The numbers make you think of a clock. In a way the program presented by the Governor is a way of helping beat the clock presented by our climate crisis. We all need to do our part to conserve and be efficient with our energy usage but our government needs to help provide clean energy so that coal and oil are eventually thrown to the wayside. Forty-five percent clean energy by 2015 is a great start to making that completely clean energy future a reality.
From PolitickerNY:
Clean energy proponents are behind the Governor on this one and state legislators should follow suit. Newbie Senator Daniel Squadron likes the plan, so that is at least one politician in the bag. Although we aren't going to get all the changes New Yorkers wish to see in their government, at least there seems to be a chance of passing through this vital bill for the good of our environment....and as a bonus, tens of thousands of jobs in order to get it done.
Paterson unveiled a new goal of having 45 percent of the electricity generated in the state from "clean and renewable sources" by 2015. He said the measure would produce 50,000 jobs. "We are going to have to make New York a more energy efficient and more energy independent state," he said. This would be done by converting public buildings to alternative energy sources, and providing incentives for homeowners. He also hoped that upstate New York could be the home of the development and manufacture of renewable energy sources.
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