A new political action committee (”PAC”) will earmark funds to help elect local politicians that fight global warming—and “recycle” those that do not. The Climate Action PAC, set up by the non-partisan New York League of Conservation Voters, will target New York’s state legislature this year, and in 2009 plans to contribute to local races across the state, including New York City’s. The PAC will offer both “direct financial support and independent campaign expenditures,” according to the group, and has set up a web site to recruit new members and outline its goals. In addition to pursuing sources of renewable energy, the PAC wants to support congestion pricing (which of course passed a significant hurdle yesterday at the City Council level), the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and power-plant siting reform.
April 1st, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "congestion pricing"
“Rampantly Narcissistic” LEED Condos, Paterson Support for Congestion Pricing, & Defiant Atlantic Yards
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of March 16, 2008, including thoughts on New York City’s current crop of high-end condo buildings- many of which will be LEED-certified- from the Times’ Nicolai Ouroussoff, Governor Paterson’s support for congestion pricing in Manhattan, and the refusal of Bruce Ratner’s “green” Atlantic Yards project to disappear, despite ongoing delays and devolving market conditions.
March 23rd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Introducing the gbNYC Audiocast: Episodes 1-3
As you may have noticed, about a month ago we gave gbNYC a major facelift. We’re still working out some kinks and playing with the format, but we hope you’re finding it more user-friendly so far. One of our new features that we’re excited to introduce for the first time in connection with the new-look site is a weekly audiocast. We’ve recorded the first three episodes, which you can access after the jump, and hope to present a new episode weekly moving forward. The goal of the audiocast is to increase the depth and scope of content that gbNYC brings to you, allowing us to dig a bit deeper into important green building issues. In each episode, we’ll discuss posts from the previous week in more detail, as well as present other green issues that we’ve yet to delve into on the site.
February 24th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Steps Forward for LEED Silver Atlantic Yards and Congestion Pricing, Green Amendments to New York Low Income Housing Credit, & Brownfields Redevelopment in New Jersey
gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of January 27, 2008, including significant steps forward for the controversial LEED Silver Atlantic Yards development and congestion pricing schemes, as well as green changes from Governor Spitzer to the New York State Low Income Housing Tax Credit and more thoughts on the New Jersey Nets’ green initiative. As always, descriptions and links are after the jump.
February 2nd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
Deadline Approaching on Congestion Pricing Recommendation
Back in April of last year, Mayor Bloomberg proposed implementing congestion pricing in Manhattan as part of his PlaNYC initiative. As the day for a recommendation to Governor Spitzer draws near, it seems an opportune time to check in on how the process is going. The Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, a 17-member state authority appointed in July, is charged with evaluating the Mayor’s plan and four other alternative plans. On January 10, the commission released an interim report examining each of the five proposals and outlining their pros and cons.
January 25th, 2008 | Meredith Taylor | 0 comments | Continued