New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s vision for the city includes wind turbines atop the Big Apple’s skyscrapers and bridges along with innovative methods of harnessing energy from the Hudson and East Rivers.
Bloomberg presented his green vision of the city’s future on Tuesday. He added that geothermal plants and rooftop solar panels are also options.
"I think it would be a thing of beauty if, when Lady Liberty looks out on the horizon, she not only welcomes new immigrants, but lights their way with a torch powered by an ocean windfarm," Bloomberg said in a copy of a speech he will give in Las Vegas at the 2008 National Clean Energy Summit.
Mayor Bloomberg’s second and final term will end in January 2010. He gave companies a September 19 deadline to submit innovative proposals toward the mayor's broad goal of making the city greener by 2030.
He faulted politicians for "treating us to a political silly season" and "pandering" to voters instead of solving the energy crisis, which he called the nation's top issue.
Bloomberg said a carbon tax would be the only “corruption free” option, adding: "Some want a cap-and-trade system, which is like taking three right turns instead of one left."
Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the black-out that deprived 50 million people in the Northeast and Canada of electricity, Bloomberg noted. The country must play "catch-up" he said, citing estimates that producing 20 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030 with wind power will require $60 billion of spending on transmission infrastructure.
New York City also will soon push private building owners into conserving electricity. New laws and regulations will require energy users to receive more information about the "real value" of conservation. "And they'll also require cost-effective retrofits of our existing larger buildings," he added.
Bloomberg presented his green vision of the city’s future on Tuesday. He added that geothermal plants and rooftop solar panels are also options.
"I think it would be a thing of beauty if, when Lady Liberty looks out on the horizon, she not only welcomes new immigrants, but lights their way with a torch powered by an ocean windfarm," Bloomberg said in a copy of a speech he will give in Las Vegas at the 2008 National Clean Energy Summit.
Mayor Bloomberg’s second and final term will end in January 2010. He gave companies a September 19 deadline to submit innovative proposals toward the mayor's broad goal of making the city greener by 2030.
He faulted politicians for "treating us to a political silly season" and "pandering" to voters instead of solving the energy crisis, which he called the nation's top issue.
Bloomberg said a carbon tax would be the only “corruption free” option, adding: "Some want a cap-and-trade system, which is like taking three right turns instead of one left."
Last week marked the fifth anniversary of the black-out that deprived 50 million people in the Northeast and Canada of electricity, Bloomberg noted. The country must play "catch-up" he said, citing estimates that producing 20 percent of U.S. electricity by 2030 with wind power will require $60 billion of spending on transmission infrastructure.
New York City also will soon push private building owners into conserving electricity. New laws and regulations will require energy users to receive more information about the "real value" of conservation. "And they'll also require cost-effective retrofits of our existing larger buildings," he added.
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- TravG73
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finally, someone trying to fix something instead up screwing it MORE up.
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- dazzleemdead
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Hopefully this isn't just talk, when a major city like New York makes a green effort others can see, it might spread.
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- ilikepretty
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