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25,000 anti-fracking postcards delivered to Gov. Cuomo

As the deadline approaches for the Cuomo Administration to approve its proposed fracking regulations or allow them to expire, Environment New York delivered postcards from more than 25,000 New Yorkers urging the Governor to ban the dirty drilling practice. These postcards join a rapidly expanding chorus of opposition to fracking, including more than 200,000 public comments on the state's draft regulations and recent polling which shows opposition to gas drilling in upstate New York.

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President Obama Outlines Plan to Tackle Global Warming with Clean Energy

Tonight, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address.

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New York Plans Deeper Cuts in Power Plant Pollution

Power plant pollution in the Northeast would decline by more than 20 percent in the next decade under a plan announced today by New York and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

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NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATORS APPLAUDED FOR CALLING ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PRIORITIZE ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING

Today, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) delivered to President Obama a letter signed by 302 state legislators from 40 states, including 10 New York legislators, urging him to prioritize tackling global warming in his second term. The move was applauded by Environment New York and other environmental advocates across the country.

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Broad support for Gov. Cuomo's commitment to cut global warming pollution

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his annual State of the State Address yesterday calling for strengthening the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Northeast region's cap on power plan pollution and a stronger commitment to the state's solar programs.

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Wind Energy Production in New York Reduces Global Warming Pollution As Much As Taking 300,000 Cars Off the Road Each Year

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and other recent extreme weather events fueled by global warming, Environment New York Research & Policy Center released a new report today showing that New York's current power generation from wind energy displaces as much global warming pollution as taking 300,000 cars off the road per year. Existing wind energy production in New York offsets almost 1.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

 

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and other recent extreme weather events fueled by global warming, Environment New York Research & Policy Center released a new report today showing that New York's current power generation from wind energy displaces as much global warming pollution as taking 300,000 cars off the road per year. Existing wind energy production in New York offsets almost 1.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

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Edison ParkFast and Tri-State Biodiesel leading the way on getting New York off oil

With the costs of our dependence on oil higher than ever, companies like Tri-State Biodiesel and Edison ParkFast are leading the way to a cleaner future for New Yorkers, according to a new report released today by Environment New York.

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A Turning Point for New York's Offshore Wind Energy

New York State can create jobs while powering our homes and businesses with local, clean energy, but only if Governor Cuomo takes the right steps now, according to a new report released today by national and state business, environment, and energy groups. The Turning Point for Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy: Time for Action to Create Jobs, Reduce Pollution, Protect Wildlife & Secure America’s Energy Future details the economic and environmental benefits of offshore wind energy, potential obstacles to progress, and a prosperous path forward.

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Obama Admin. Finalizes Historic Clean Car Standards

Today the Obama administration finalized new clean car standards that will double the fuel efficiency of today’s vehicles by 2025, drastically reducing emissions of carbon pollution and cutting oil use in New York and nationwide. The standards will cover new cars and light trucks in model years 2017-2025, and require those vehicles to meet the equivalent of a 54.5 miles-per-gallon standard by 2025. A recent joint analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Union of Concerned Scientists projects that by 2030 in New York alone, the standards will cut carbon pollution from vehicles by more than 12 million metric tons—the equivalent of the annual pollution of 1.8 million of today’s vehicles—and save more than one billion gallons of fuel annually.

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Businesses, Consumer, Energy & Environment Groups, & Elected Officials Call on Gov Cuomo to Build on Regional Climate Effort’s Success

Fifty-seven New York-based groups and elected officials yesterday delivered a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo calling on him to strengthen the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (nicknamed “RGGI”), the precedent-setting multi-state effort to reduce climate pollution from power plants. The signatories, which represent the business, consumer, energy, environment and health communities, were joined by more than 250 regional, national and other state groups in the RGGI region signaling their support for the nation’s first enforceable effort to cut the pollution that is changing our climate. With record high temperatures and droughts plaguing much of the nation, the impacts of climate change are becoming more prevalent. It is clear that we have no time to waste; we must strengthen RGGI now.

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