A few weeks ago we congratulated Governor Cuomo for announcing his intention to make on-bill recovery available to New York’s homeowners four months ahead of schedule.
Why were we so…
January 31st, 2012
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1) Reduce big money’s influence in politics. Governor Cuomo pledged to push for a system of public financing of elections in his State of the State address. We and our allies are organizing to help make it happen.
January 6th, 2012
For immediate release: January 4, 2012
Contact: Chloe Tribich, Communications Director: (347) 573-0773 (cell)
Anthony Ng, Green & Equitable Economies Strategist (917) 723-4607 (cell)
Statement from Anthony Ng, Green & Equitable Economies Strategist on Governor Cuomo’s State of the…
January 4th, 2012
Assembly Member Kevin Cahill, chair of the Assembly Energy Committee and green jobs champion, responded to Bill Clinton’s praises for on-bill financing in the press release below.
For Immediate Release:
For More Information:…
September 29th, 2011
Are green jobs all they’re cracked up to be? The national debate’s been simmering. David Brook’s Sept. 5th New York Times column — which argues that the green jobs promise was been overblown — provoked a flurry refutations by environmentalists…
September 29th, 2011
September 14, 2011
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New York’s economy isn’t the only thing that’s shaky: a new report shows that our state is home to at least 2,108 structurally deficient bridges.
The Southern Tier counties – still experiencing major flooding that…
September 14th, 2011
Following the June passage of On-Bill Financing legislation — part of the Power NY Act of 2011 — the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC), which regulates utility companies, has issued a notice requiring utilities to make filings that conform…
August 30th, 2011
Dave Palmer, the Center’s Executive Director, was featured in Equal Justice Work’s August Newsletter:
Equal Justice Works alum, Dave Palmer, helps New York go green
Dave Palmer, 2006 Equal Justice Works alumnus and Executive Director of the Center for…
August 24th, 2011
Regional Climate Effort Cutting Pollution, Creating Jobs & Saving Consumers Money in Western New York
(ALBANY, NY)—Contrary to ongoing attacks by industry-funded out-of-state polluters, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is benefiting New Yorkers from Buffalo to Long Island by reducing pollution, creating new jobs, and reducing consumer utility bills. RGGI is the 10-state effort to cut climate-altering pollution from power plants.
August 16th, 2011
CWF Executive Director Dave Palmer (third from left in the photo) was the only on-bill financing advocate represented at the Power NY Act signing. In addition to creating a groundbreaking green financing program, the legislation reformed power plant siting…
August 5th, 2011
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