Posted on 04/06/2023 4:55:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In recent weeks, both houses of New York’s legislature have approved a historic plan to start a publicly funded renewable energy program, the state’s best hope for meeting its own emissions reductions goals.
... New York’s Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) could potentially be the boldest challenge yet to the fossil fuel industry. That’s because of the principle it establishes: that the state should be empowered to provide clean energy if the private sector fails to. The bill is therefore seen by proponents and detractors alike as a possible foundation for socializing and centralizing control of all energy in order to effectively address the climate crisis and keep energy affordable and accessible to all. It provides a way of ensuring that public interest, rather that the profit motive, dominates energy generation.
The idea for public ownership comes from socialist activists, while the momentum comes from Democratic Socialists of America’s organizing, but also from the broad appeal to young people who see the urgency to push for climate solutions that don’t leave their futures in the hands of the same corporations that have already put them in jeopardy.
(Excerpt) Read more at newrepublic.com ...
A few years ago, a reporter asked Cuomo about electricity and Cuomo stated NY state using very little fossil fuels for its energy. So, the reporter looked into it and found out it was Canadian companies making the power with oil, gas, and even coal. When the reporter followed up with Cuomo he replied that he never lied because he said “NY” doesn’t use fossil fuels.
This is the state of the politics.
It is a religion and the cult followers are being driven insane.
New York is a model for failure in every measure.
What a crock of .......
About the only worse model than NY for anything would be California and that’s “within the margin of error”.
They want to create the movie Soylent Green in real life
NY emulates Venezuela and we all know how well government taking over the fuel industry worked in Venezuela.
Here we are in the epoch of the greatest abundance in human history, wealth and leisure beyond the dreams of 99.99999999% of all people who have ever lived, and they think their lives are in "jeopardy" because of a possible slight increase in global temperatures. The same corporations that they are hating are the ones that brought us that wealth and ease.
People are just nuts and cannot think critically about anything. They do not grok this...
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”We are here --> "weak men create hard times.”
Have you been to NYS?
Drive around.
Our state is dying.
This IS communism.
The above link shows that people have been “programmed”. RG&E has served my family since their beginning. They are my present provider and my source of both gas and electric.
“It still sounds likes communism.”
“The idea for public ownership comes from socialist activists, while the momentum comes from Democratic Socialists of America’s organizing”
Exactly!
What does “public ownership” mean?
Basically it means the members of the Politburo, folks who usually know nothing about the business, make the decisions, and get the profits from it.
We are so far gone, it’s hard to see us coming back in these Red communist states.
It worked so well for Venezuela
It is and it’s one hell of a money maker for the dealers it make Xi much happy.
Your ears are working. it is.
Same sort of thing already in place out here in CaCaLand. Abysmal failure, except it did sidetrack the intended funds into the pockets of the supporting Democrats.
Reading this simply provides images of productive New Yorkers shivering in the cold. while the elites and poor have the heat up to 75.
And yes, this will lead to ‘inexplicable’ shortages of power for the vast majority of their customers.
There’s plenty of idiot liberal-leftist OPM (Other Peoples’ Money) in NYC, so they’ll get it, except for the ones fleeing the city.
New York’s impossible climate goals will be a model all right.
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