Category Archives: Environmental

How to spin a poll

Posted on March 7, 2023 by whungerford

A Siena College Poll was conducted February 19-23, 2023, among 744 New York State registered voters. The conclusion, reflected in a relevant headline, is this: “Voters Strongly Support 4 Hochul Budget Proposals; 2 Get Strong Bipartisan Support; 2 Opposed.” Here … Continue reading →

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Speaker McCarthy has a problem

Posted on March 3, 2023 by whungerford

On February 26th, the House considered two relatively inconsequential measures:  H. Res. 132 — “Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023” and  H.R. 538 — “To require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain … Continue reading →

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Reed, Sempolinski, Langworthy

Posted on January 23, 2023 by whungerford

 A Member . . . [or an] officer, or employee of the House [paid at or above the “senior staff” rate], may not –(d)  serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of an association, corporation, or other entity; —House Rule … Continue reading →

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The declining cost of renewable energy

Posted on November 15, 2022 by whungerford

Fossil fuels dominate the global power supply because until very recently electricity from fossil fuels was the cheapest. This has changed dramatically. In most places power from new renewables is now cheaper than new fossil fuels. — by Max Roser … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin Mining at the Greenidge Power Plant

Posted on July 5, 2022 by whungerford

Governor Hochul and the DEC stood with science and the people, and sent a message to outside speculators: New York’s former fossil fuel-burning plants are not yours to re-open as gas-guzzling Bitcoin mining cancers on our communities. — Yvonne Taylor, … Continue reading →

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Mike Sigler on NYS’s Climate Action Plan

Posted on June 4, 2022 by whungerford

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says it can’t be done. – Eleanor Roosevelt. Mike Sigler, a prominent Tompkins County Republican, may run for Congress in NY-23 this fall. His website gives his position on various issues. … Continue reading →

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Making Hay out of tragedy

Posted on March 25, 2022 by whungerford

As gas prices across the district soar to $4 a gallon and more, it proves yet again how completely asinine it is that we have cut off our domestic natural gas and oil supplies. Instead of bowing to the environmental … Continue reading →

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Greenidge Repurposed

Posted on March 7, 2022 by whungerford

The Elmira Star-Gazette published an article on March 7 on the Dresden Greenidge power plant by Julie Sherwood of the Rochester Democrat and Chronical. The article explains that the Dresden Plant has been repurposed to generate electricity for a Bitcoin … Continue reading →

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Tom Reed on Fracking, then and now.

Posted on March 6, 2022 by whungerford

 “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.“ Tom Reed in 2013: Reed sang the praises of natural gas and hydrofracking last February (2013) when he became co-chairman of this (Natural Gas Caucus) caucus when he said: “Our country has been blessed … Continue reading →

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World Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

Posted on March 5, 2022 by whungerford

Alternative facts abound. The U.S. is the world’s energy superpower. –– Republican letter dated March 3, 2022 The United States has the energy resources to knock Russia out of the oil and gas market entirely, … — Rep. Tom Reed. … Continue reading →

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