“According to reporting by New York Focus, both the Climate Action Council (CAC) and the multiple advisory committees that were created to inform CAC’s final scoping document are “stacked with numerous industry representatives” who are slowing down the process. The Climate Action Council was created by passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection … [Read more…]
“New York Governor Andrew M Cuomo (pictured) has announced a lease-option agreement for the first build-ready solar site in the State. Under this agreement, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will repurpose the formerly mined land in St. Lawrence County into a 20MW solar project in the Adirondack Park. The … [Read more…]
“On Tuesday, Steve Pigeon, the one-time Democratic politician and long-time controversial New York power broker, pleaded guilty to channeling an illegal foreign donation to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2014 campaign. Although the U.S. Department of Justice noted that the Cuomo campaign rejected the donation when it realized it came from a Canadian, Cuomo’s Republican opponent, … [Read more…]
” A $15 million state-built film studio outside Syracuse, which promised to produce hundreds of jobs and bring Hollywood’s glitter to Central New York, hit an inglorious milestone on Friday with its sale to a new corporation set up by Onondaga County to manage it. The price? $1. The flop of the Central New … [Read more…]
“Twelve projects in this area will get a piece of $1.4 billion in state money for renewable energy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the awards Friday at New York University with former Vice President Al Gore. Cuomo said it is the largest commitment to renewable energy by a state to date. Nopanies with the New … [Read more…]
“Large commercial solar farms, covering dozens of acres with tens of thousands of electricity-generating panels, are certain to arrive in New York state in a big way. Driven by the Cuomo administration’s expanded emphasis on renewable energy, solar-energy companies and non-profit groups are exploring dozens of projects, including a number in the Rochester area. … [Read more…]