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341-page New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan (12/31/21)
In the News
- "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
Resources
- Advancing New York State's Clean Energy Goals - Agreement on Principles (Independent Power Producers of New York, The Business Council of New York State, the New York State AFL-CIO, and the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council)
- 341-page New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan (12/31/21)
- Path to Zero (podcast)
- Propane Education & Research Council
- ASTM International
- Consumer Energy Alliance
- International Energy Agency
- My Bioheat
- National Propane Gas Association
- Renewable Propane
- U.S. Energy Administration
- YouTube.com: Build with Propane
- Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York