Recently, Governor Cuomo committed to reducing carbon pollution 80 percent by 2050, and generating half of our energy from clean renewables by 2030 – strong goals we’ve been fighting for. It’s a game-changer. But it can also be difficult to understand. So when we say 80×50, what does it all mean?
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You’ll recall that in June, the House of Representatives voted on H.R.2042 to stall the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which places a long overdue cap on carbon dioxide emissions from dirty power plants. New York already has these caps in place thanks to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), so the Clean Power Plan applies to all those states without standards that are fouling our air and making New Yorkers sick.
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You’ve seen them: the thousands of tiny plastic balls that companies put in our face wash and toothpaste. What consumers aren’t told is that these are non-biodegradable microbeads which wash down the drain and into our waterways
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The window of opportunityNew York’s legislators – the people you pay to represent your interests – are preparing to leave Albany…