N.Y. lawmakers agree to historic climate plan - frightening wake up call patriots

"It means that on Father's Day, when I see my grandchildren next year, I'll have a lot less uncertainty about their future than I did yesterday morning," said Democratic Assemblyman Steve Englebright"

Mr. Englebright - are you aware that NY State's population is equal to 3/10th's of 1% of the world population? Are you aware that the entire U.S., with its amazingly clean environment represents only 4% of world population? Are you aware that super polluters China and India represent 36% of the world's population? Sleep well.....and keep sleeping while you're awake.

I guess the only question is whether you are willfully trying to destroy America's place in the world or whether you are just another misguided fool unaware you are trying to destroy America - one whose arrogance permits you to forgo the search for truth.  

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/worlds-population-…

This is not about climate. It's about control. More specifically, state control of the people. The founding fathers obviously erred badly when they put the people in charge, so people like Cuomo will fix this centuries old mistake and restore all power to a small elite ruling class. Thank you Governor Cuomo for redirecting this anomalous American experiment back onto the road to serfdom.

N.Y. lawmakers agree to historic climate plan

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said yesterday he has reached an agreement with legislative leaders over a bill to slash New York's greenhouse gas emissions, setting the stage for one of the most significant state climate victories since President Trump took office.

The announcement, coming just days before the close of the legislative session, represented a big victory for climate activists, who have spent three years pushing for major legislation to curb greenhouse gases in the Empire State.

Lawmakers were still working on final amendments yesterday, but the outlines of the deal were becoming clear. The legislation calls for reducing emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030 and 85% by 2050. The remaining 15% of emissions would be offset, making the state carbon neutral. The bill would also require that all electricity generation come from carbon-free sources by 2040. A Climate Action Council would be established to ensure the state meets its targets.

"I believe we have an agreement, and I believe it is going to pass," Cuomo said in a radio interview on WAMC.

The comment ended months of speculation over the fate of climate legislation in New York. Democratic lawmakers, who seized complete control of state government when they took over the state Senate last fall, had been pushing a bill called the "Climate and Community Protection Act." The bill would spend 40% of the state's clean energy revenues on energy efficiency measures and renewable installations in disadvantaged communities.

That drew repeated public objections from Cuomo, who said he wanted to ensure that environmental revenue was spent on environmental programs. Ultimately, the two sides settled on a compromise: At least 35% of revenues would go to disadvantaged communities. That funding could rise as high as 40%, which would amount to $370 million in fiscal 2018-19.

"It was a question of the distribution of the funding," Cuomo told WAMC. "I understand the politics on these issues. Everyone wants to make all these advocacy groups happy. Taxpayers' money is taxpayers' money. And if it's taxpayers' money for an environmental purpose, I want to make sure it's going to an environmental purpose.

"This transformation to a new green economy is very expensive. We don't have the luxury of using funding for political purposes."

Business interests had urged Cuomo and Democratic lawmakers to slow down, saying the legislation threatened 40,000 manufacturing jobs in the state. The Business Council of New York State called zero carbon emissions "unrealistic."

But Democratic lawmakers forged ahead, working through the weekend to iron out a deal with Cuomo before a filing deadline for legislation Sunday. They argued that the risks of climate change, coupled with the benefits of a green energy economy, outweighed the potential costs.

"It means that on Father's Day, when I see my grandchildren next year, I'll have a lot less uncertainty about their future than I did yesterday morning," said Democratic Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a champion of the climate legislation. "It means we are going to be in the vanguard among states, tackling a problem that will affect every jurisdiction here and around the globe. New York will lead the way."

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D) said New York's action would send a major signal to markets, helping companies plan for a cleaner future. But ultimately, he said, lawmakers were responding to voters.

"Our constituents told us, 'Don't come back without doing something on climate,'" Kaminsky said. "The future is now. I think we've taken that important step."

'Policy mandate with teeth'

Republican control of the state Senate meant climate policy in New York had been centered in the governor's office until this year. Cuomo has pumped out executive orders banning hydraulic fracturing, calling for the closure of the state's remaining coal plants in 2020 and targeting a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030, among other things.

The legislation enshrines many of Cuomo's targets into law, ensuring they will outlast the current governor. The new Climate Action Council would be required to issue recommendations on how to install 6 gigawatts of distributed solar by 2025, 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035 and 3 GW of energy storage by 2030.

But the law also represents a power shift of sorts. Environmentalists have long criticized Cuomo for failing to follow through on many of his environmental objectives. His environmental agencies have yet to produce a climate action plan, despite an executive order directing them to do so. And his coal regulation arrived earlier this year, when only two coal plants remained (Climatewire, May 10).

The legislation ensures the governor will follow through, advocates said. It would require an annual greenhouse gas inventory. The Climate Action Council would release a report every four years detailing the state's progress (or lack thereof) toward its emissions goals.

And by putting the state's climate commitment in law, it would open the door for citizens to sue if New York does not meet its targets.

"This isn't just a planning document. It is a policy mandate with teeth that they can't evade or avoid," said Eddie Bautista, executive director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.

The bill offers a model for how to pass climate legislation, he said. In a state where many communities of color struggle with pollution from traffic, power plants and garbage disposal, the environmental justice components of the legislation resonated with lawmakers.

"By inserting climate justice, it becomes a plan about humanity; it becomes a plan about the dignity and value we place on humanity. There are ways to help all of us to catalyze economic development for all of us," Bautista said. "That is why

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Comment by Willem Post on June 21, 2019 at 10:43am

"It means that on Father's Day, when I see my grandchildren next year, I'll have a lot less uncertainty about their future than I did yesterday morning," said Democratic Assemblyman Steve Englebright"

It is just unbelievable that normally rational people become total idiots when it comes to wind, solar, etc.

"I AM DOING THIS FOR MY CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN? 

How selfish can you be?

!0 billion people by 2050 is the REAL problem.

You SHOULD have helped by having NO children.

OH NO, NOT ME!!!. I have a political dynasty to keep up.

You are exuding hypocrisy and insincerity trying to bamboozle others.

Comment by Thinklike A. Mountain on June 21, 2019 at 10:41am

New York Wants To Power State With Solar Panels, Windmills and Hydro-Electricity By 2050
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/19/new-york-power-solar-panels-wind...

New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/greenhouse-gases-ny.html

Dimwits will dim bulbs.

 

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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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