Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Energy

The Clock is Ticking for PlaNYC

By Jason Varone | | 1 Comment
A delegation of approximately 30 members of the Campaign for New York’s Future are traveling to Albany today to meet with more than two dozen state legislators and other public officials. Today’s trip follows a series of meetings on Monday in which key coalition leaders joined Mayor Bloomberg to call for urgent State action on […]

PlanNYC’s Public Political Push Starts Today

By Jason Varone | | 1 Comment
From a press release that just came across the Streetsblog transom: Leading members of the Campaign for New York’s Future, a broad coalition of 80 environmental, public health, civic, labor, community and business organizations, will today join Mayor Bloomberg in separate meetings with Governor Eliot Spitzer and State legislators to help call attention to the […]

Biofuels, Bus Lanes and Beer

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
 Beer good, ethanol bad  Pledging support for alternate fuel sources may make for feel-good politicking, but "simply" developing a substitute for gasoline could do more harm than good. Instead, a panel of experts said last week, Americans must seriously address their addiction to fossil fuels, along with the built environment that enables it. Moderated by […]

PlaNYC: Foster the Market For Renewable Energy

By Jason Varone | | 9 Comments
One interesting case study in the mayor’s plan is the real-time pricing of electricity. According to research done at Carnegie Mellon University, Americans would save nearly $23 billion a year if they shifted just 7% of their usage during peak hours to less expensive times – the equivalent of the whole nation getting a free […]
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