a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Politics on Apr 4th, 2009
Now some very important news. From NYLCV:
Two down, one to go.
As you may have read in this morning’s papers, New York State has a new budget — and we have some good news to share with you about it.
First and foremost, the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill finally passed the State Senate on Friday afternoon! After […]
Posted in Politics, Transportation on Mar 23rd, 2009
Expect huge fare hikes if the State Senate doesn’t act by the MTA’s Wednesday board meeting. Send a note to your state senator through LCV’s site now.
Posted in Efficiently, Energy on Mar 9th, 2009
Paterson’s taking some well-deserved licks for the Environmental Protection Fund debacle, but this is an encouraging development on the solar front coming out of Albany. The largest solar project in the state’s history.
Eco-politics Daily reports:
Could 12 times be a charm? Taking up a proposal by Assemblyman John J. McEneny, an Albany Democrat, Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine, D-Cape Vincent, has introduced a companion bill that would create year-round urban greenmarkets in cities around the state. Previous versions of this legislation have passed the lower house every session since […]
Posted in Politics on Feb 10th, 2009
Following up on yesterday’s post about the EPF, Renata Silberblatt over at Switchboard actually takes the initiative to explain what the heck it is:
Ask most New Yorkers about the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) and they will have no idea what you’re talking about. But ask them about the programs the EPF funds- programs including New […]
Posted in Politics on Feb 9th, 2009
Tough news from the capitol, courtesy of Environmental Advocates of NY:
Last Tuesday night, New York State lawmakers passed a measure to plug the current year’s budget hole at the expense of the Environmental Protection Fund (and a lot of other worthy programs, too). The “deficit reduction bill” cut the Fund by […]
UPDATE: Here’s the Times on the energy portion of his talk:
“We are going to have take control over our use of energy,” Mr. Paterson said, calling for more energy efficiency and an overhaul of energy generation, transmission and distribution.
Noting that this year is the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s journey up the river that would […]
Posted in Politics on Jul 8th, 2008
Steve Cohen, with the help of NYLCV’s Marcia Bystryn, asks if he’s a “green governor”:
While it may seem premature, we decided to review the environmental record of his first 100 days. New York State’s League of Conservation Voters is known for their thoughtful representation of the electorate’s interest, so we asked them for their view […]
Posted in Events on Jun 22nd, 2008
There’s been much deserved applause directed at Albany (or maybe long delayed gratification) for the two important solar bills that have just been passed. Some of the hands clapping:
Shaun Chapman of VoteSolar.org in Grist:
Though it is the 5th largest solar state (PDF) (as measured by cumulative installed photovoltaic capacity), there have been strong feelings among […]
Posted in Politics on Jun 20th, 2008
UPDATE: Comments from Bloomberg on the passage of these bills:
STATEMENT BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON RECENT PROGRESS IN PLANYC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
“In the past several days, the State Legislature has passed three bills that were legislative proposals made in PlaNYC, our agenda for creating a greener, greater New York. Today, the Legislature took […]