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November 24, 2023 Action Alert from our friends at NY Renews
Use this one-click tool from our friends at NY Renews to tell NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos that the agency should take on lead agency status under State Environmental Quality Act Review (SEQR) for all projects related to STAMP, and conduct a robust environmental review that analyzes direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of the STAMP project on the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Thanks, NY Renews!
November 21, 2023 Action Alert - Click here for details, or just keep scrolling.
You know what’s outrageous? Millions in taxpayer dollars underwriting environmental destruction and the violation of Indigenous sovereignty.
You know what’s even more outrageous? Millions in taxpayer dollars propping up a penny stock greenwashing company engaged in environmental destruction and the violation of Indigenous sovereignty. And yet, in the case of Plug Power, that is exactly what is happening.
Today, we are reaching out to ask for your help in calling on the Department of Energy to PULL the PLUG: No taxpayer dollars to prop up Plug Power and launder their lies! Green hydrogen company Plug Power remains the only tenant at the WNY STAMP site. Following their November 10 disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which warned of potential insolvency by the end of the year, Plug Power’s stock has collapsed and now trades at 95% lower than its peak value in 2021.
And yet, despite this SEC disclosure and clear vote of no confidence by shareholders, Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh is quoted on the front page of Monday’s Buffalo News, claiming that he expects a $1.5 billion dollar loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) in mid-2024 and that the loan will make the “big work really start[] happening, to get [the STAMP] plant online.” Marsh’s statement conflicts with an earlier notice from DOE that Plug was withdrawing its STAMP plant loan request and therefore that DOE would not conduct a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the Plug facility at STAMP.
To this we say: DOE, it’s time to PULL the PLUG. We demand the agency not use our taxpayer dollars to rescue a failing company - especially one with a track record of opposing Indigenous Nations, evading NEPA review, and lying to the SEC.
Ready to take action? Email Head of the DOE Loan Programs Office Jigar Shah at jigar.shah@hq.doe.gov with one simple message: “I demand that the DOE not fund Plug Power.” Please cc alliesoftsn@gmail.com so we know how many emails Jigar is getting!
November 20 Action Alert: Tell the Town of Alabama Planning Board to REJECT Edwards Vacuum's Site Plan
NY state residents! The Town of Alabama Planning Board is currently considering the Edwards Vacuum site plan for WNY STAMP. Edwards Vacuum poses a major threat to human and ecological health, and this site plan should be REJECTED.
Take action NOW! Email Mark Boylan: mboylan@boylanlawoffice.com Deadline for comments is November 27 at 5pm. Click here for suggested comments.
November 10, 2023 Action Alert: Honor the Treaties! Protect the Big Woods and STOP the STAMP!
Background info:
The 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua is one of the most important treaties to the Haudenosaunee and remains the law of the land to this day. The treaty upholds Haudenosaunee sovereignty by establishing “a firm and permanent friendship” between the Haudenosaunee and the United States, and enshrines the right of Haudenosaunee to the “free use and enjoyment” of their lands.
The construction of the WNY STAMP mega industrial site on the boundary of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation violates this historic agreement. This year, on the treaty’s 229th anniversary, we are asking allies to take action to STOP the STAMP: Tell State and Federal officials to honor the Treaty, protect the free use and enjoyment of Tonawanda Seneca homelands, protect the Big Woods, and respect the Nation’s sovereignty.
How to take action:
First: Call on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos to Stand for Indigenous Land Justice!
Second: Call out NYS Governor Kathy Hochul for her decision to prop up WNY STAMP with $56 million in additional taxpayer funds.
Third: If you can, come to Canandaigua, NY on Saturday, November 11 from 2-4pm for the Commemoration of the 229th Anniversary of the Canandaigua Treaty signing.
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First: Read Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s powerful essay, “Stand for Indigenous Land Justice: Stop STAMP,” then repost and reshare widely. Tag Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, the government officials Dr. Kimmerer calls out for their failure to STOP STAMP.
Tweet at Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos
Post on Instagram
Share on Facebook
Second: Read and re-share this article by J. Dale Shoemaker about NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul’s outrageous decision to authorize the payout of $56 million MORE in taxpayer dollars to industrialization at the WNY STAMP site! Tag Gov. Hochul and shame her publicly for supporting this massive boondoggle that will destroy the environment around the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
Tweet at Gov. Kathy Hochul
Post on Instagram
Share on Facebook
Third: We are calling on local allies to show up at the annual treaty commemoration, this Saturday, November 11 from 2-4pm in Canandaigua, NY with signs, banners, and creative costumes. Celebrate and Protect Treaty Rights for all Haudenosaunee Nations! Respect Tonawanda Seneca Nation sovereignty! STOP STAMP and Protect the Big Woods! Email us at alliesoftsn@gmail.com for more info.
Use this one-click tool from our friends at NY Renews to tell NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos that the agency should take on lead agency status under State Environmental Quality Act Review (SEQR) for all projects related to STAMP, and conduct a robust environmental review that analyzes direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of the STAMP project on the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Thanks, NY Renews!
November 21, 2023 Action Alert - Click here for details, or just keep scrolling.
You know what’s outrageous? Millions in taxpayer dollars underwriting environmental destruction and the violation of Indigenous sovereignty.
You know what’s even more outrageous? Millions in taxpayer dollars propping up a penny stock greenwashing company engaged in environmental destruction and the violation of Indigenous sovereignty. And yet, in the case of Plug Power, that is exactly what is happening.
Today, we are reaching out to ask for your help in calling on the Department of Energy to PULL the PLUG: No taxpayer dollars to prop up Plug Power and launder their lies! Green hydrogen company Plug Power remains the only tenant at the WNY STAMP site. Following their November 10 disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which warned of potential insolvency by the end of the year, Plug Power’s stock has collapsed and now trades at 95% lower than its peak value in 2021.
And yet, despite this SEC disclosure and clear vote of no confidence by shareholders, Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh is quoted on the front page of Monday’s Buffalo News, claiming that he expects a $1.5 billion dollar loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) in mid-2024 and that the loan will make the “big work really start[] happening, to get [the STAMP] plant online.” Marsh’s statement conflicts with an earlier notice from DOE that Plug was withdrawing its STAMP plant loan request and therefore that DOE would not conduct a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the Plug facility at STAMP.
To this we say: DOE, it’s time to PULL the PLUG. We demand the agency not use our taxpayer dollars to rescue a failing company - especially one with a track record of opposing Indigenous Nations, evading NEPA review, and lying to the SEC.
Ready to take action? Email Head of the DOE Loan Programs Office Jigar Shah at jigar.shah@hq.doe.gov with one simple message: “I demand that the DOE not fund Plug Power.” Please cc alliesoftsn@gmail.com so we know how many emails Jigar is getting!
November 20 Action Alert: Tell the Town of Alabama Planning Board to REJECT Edwards Vacuum's Site Plan
NY state residents! The Town of Alabama Planning Board is currently considering the Edwards Vacuum site plan for WNY STAMP. Edwards Vacuum poses a major threat to human and ecological health, and this site plan should be REJECTED.
Take action NOW! Email Mark Boylan: mboylan@boylanlawoffice.com Deadline for comments is November 27 at 5pm. Click here for suggested comments.
November 10, 2023 Action Alert: Honor the Treaties! Protect the Big Woods and STOP the STAMP!
Background info:
The 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua is one of the most important treaties to the Haudenosaunee and remains the law of the land to this day. The treaty upholds Haudenosaunee sovereignty by establishing “a firm and permanent friendship” between the Haudenosaunee and the United States, and enshrines the right of Haudenosaunee to the “free use and enjoyment” of their lands.
The construction of the WNY STAMP mega industrial site on the boundary of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation violates this historic agreement. This year, on the treaty’s 229th anniversary, we are asking allies to take action to STOP the STAMP: Tell State and Federal officials to honor the Treaty, protect the free use and enjoyment of Tonawanda Seneca homelands, protect the Big Woods, and respect the Nation’s sovereignty.
How to take action:
First: Call on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos to Stand for Indigenous Land Justice!
Second: Call out NYS Governor Kathy Hochul for her decision to prop up WNY STAMP with $56 million in additional taxpayer funds.
Third: If you can, come to Canandaigua, NY on Saturday, November 11 from 2-4pm for the Commemoration of the 229th Anniversary of the Canandaigua Treaty signing.
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First: Read Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s powerful essay, “Stand for Indigenous Land Justice: Stop STAMP,” then repost and reshare widely. Tag Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, the government officials Dr. Kimmerer calls out for their failure to STOP STAMP.
Tweet at Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos
- Tag @SecDebHaaland, @BasilSeggos, @NYSDEC
- Hashtag #secdebhaaland, #BasilSeggos, #NYSDEC
- Sample tweets:
- “Will we perpetuate the shameful practices of the colonialist past—or take a stand for justice at last?” - Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos: Stand with Tonawanda and for Indigenous Land Justice! Protect the Big Woods! Uphold the Treaties!
- Hey Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Do you truly stand behind your commitments to environmental justice? Stand with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Protect the Big Woods. Uphold the Treaties.
- Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Let’s celebrate the 229th Anniversary of the Canandaigua Treaty: Honor Indigenous Sovereignty! Protect the Big Woods! STOP the STAMP!
Post on Instagram
- Tag @secdebhaaland, @basil.seggos, @nysdec, @alliesoftsn
- Hashtag #secdebhaaland, @basil.seggos, #nysdec, #alliesoftsn
- Sample posts:
- “Will we perpetuate the shameful practices of the colonialist past—or take a stand for justice at last?” - Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos: Stand with Tonawanda and for Indigenous Land Justice! Protect the Big Woods! Uphold the Treaties!
- Hey Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Do you truly stand behind your commitments to environmental justice? Stand with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Protect the Big Woods. Uphold the Treaties.
- Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Let’s celebrate the 229th Anniversary of the Canandaigua Treaty: Honor Indigenous Sovereignty! Protect the Big Woods! STOP the STAMP!
Share on Facebook
- Tag @SecretaryDebHaaland, @basil.seggos, @NYSDEC, @alliesoftsn
- Hashtag #SecretaryDebHaaland, @basil.seggos, #NYSDEC, #alliesoftsn
- Sample posts:
- “Will we perpetuate the shameful practices of the colonialist past—or take a stand for justice at last?” - Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos: Stand with Tonawanda and for Indigenous Land Justice! Protect the Big Woods! Uphold the Treaties!
- Hey Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Do you truly stand behind your commitments to environmental justice? Stand with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Protect the Big Woods. Uphold the Treaties.
- Deb Haaland and Basil Seggos: Let’s celebrate the 229th Anniversary of the Canandaigua Treaty: Honor Indigenous Sovereignty! Protect the Big Woods! STOP the STAMP!
Second: Read and re-share this article by J. Dale Shoemaker about NYS Gov. Kathy Hochul’s outrageous decision to authorize the payout of $56 million MORE in taxpayer dollars to industrialization at the WNY STAMP site! Tag Gov. Hochul and shame her publicly for supporting this massive boondoggle that will destroy the environment around the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
Tweet at Gov. Kathy Hochul
- Tag @GovKathyHochul,
- Hashtag #GovKathyHochul
- Sample tweets:
- Really, Gov Hochul??? $56 million MORE in taxpayer dollars for industrialization at the WNY STAMP site! STAMP is a boondoggle that will destroy the environment around the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
- Hey Gov Hochul! If you care so much about environmental justice, why are you giving $56 million more from NYS taxpayers to prop up the faltering WNY STAMP boondoggle and further pollute our environment? Shame on you!
- Gov Hochul: $56 million more in public money to bail out WNY STAMP? This is government hypocrisy at its worst! STOP the STAMP, Honor Indigenous Sovereignty.
Post on Instagram
- Tag @govkathyhochul, @alliesoftsn
- Hashtag #govkathyhochul, #alliesoftsn
- Sample posts:
- Really, Gov Hochul??? $56 million MORE in taxpayer dollars for industrialization at the WNY STAMP site! STAMP is a boondoggle that will destroy the environment around the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
- Hey Gov Hochul! If you care so much about environmental justice, why are you giving $56 million more from NYS taxpayers to prop up the faltering WNY STAMP boondoggle and further pollute our environment? Shame on you!
- Gov Hochul: $56 million more in public money to bail out WNY STAMP? This is government hypocrisy at its worst! STOP the STAMP, Honor Indigenous Sovereignty.
Share on Facebook
- Tag @govkathyhochul, @alliesoftsn
- Hashtag #govkathyhochul, #alliesoftsn
- Sample posts:
- Really, Gov Hochul??? $56 million MORE in taxpayer dollars for industrialization at the WNY STAMP site! STAMP is a boondoggle that will destroy the environment around the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.
- Hey Gov Hochul! If you care so much about environmental justice, why are you giving $56 million more from NYS taxpayers to prop up the faltering WNY STAMP boondoggle and further pollute our environment? Shame on you!
- Gov Hochul: $56 million more in public money to bail out WNY STAMP? This is government hypocrisy at its worst! STOP the STAMP, Honor Indigenous Sovereignty.
Third: We are calling on local allies to show up at the annual treaty commemoration, this Saturday, November 11 from 2-4pm in Canandaigua, NY with signs, banners, and creative costumes. Celebrate and Protect Treaty Rights for all Haudenosaunee Nations! Respect Tonawanda Seneca Nation sovereignty! STOP STAMP and Protect the Big Woods! Email us at alliesoftsn@gmail.com for more info.
