Climate Act Mostly Just Appeasement of Special Interests Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s Climate Act is is mostly just the political appeasement of preferred political groups at the expense of every New York State energy consumer.] There is an
Read More...Copper Issues of the Metal Type Make EVs A Poor Choice David Blackmon Editor, Shale Magazine Co-Host, The Oil Patch Radio … … [Editor’s Note: EVs are certainly no bargain for either consumers or taxpayers but copper issues are certain to make them even more pricey and less practical in the future.] As the world
Read More...Solar Project Denied in New York? Say It Ain’t So! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s siting board actually turned down a solar project but it’s all for show and because the developer apparently wanted still more favors from the
Read More...Environmentalist groups have been trying to chip away at residential natural gas for several years with increasingly restrictive building codes and building decarbonization mandates. Now the campaign is taking a leaf out of the climate litigation playbook, turning to the courts to try to pressure utilities to reduce emissions by reducing the type of energy
Read More...Climate Justice? Nah…It’s About Money for Those Who Preach It! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State is preaching climate justice but the folks doing the preaching are simply lining up for money they hope to grab from taxpayers for
Read More...Farmland Be Damned: New York Will Cover Upstate with Solar! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York State government is trying to cover its Upstate farmland with solar panels to appease the urban elite environmentalist class. Or, is it copying Canada?]
Read More...American Meteorological Society: Politics Before Science Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: The American Meteorological Society has gone to the dark, rainy side where politics always trumps science and advocacy has forever replaced professionalism.] Just when I think that the climate-related madness
Read More...RGGI Didn’t Do That, Switching to Natural Gas Did! Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: RGGI advocates, including Pennsylvania’s trust-funder governor, want us to believe RGGI has reduced CO2 emissions but its really fuel switching to natural gas.] New York’s Climate Leadership
Read More...Net Zero Shenanigans in the UK Offer Lessons for New York Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: Net zero is often just net nuttiness as UK energy policy shows us, but there are reasonable things that could be done there and in
Read More...High efficiency natural gas furnaces could soon be on the chopping block if a proposed new rule from the Department of Energy is implemented. The proposed rules would raise minimum efficiency standards from 80 percent today to 95 percent efficiency by 2029. If approved, it would ban cost-effective and highly efficient natural gas furnaces in
Read More...The city of Los Angeles has joined the list of California municipalities banning the installation of most natural gas appliances like stoves and furnaces in the construction of new buildings. The policy from the city council will also direct departments to develop a plan by the end of 2022 “that will require all new residential
Read More...Climate Change Superfund Act A Clueless Cash Cow Exercise Roger Caiazza (on the subject of) Independent Researcher and Publisher, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor’s Note: New York’s proposed Climate Change Superfund Act is the latest of absurd, clueless, but politically correct, initiatives designed to kill fossil fuels and raise cash for green
Read More...Even individuals that have advocated for an “electrify everything” path forward for the United States acknowledge the high costs and complexity of such measures, as recent GreenBiz electrification articles demonstrate. GreenBiz CEO, Joel Makower explains: “All of which is to say that while “electrify everything” has become the mantra of advocates of climate and energy
Read More...The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will discuss electrification and the future U.S. energy grid during a technical conference that should highlight the major role natural gas plays in lowering emissions from the power sector, serving as the top fuel source for U.S. electricity generation and providing reliable, affordable energy. Yet representatives from the natural gas
Read More...Consumer Energy Alliance’s latest report has calculated a $25,600 price tag per New York City household if the city continues to follow short sighted goals of banning natural gas use in buildings. The cost to residents will be felt each winter and poses significant challenges to businesses recovering from the COVID pandemic in the short
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