The Fossil Fuel Investments Driving Up ConEd Energy Bills
New York is building renewables — but it doesn’t have a plan to shut down the plants they’re supposed to replace.
Tag: climate change
Will Eric Adams Let Landlords Buy Their Way Out Of Energy Upgrades?
New York Focus, June 27, 2022 Recent transmission projects could enable building owners to get out of upgrading their buildings for a decade, if Adams doesn’t intervene. In 2019, New York City passed a landmark climate law, hailed as the most ambitious to be enacted by any U.S. city. Its centerpiece took aim at buildings, … Continue reading Will Eric Adams Let Landlords Buy Their Way Out Of Energy Upgrades?
Power Industry Quietly Pushes New York to Endorse Non-Renewable Energy
New York is building renewables — but it doesn’t have a plan to shut down the plants they’re supposed to replace.
Smokestacks Loom over New York’s Clean Energy Plan
New York is building renewables — but it doesn’t have a plan to shut down the plants they’re supposed to replace.
Top state lawmakers oppose Cuomo’s push to override NYC’s landmark climate law
New York Focus, February 18, 2021 A new analysis finds that the governor’s proposal would “completely undermine” New York City’s climate law, setting the stage for a clash with the newly emboldened legislature. It’s just two paragraphs, buried toward the end of the nearly 4,000 pages making up Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget for … Continue reading Top state lawmakers oppose Cuomo’s push to override NYC’s landmark climate law
New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail could become a renewable energy hub
France 24, February 12, 2021 It’s long been one of the United States’ most infamous jails. Now Rikers Island looks set to become a renewable energy hub, a plan for which New York City environmental justice organizers have campaigned since the closure of the jail complex was announced in 2019. For many Americans, the name … Continue reading New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail could become a renewable energy hub
En Pennsylvanie, le gaz de schiste s’invite dans la campagne présidentielle
France 24, 17 octobre 2020 Dans la course à la Maison Blanche, le gaz de schiste et la Pennsylvanie sont presque devenus synonymes. Pourtant, dans l’un des comtés de l’État produisant le plus de gaz, la relation des habitants avec cette industrie est bien plus complexe que prévu. Reportage. La famille de Rose Friend, 83 … Continue reading En Pennsylvanie, le gaz de schiste s’invite dans la campagne présidentielle
In Pennsylvania, fracking might not be the winning issue US presidential candidates think it is
France 24, October 13, 2020 In the battle for the White House, Pennsylvania and fracking have become all but synonymous. Yet in one of the state’s largest gas-producing counties, FRANCE 24 found residents’ relationship with the industry to be far more vexed than the national debate suggests. Rose Friend’s family has a long history with … Continue reading In Pennsylvania, fracking might not be the winning issue US presidential candidates think it is
Can Extinction Rebellion Survive?
Dissent, Winter 2020 XR promised to transcend politics as we know it. Yet politics has a stubborn way of catching up with those who disavow it. Ten years ago, as world leaders headed to Copenhagen for the fifteenth annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, dignitaries hailed the event as the last chance to avert catastrophe. … Continue reading Can Extinction Rebellion Survive?
French city of Dunkirk tests out free transport – and it works
France 24, August 31, 2019 The city of Dunkirk in northern France launched a revamped bus system last year with a twist – it’s completely free. A new study shows that the programme is not only revitalising the city center but also helping the environment. Dunkirk, which sits on the “Opal Coast” at the northernmost … Continue reading French city of Dunkirk tests out free transport – and it works
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