.rochesterevs.com/
Transport
Ridesharing
Information
International/Global
Blog: “All Lyft Rides Are Now Carbon Neutral” 4.19.18
The American Association of University Women (AAUW)
https://www.aauw.org/
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Building Minds in South Sudan (based in Pittsford, NY) providing educational opportunities for villagers & promoting education for girls
http://www.bmiss.org/
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Camfed, Campaign for Female Education is an international non-profit organization tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalized girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change.
https://camfed.org/
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Days for Girls International (1 or 2 local groups, including East Rochester): make kits for reusable menstrual pads for girls in 3rd world countries, so they can go to school.
eastrochesterny@daysforgirls.org
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Dining for Women funds grassroots organizations that empower women and girls and promote gender equity (national org with a Rochester chapter).
https://diningforwomen.org/
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Global Girls Alliance
https://www.obama.org/globalgirlsalliance/
Women and Girls
Educating Girls
Organization
International/Global
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in low-income countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education
Article (NBC News, 12/14/19): Child marriage is a global scourge. Here's how Ethiopia is fighting it. NBC News Banning the practice nationwide nearly two decades ago was only half the battle, advocates and experts say.
Village Enterprise, working in rural African villages to end extreme poverty through entrepreneurship and innovation
http://villageenterprise.org/
General
General
Information
Local
Fayetteville, NY, sculptor Peter Michel has gathered some of the best resources to help people get educated on the climate crisis, with emphasis what an individual can do.
http://www.petermichel.com/ClimateCrisis.html
General
General
Information
National
Essay: "What If We Stopped Pretending?" by Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 9/8/2019.
Countdown is a worldwide movement to find ways to shift, more rapidly, to a world with net zero greenhouse emissions and tackle the climate crisis.
https://countdown.ted.com/
General
General
Initiative/Project
International/Global
The unveiling of Countdown, a major global campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions. TED has partnered with scientists, policy makers, organizations, activists and more to create an initiative that everyone in the world can be part of. Check out http://countdown.ted.com to learn how you can get involved — and help turn the tide on climate.