Posted on 03/21/2019 7:21:09 PM PDT by grundle
One of the most simple and basic signs of intelligence is the understanding that actions lead to consequences.
In New York, some people are showing a basic lack of understanding of this concept.
In New York state, fracking is banned, and new pipelines have been prohibited in certain locations. The natural and logical outcome of these policies is that the state has a shortage of natural gas. Developers who had been planning to build new housing will not be allowed to hook up the new housing to receive natural gas.
Despite this obvious action-reaction event, the New York Times just reported that this inability to hook up these proposed new homes for natural gas is “unexpected.”
Here are the exact words as reported by the New York Times: (the bolding is mine)
YONKERS – Across the suburbs north of New York City, clusters of luxury towers are rising around commuter rail stations, designed to lure young workers seeking easy access to Manhattan. In all, 16,000 apartments and condominiums are in the works in more than a dozen towns, along with spaces for restaurants and shops.
But the boom unfolding in Westchester County is under threat — not from any not-in-my-backyard opposition or a slumping real estate market.
Instead, it is coming from something unexpected: a lack of natural gas.
Con Edison, the region’s main utility, says its existing network of pipelines cannot satisfy an increasing demand for the fuel.
As a result, the utility has taken the extreme step of imposing a moratorium on new gas hookups in a large swath of Westchester, including for residential buildings planned in Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle.
But is this shortage really “unexpected”?
Not for anyone who understands that actions have consequences.
The same article states:
There is an ample supply of natural gas in the United States, but opposition to building or expanding interstate pipelines has caused delivery challenges in the Northeast, according to industry officials.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo lives in Mount Kisco, a town included in Con Edison’s moratorium, and wants the state to move away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy, like wind. He has banned fracking, a process to extract gas from shale rock, and two years ago his administration rejected a major interstate pipeline project, saying its construction would endanger wetlands.
A person would have to be a complete idiot to support these bans and restrictions, while simultaneously being surprised that there’s a shortage of natural gas.
All of this reminds me of this scene from the movie Casablanca:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to end the use of fossil fuels over the next 10 years. I’d be curious to hear whether she supports or opposes letting the developers of this proposed new housing in New York hook up the housing to receive natural gas.
Progressives - the little people will freeze hungry in the dark.
But their masters will feel good about it. Because it is saving the planet!
Unexpected!
Texas the late 60's and into the 70's.
When Lone Star Gas did not have pipelines available for a new development, the builder went all electric and the new home would have a small medallion at the front door brick certifying the home as Total Electric.
It’s easy to be a liberal progressive when you’re dumber than a box of rocks.
And They have their fat pensions.
I know many of them.
Are the unicorns not producing enough “natural” gas?
And the people their socialist idiocy murders, they will then use once again as ‘victims’ they will blame their political enemies for killing.
It all ties into banning cow natural gas farts!
They built them here in Kali too. They were called Gold Medallion homes and yes, all electric... and very expensive compared to natural gas homes.
It was a marketing scheme when gas service was not available in that area.
God, those people drive me nuts. What is wrong with that state?
But then again, that would mean NG was 'Green'.
was not AOC part of the pipeline protest?
Stupidity and asininity is alive and well in New York, running New York/City, and ruining NY state/city.
Cuomo, DeBlasio, and State’s AG - The Three Stooges of New York.
#6. Pontificating on your comment about liberal progressives being “ dumber than a box of rocks”.
On behalf of my rock collection, I want to separate them from the Leftists. My rocks served as the geological foundation of America, some were turned into metals for our use in building, moving, farming, and some were perfect specimens of the wonders of nature for our children to learn from.
Liberal progressives were/are none of those things. They are not even useful as a box.
Boy Amazon should thank AOC from moving to NYC. All those employees and no gas to heat and cool them. Watch for gas rationing to come to a New York City near you.
#13. The magnificent Marcellus Shale, esp. near Niagara Falls, has some of the greatest Devonian/Ordovician fossils in America.
A giant sea-scorpion, an Eurypterid, is on display at the Smithsonian Institution and measures almost 6 feet long. That’s some “langustino” to cook and you’re gonna need a lot of butter. However, in the old days, he would be eating you au naturel.
I have limestone block from the area behind the construction site on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It is full of fossils. A wonder to behold.
It is truly something to show to children, from a time New York had no liberals or commies.
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