Turning a Blind Eye to Illegal Pollution (September, 2013)
New York has a robust body of environmental protections, and justifiably so. Environmental protections are inextricably linked to our state’s economic…
RGGI: A National Model (September, 2013)
In the few years since the program’s inception, RGGI has become the guiding hand responsible for moving thousands of important projects…
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Success Stories Part 2 (2012)
RGGI Helps New York Homeowners Conserve Energy, Reduce Pollution & Save MoneyNew York’s investments in clean energy are helping homeowners save…
Saving Green: Addressing New York State’s Fiscal Crisis & Protecting the Environment (November, 2008)
$aving Green: Addressing New York State’ s Fiscal Crisis & Protecting the Environment outlines a few simple ways to responsibly “green”…
Wasted Green (February, 2008)
New York State is facing a significant gap between the resources needed to operate state government and the money available to meet those needs.
Tied Up In Knots (December, 2009)
Since its creation in 1993, the Environmental Pro- tection Fund (EPF) has been an easy target for raids by state leaders and lawmakers. Over its lifetime, three governors and several legislatures have taken nearly $500 million from the EPF. Since 2002, one in every four dollars appropriated to the Fund has been “swept” into the State’s General Fund.
EPF raids are not solely a function of New York’s decision-makers selectively redirecting resources, however. These raids are the result of a system designed to hamper state agencies’ ability to spend EPF dollars as intended, namely for environmental protection.
Stimulating Green: A Search for Dirt in Federal Stimulus (January, 2011)
New York State has been on the receiving end of approximately $33.5 billion thanks to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known…
Forecast for New York (November, 2006)
New York’s climate, and the climate of the planet as a whole, has been warming over the past century. Scientists predict that average temperatures…
Climate of Change (July, 2010)
An ongoing state-wide recession, a stagnant upstate economy and an uncertain economic future are major issues facing New Yorkers today. But there is…