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Hochul's ambition cancels claims of coming 'climate disaster'
Gov. Hochul keeps kicking the climate-change can down the road, postponing New York's aggressive emissions laws -- but her delay is just a cynical political calculation.
EPA to save more than $1B per year after scrapping Biden-era gas, coal power plant emissions standards
"The sole purpose of these Biden-Harris administration regulations was to destroy industries that didn't align with their narrow-minded climate change zealotry," Zeldin said in a statement Wednesday.
AI requires an explosion in power, both parties are losing ground and other commentary
Every tech report acknowledges “that deploying AI at scale will lead to massive increases in electricity demand,” since “the digital economy runs on hardware, and hardware consumes a lot of...
NYC could soon have a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes — but critics doubt it will make city streets safer
Mayor Eric Adams announced the speed limit for out-of-control electric bike riders would be reduced to 15 mph — but locals doubt whether it will make the streets any safer....
PSE&G gets $80M deal to run Long Island power grid after official, wife's secret stocks sink bidding process
A years-long search to replace PSE&G as the manager of Long Island’s power grid ended in shock fashion Thursday as officials gifted the company an $80 million-a-year extension.
Progressive era is over, NY's leaky mega-budget and other commentary
“New York’s budget has sprung its first major leak just five days after being finalized,” chortles Empire Center’s Bill Hammond.
Drill, baby, drill — in Brooklyn, for the energy that's right underfoot
Geothermal could be the Holy Grail of energy: unlimited and right under our feet — and the same technologies that delivered the miracle of American shale can now tap it.
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Green-energy madness will turn family homes into firetraps in NYC
A massive lithium-ion battery facility being quietly pushed into a residential Queens neighborhood is a toxic hazard disguised as green infrastructure.
The first Tesla-powered community in the US just launched -- and homes are selling out fast
These 11 homes boast Tesla's solar roof tiles, helping make for energy independence in a city that frequently sees outages -- though prices are higher than the local median.
New Yorkers revolt against 'toxic' new neighborhood battery storage facilities as backlash grows to green energy law
It's the new not-in-my-backyard rage -- opposition to dozens of lithium-ion battery storage facilities planned across the Big Apple and Empire State to advance New York's much-criticized green energy law...
Trump escalates trade war with pointless 'tariff abuser' Canada: US will 'just get back' money
"Because our Tariffs are reciprocal, we’ll just get it all back on April 2," Trump said, of when his tariff plan kicks off.
Gavin Newsom bailed out utility responsible for California wildfires – after collecting six figures in donations, new book claims
California Gavin Newsom -- a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender -- gets scorched in a bombshell book for bailing out the state's regulated utility responsible for causing or contributing to...
NYers could see higher utility bills due to Canada tariff spat — but Dems warn of disaster without proof
Ontario Premier Doug Ford followed through on his threats last week by slapping a 25% surcharge Monday on energy exports to the Canadian province's three US state customers: New York,...
Ontario hikes electricity prices for New York, Michigan and Minnesota by 25% in response to Trump tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered the Independent Electricity System Operator to implement a $7-per-megawatt-per-hour fee.
Frack, Kathy, frack or New York will continue to be held over an energy barrel by Canada
New York wouldn't have to worry so much about the risk to its energy imports from a possible US-Canada trade war if Gov. Kathy Hochul had embraced fracking for natural...
Canadian premier threatens to cut off US electricity exports 'with a smile on my face' as Trump's trade war rages
“They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed Monday.
The West must soon admit it: The Paris Accord was a disastrous mistake
It’s long past time for the entire West to admit it: Its war on climate, best symbolized by 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, has proved a disaster — wrecking economies and...
GOP rival slams Hochul's 'gimmick' stance on NY Con Ed rate hikes in vicious takedown: 'Fake and political'
Rep. Mike Lawler blasted the governor's stance against massive Con Edison rate hikes -- calling it a "gimmick" as he blamed her green-energy policies for the sticker shock.
Feeling the heat? Kathy Hochul opposes Con Edison gas, electric hikes
Feeling the heat from furious ratepayers, Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted Con Edison's plan to zap its 3 million customers with double digit rate hikes.