The 23rd Annual Earth Day Lobby Day will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd at the State Capitol
in Albany, New York. Hundreds of citizens from every corner of New York State will meet with
their state lawmakers and show their support for the environment.

This year's Earth Day Lobby Day will focus on critically important environmental issues such
as expanding solar energy, curbing greenhouse gas emissions, keeping toxic chemicals out of
children’s products, and protecting New York from the dangers of hydrofracking.

Specifically we will be lobbying on the following environmental “Super Bills”:

Fracking Moratorium & Health Impacts Assessment: A5424A/S4236A
Climate Protection Act: A6327, S735
New York Solar Bill: A5060/S2522
Child Safe Products Act: A6328/S4614

This year, for the first time ever, the environmental community will also join together in calling for Campaign Finance Reform as a key plank in our legislative platform. Too often, good environmental bills are blocked in the state legislature because of big spending by special interests.  Reform of Albany's "pay to play" system is needed and long-overdue.

The day’s events will last from 9:30 to 3:00. The morning program will take place in Hearing
Room C of the Legislative Office Building. To participate in the afternoon lobbying activities,
you must register by Thursday, April 18th by completing the form below.

Earth Day Lobby Day 2013 is being sponsored by Adirondack Council, Adirondack Mountain Club, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Clean and Healthy New York, Environmental Advocates of New York, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Interfaith Power and Light, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group, Open Space Institute/Alliance for NYS Parks, Parks & Trails New York, Protect the Adirondacks, Riverkeeper, Sierra Club, Vote Solar Initiative, and other organizations.

We will send out additional information and lobby day materials to all registrants
the week before the event. If you have any questions, please contact Diana Pedi at dpedi@nypirg.org.