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“NYSERDA’s Roadmap to Nowhere” – by James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, September 21, 2023
“Green Power Gets Pricier After Years of Declines” – by Phred Dvorak, The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2023
“Commentary: Just how much is the CLCPA going to cost us?” – by Justin Wilcox, Times Union, August 11, 2023
“New Yorkers could pay double for Con Ed gas, electricity by 2025 — and will see a steep 9% increase next month” – by Bernadette Hogan and Emily Crane, New York Post, July 21, 2023
“Report predicts possible power shortages if aging fossil fuel plants close too soon” – by Rick Karlin, Times Union, July 16, 2023
“N.Y.’s power grid will face challenges as renewables replace fossil fuels” – by Rick Karlin, Times Union, June 7, 2023
“Green Projects Hit Iron Wall” – by James E. Hanley, RealClear Policy, May 22, 2023
“Budget deal worsens New Yorkers’ pain from state’s lunatic climate law” – by Post Editorial Board, New York Post, May 6, 2023
“Albany Democrats approve ‘cap and invest’ plan that could increase gas prices by 62 cents per gallon” – by Zach Williams, New York Post, May 3, 2023
“Heat pump predicament: Maine homeowner describes difficulty updating insurance” – by Terry Stackhouse, WMTW TV (ABC), April 19, 2023
“A Belated Reckoning as Climate Act Costs Become Apparent” – by James E. Hanley, the Empire Center, April 5, 2023
“Climate Act Revisions Kerfuffle” – by Roger Caiazza, Politico, April 4, 2023
“Get ready: More blackouts are coming” – by Taylor Dorrell, Insider, March 23, 2023
“Sticker shock awaits New Yorkers’ utility bills to fund renewables” – by Marie J. French, Politico, March 20, 2023
“NY lawmakers aim to add more pain to Hochul’s hairshirt energy plans” New York Post Editorial Board, March 19, 2023
“The Build Public Renewables Act Could Cut the Power” – James E. Hanley, Empire Center, March 15, 2023
“Electrification Fever? Too Fast, Too Furious” – by Max Sherman, Ph.D. FASHRAE, HPAC Engineering, March 8, 2023
“Micron Electrical Needs and the Climate Act” – by Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 4, 2023
“Roger Pielke, Jr. “When scientific integrity is undermined in pursuit of financial and political gain”” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 3, 2023
“CLCPA Hits First Cost Overrun, with More to Follow” – by James E. Hanley, Empire Center, March 2, 2023
“New York Assemblyman Al Stirpe Town Hall Budget Meeting” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 1, 2023
“Poll: New Yorkers Support Efforts on Climate Change, But They Want to Keep Their Natural Gas” – polling from The Siena College Research for New Yorkers for Affordable Energy – March 1, 2023
“NYS Senate Republican Smart Energy Solutions” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 28, 2023
“Power lines will be upgraded, but who really pays?” – Rick Karlin, Times Union, February 26, 2023
“New York Independent System Operator Information for Policy Makers” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 25, 2023
“NHere is What New York Climate Activists Want” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 21, 2023
“Climate Act Hidden Costs for Upstate New York” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 18, 2023
“Making Climate Policy Work, RGGI, and New York Cap and Invest” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 17, 2023
“More Gaslighting on Gas Stoves” – James E. Hanley, Empire Center, February 16, 2023
“New York Good Intentions Unsullied by Reality” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 15, 2023
“New York Annual Climate Act Cap and Invest Revenue Targets” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 13, 2023
“Following the Climate Crisis Money” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 12, 2023
“Guest Post – NYS Energy Storage” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 11, 2023
“Net Zero or Good Enough?” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 10, 2023
“New York State GHG Emissions Update” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 9, 2023
“Arctic Blast Foreshadows Problems with Climate Act Renewable Future” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 5, 2023
“Empire Center Ten Reasons Climate Act May Cost More Than It Is Worth” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 3, 2023
“Ten Reasons the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act May Cost More than It’s Worth” – James E. Hanley, Empire Center, February 2, 2023
“Climate Act Scoping Plan Toolkit” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, February 1, 2023
“The Climate Act and Gas Stove Bans” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 31, 2023
“Weekly Column from NYS Senator Tom O’Mara: Keeping us in the dark on energy future” – The Wellsville Sun, January 28, 2023
“No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Question” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 27, 2023
“Gas stoves and the problematic politics of sacrifice” – Kelsey Piper, VOX, January 25, 2023
“Questions to Governor Hochul on climate plan” – Ron Plants, 2WGRZ On Your Side news, January 23, 2023
“Solar Development Prime Farmland Scorecard” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 21, 2023
“Syracuse Post Standard All-Electric Homes Opinions” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 20, 2023
“New York Annual Climate Act Investment Requirements” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 19, 2023
“NYC’s looming, self-inflicted housing-affordability crisis — thanks to the climate zealots” – by Joe Borelli, New York Post, January 18, 2023
“Initial Impression of New York Cap and Invest Program” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 17, 2023
“New York Energy Storage Roadmap – Cost Projections Part 2” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 13, 2023
“Green Car Journal Perspective: What Happened to Bridge Technology?” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 11, 2023
“Gov. Hochul quietly sneaks in proposal to ban sale of gas stoves, fuels outrage across New York” – By Jennifer Gould, Kyle Schnitzer, Zach Williams, Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding – New York Post, January 11, 2023
“Climate Act Scoping Plan Costs Shell Game” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 8, 2023
“New York RGGI Operating Plan Amendment 2023” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 5, 2023
“The Pied Piper has no Clothes” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 3, 2023
“Syracuse Post Standard All-Electric Homes” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 1, 2023
“New York Climate Act Scoping Plan Approved” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 24, 2022
“New York RGGI Funding Status Report CO2 Emission Reductions” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 22, 2022
“Climate Act Narrative: Heat Pumps are the Answer” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 18, 2022
“Agricultural and Farmland Viability and the Climate Act” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 13, 2022
“Climate Action Council Affordability Lost Opportunity” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 11, 2022
“Climate Action Council Lost Opportunities” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 9, 2022
“New York Energy Storage Roadmap – Cost Projections”- Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 8, 2022
“Investment of RGGI Proceeds Report for 2020” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 8, 2022
“Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Zero Risk Motivations” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 7, 2022
“Champlain Hudson Power Express Construction Begins” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 5, 2022
“A plan to phase out use of fossil fuels in NY homes is nearing approval. Here’s what that means” – Matt Glynn, Buffalo News, December 5, 2022
“New York Clean Energy Industry Report” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, December 3, 2022
“Pols who push electric cars ignore basic math and physics” – John Stossel, New York Post, November 16, 2022
“New York City Large Multi-Family Residential Heat Pumps” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, November 5, 2022
“New York’s Irrational and Unsupportable Methane Obsession” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, November 3, 2022
“New York City Clean Heat for All Challenge” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, November 1, 2022
“Another Voice: Climate Action Council Scoping Plan must be realistic and responsible” – Dottie Gallagher, Buffalo News, October 31, 2022
“Climate Act Comparison of Generating Resources: Integration Analysis Mitigation Scenarios vs. NYISO Resource Outlook” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 31, 2022
“New York Siting Board Garnet Solar Project Application Decision” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 28, 2022
“Replacing Peaking Power Plants with Battery Energy Storage Systems” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 24, 2022
“Climate Act Emissions in Graphical Context”- Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 22, 2022
“Climate Act Misinformation: Renewable Energy Reliability Risks” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 14, 2022
“Climate Action Council Response to Comments Is Worse Than I Thought” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 9, 2022
“Comparison of NYISO Resource Outlook and Draft Scoping Plan Generating Resource Projections” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 6, 2022
“Getting to 100%: Six strategies for the challenging last 10%” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 4, 2022
“Don’t Ignore Warning Signs That NY Can’t Meet Timeline For Electric Grid’s Transition” – editorial, The Post-Journal, September 28, 2022
“NYISO Predicts Troubled Energy Future” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, September 26, 2022
“More Reliability Concerns that Need to be Considered by the Climate Action Council” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, September 22, 2022
“Ramping Up Renewables Can’t Provide Enough Heat Energy in Winter” – Gail Tverberg, Our Finite World, September 20, 2022
“Initial Impression of Climate Action Council Response to Public Comments on Transportation” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, September 15, 2022
“The Latest from the Experts on New York’s Climate Act Implementation” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, September 8, 2022
“Working with New York Farmers to Ensure Climate Resiliency for the Future” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, September 3, 2022
“Businesses, power plant owners and labor team up to weigh in on state’s climate plan” – Marie J. French, PoliticoPro, August 29, 2022
“Question for the Climate Action Council” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, August 28, 2022
“Initial Forecast Verification for August 23, 2022 Climate Action Council Meeting” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, August 25, 2022
“Poll: Cost of living is biggest concern for NYS residents” – Mary Catt, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell Cronicle, Cornell University, August 23, 2022
“Prediction for August 23, 2022 Climate Action Council Meeting” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, August 23, 2022
“Cheap, Reliable and Renewable Energy: New York Can’t Have It All” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, July 27, 2022
“Heatwave Demonstrates Weakness of New York’s Electric Grid” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, July 20, 2022
“NYISO: New York Electric Grid Remains at Risk” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, June 15, 2022
“Guest Commentary: Solar, wind cannot meet New York’s energy needs” – Guest Commentary by Dennis Higgins, The Daily Star, May 18, 2022
“New York’s climate plan will cost hundreds of billions – and Albany is trying to hide it” – James E. Hanley, The New York Post, May 17, 2022
“Renewable Energy, Open Space, and Agriculture – New York Can’t Have it All” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, May 12, 2022
“Cold and Dark? New York’s Risky Energy Future” – James E. Hanley, The Empire Center, May 3, 2022
“Pragmatic Principles and the Climate Act” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, April 8, 2022
“Climate Act Scoping Plan Recommended Reading” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, April 2, 2022
“New York Climate Act: Cost Estimate Sleight of Hand” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 27, 2022
“Climate Act Public Hearing Announcement” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 23, 2022
“New York Needs $15 Billion in Climate Funding Now – Not!” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 21, 2022
“New York 10GW Solar Roadmap’s Disconnect from Reality” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 20, 2022
“Status of Garnet Energy Center Application” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 18, 2022
“The Climate Act and the Astoria Gas Turbine Power Replacement Project” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 16, 2022
“Scoping Plan Cost Obfuscation” – Roger Caiazza, Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, March 14, 2022
“Vulnerable U.S. electric grid facing threats from Russia and domestic terrorists” – by Bill Whitaker, 60 Minutes (CBS News), February 27, 2022
“Central Hudson warns bills may rise up to 46% for electricity” Daily Freeman, February 11, 2022
“Empire Center for Public Policy” – James Hanley Legislative Testimony to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee, February 1, 2022
“Climate Act Residential Heating Cost Assumptions Update,” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 28, 2022
“Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act Wood Burning Ban?” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 26, 2022
“Key Senate Democrats cast doubt on accelerated ban on new fossil fuel construction” – by Marie J. French, Politico, January 24, 2022
“Climate Action in New York Is Nothing But Virtue Signaling,” Natural Gas Now, January 21, 2022
“Climate Act Emission Reductions in Context,” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 20, 2022
“Unreliability Makes Solar Power Impossibly Expensive,” PA Pundits – International, January 20, 2022
“Climate Act Scoping Plan Benefits,” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 18, 2022
“Bringing Britain’s woes to New York?” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, January 17, 2022
“Biden-AOC energy policies will do to Americans what UK climate obsession is doing to Brits?” What’s Up With That?, January 15, 2022
“Climate Act Accounting Overstates Benefit to New Yorkers,” Empire Center of NY, January 12, 2022
“Lights Out for New York?” Empire Center of NY, December 21, 2021
“In significant climate change action, New York City bans new gas hookup,” Yahoo News, Dec 16, 2021
“Unrealistic beliefs in climate law,” Times Union, December 11, 2021
“Green Scheme: The Climate Action Council’s Climate Transition Cost Analysis,” Empire Center of NY, November 22, 2021
“Old Power Gear Is Slowing Use of Clean Energy and Electric Cars.” The New York Times, October 28, 2021
“Trust in meteorology has saved lives. Is the same possible for climate science?” Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York, October 19, 2021
“Climate Policy Meets Cold Reality in Europe,” Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2021
“The grid’s big looming problem: Getting power to where it’s needed,” Washington Post, June 29, 2021
Power Hungry Podcast with Meredith Angwin, author of Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid, June 22, 2021
“The Electrification of Everything: What You Need to Know,” Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2021
“Cost of Cleaner Air Could Be Another 55 Cents Per Gallon,” Times Union, April 13, 2021
“This Blizzard Exposes the Perils of Trying to ‘Electrify Everything,’” Forbes, February 15, 2021
“California’s Natural Gas Bans Are Drawing Fire from Black and Latino Leaders,” Forbes, December 15, 2020
“Gas Versus Electric: Which One Is Better for Your Home?” Martha Stewart, December 14, 2020
“More than 60% of energy used for electricity generation is lost in conversion,” U.S. Energy Information Administration, July 21, 2020

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