renewable energy

Despite the gloom and doom of federal actions, Climate Week brings hope for action on local and state levels.

These largely grassroots programs, which are now powering more than 200,000 homes statewide, allow energy customers to choose solar without paying for the upfront costs and construction.

The project is part of a pair of renewable energy investments expected to supply a third of the city’s annual electricity usage.

President Joe Biden’s expansion of wind turbines off the East Coast effectively means New York can achieve its recently ratified climate goals.

Bitcoin is on pace to consume about as much electricity this year as all the homes in the mid-Atlantic states. Most of this energy comes from non-renewable sources.

'This should not be a partisan issue, this is about our constituents and all of our lives,' Representative Ocasio-Cortez said.

Spoiler: It already is.

66% of the city's rooftops could harness solar energy, but most development so far has been centered on Staten Island.

From powering 30% of the state's electricity by 2021 down to 22.5 percent, saying "we wanted to put forward a document that was responsible and achievable."

Mayor Bloomberg took another step in introducing green ideas for New York