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Updated January 12, 2009 Experts: Paterson's State of the State impact limited Some area stimulus projects under Obama already funded Paterson: Show 'courage' in tackling budget crisis E-mail reveals Albany Republicans plan to regain Senate Report: Albany is still broken State Legislature likely to hold answer on fare hikes Gov. Paterson set to deliver State-of-State MTA fare hike plans--from bad to worse NYC's bus and subway fares may rise to as much as $3 Budget, staffing cuts to hamper DEC next year Kennedy endures rough start in bid for senate seat Click here to visit the news archive
New Trouble in Toyland - Focus on Toxic Toys NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign releases 2007 Pokey Awards for the city's slowest buses President-Elect Barack Obama's Work History as an Organizer with NYPIRG NYPIRG Analysis of New York State Campaign Finance Filings for the First Half of 2008 Report New York State oversight of doctors is weakening. NYPIRG, allies, call for support of Governor Paterson’s reforms. Clean Drinking Water Coalition Releases First Annual DEP Report Card Corporate Campaign Contributions Sticker Shock 101: Faculty Opinions about Textbook Prices, Publishers’ Tactics, and Efforts to Rein in Textbook Prices Buried in Bottles: A Survey of Beverage Containers in New York’s Litter NYPIRG is New York State’s largest research and advocacy non-profit organization primarily focused on environmental preservation, consumer protection, government reform and public health issues. |
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Al Gore’s recent description of the nation’s current energy policy was both succinct and clear: “We’re borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet.” Gore’s observation was right on point and underscored the dismal state of energy policymaking. America’s energy policy is driven by inertia only, despite all evidence that the current policy is putting the nation — and the world — at great risk. Our nation must move to a greener energy policy. Experts at the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Gore last year, have argued that average global temperature increases of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit would lead to catastrophic impacts on the environment and public health. In order to keep temperature increases under that number — and to steer clear of catastrophic environmental damage — industrialized nations must slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. Some states are already embracing a policy of meeting the challenge to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2050. NYPIRG is urging New York lawmakers not only to embrace policies that are consistent with goals identified in the IPCC report but also to pursue a green energy policy. We need an energy policy that focuses on power production from wind, solar, and other renewable sources and one that reduces energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions through aggressive energy conservation and efficiency programs.
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