Rise, Thrive in 2025
Meet Sane Energy’s new team members!
We're starting the new year strong by welcoming Hennessy Garcia and Claire Lebowitz-King to the Sane Energy team!
Welcome Hennessy Garcia!
Hennessy is our new Community Organizer and will mobilize individuals in North Brooklyn to push for the closure of National Grid's LNG facility in Greenpoint. Hennessy is an Afro-Puerto Rican queer organizer. She will be obtaining her Bachelor’s in Environmental Science in May 2025. Climate justice to Hennessy is intersectional. There is no climate justice without racial, reproductive, or social justice. Hennessy believes that climate justice is deeply rooted in the fight for collective liberation and struggle not only for people, but for the planet.
Welcome Claire Lebowitz-King
Claire, our new Operations Associate, will manage our digital “back office” and work with our partners at Fractracker to maintain our signature You Are Here map.
Claire has taught theater, civics, and writing around the world, including Afghanistan, India, Ethiopia, and the UK. Her work as an artist and organizer with Occupy Wall Street led her to Sane Energy Project. It also led to many connections and social justice networks that continue to enrich her life today.
This year, we aim to upend the climate-killing agendas of profit-driven energy corporations like National Grid by promoting public power and thermal energy networks and fighting for the decommissioning of gas infrastructure. We’ve known about the dangers of burning fossil fuels for decades–it’s way past time to heed those warnings and boldly address the climate crisis!
Ready to rise and thrive in 2025? Kick off the year with these actions:
Join Sane Energy Project and Sixth Street Community Center Youth Leaders on Thursday, January 9th, 2025, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Sixth Street Community Center for an exciting art build in preparation for the NYRenews mobilization in Albany on January 22nd!
All skill levels are welcome, and art supplies will be provided.
RSVP to the Jan 22 NYRenews mobilization
Join the No North Brooklyn Pipeline and Sane Energy Project for an info session and walking tour of the LNG (Liquefied "Natural" Gas) facility to learn how we are working to transform this site into 120 acres that serve the community, not a shareholder-focused corporation.
When: Sunday, January 12 starting at 3:00 pm for an info session. We will depart at 3:30 sharp for the walking tour. We will return to Cooper Park around 4:50 pm
Where: Meet in Cooper Park on Maspeth Ave, Greenpoint Brooklyn, MAP
Join our phone-banking efforts every Tuesday in January with Renewable Heat Now to help pass the NY HEAT Act, the groundbreaking legislation that will end subsidies for the gas industry and put a cap on our utility bills!
With passion and energy,
Kim, Michael, Jeanne, Elliot, JK, Hennessy, and Claire!
P.S. Thanks to over one hundred generous donors, we surpassed our year-end fundraising goal and head into 2025 ready to battle the fossil fuel industry with confidence and a full head of steam.