New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a sweeping energy plan last night with a huge focus on renewable energy. The initiative depends heavily on wind power and calls for wind turbines on New York City bridges as well as on many city skyscrapers. Bloomberg also called for wind turbines off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Hizzona also stressed the need for greater energy efficiency.
In a speech presented to the National Clean Energy Summit last night Bloomberg said:
We don’t generate a lot of electricity in New York City, but we can work on using less. And in New York, we’re determined to do what no other city has ever attempted, and that is to keep our energy usage at or near its current level even as our population grows.
The financial information technology billionaire turned Mayor also noted the financial gains waiting to be capitalized on with alternative energy:
New York City is going to make money by being green, and that’s the message we want to send to the private sector as well: You can have it both ways.
You can takepart by learning more about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent establishment of a task force to study the effects of global warming in New York City.
LINKS:
NY Times: Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan
NY Daily News: Big Green Apple: Mayor says answer to energy is blowin’ in the wind
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