Phil Wilcox
Part of a climate change conundrum is that many of those who are staunch supporters of wholesale shut-down of fossil fuels also vote with their wallets.Even a well-informed, reasonable person who cares deeply about reductions in carbon emission can also be poised to take vengeance against a political party and leaders regardless of actual culpability for recent price spikes in transportation fuels. Factors beyond politics squeezed the supply/price of gas for transportation and have a majority of folks furious.The much debated Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in New York is ringing alarm bells about premature retirement of natural gas before cost-effective and reliable replacements are in place and verified. Natural gas is the main reason that all coal-fired power plants in New York are permanently out of service, and…
Another Voice: New York must balance natural gas use with clean energy development | Opinion
