DoctorDoom
07-08-2008, 08:22 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will spend $2.3 billion to cut greenhouse gas emissions from municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent in 30 years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday.
The city aims to cut 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents a year from 2006 levels by 2017, with measures ranging from improved heating and cooling systems to fixing methane leaks at water treatment plants and using that gas to run electric generation equipment.
"The city is doing its part, I hope the private sector follows our example and finds conservation savings of their own," Bloomberg said in a statement. The city's government consumes about 6.5 percent of the city's total energy use, and 10 percent of its peak electricity demand.NYC to spend billions to cut greenhouse gases (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080707/us_nm/newyorkcity_greenhouse_dc)
All of the steps listed are laudable and make good sense economically. However, the notion that it will make even the slightest bit of difference re climate change is typical liberal bafflegab.
BTW:
The city aims to cut 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents a year ...With a population of a bit over 8.2 million people, their breathing expels about 3 million metric tons per year. Thus Bloomberg could make a much larger difference in the city's "greenouse gas" output by killing everyone. And the US population of liberals would be reduced by that auch.
It's a win-win situation. What say, Mikey?
The city aims to cut 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents a year from 2006 levels by 2017, with measures ranging from improved heating and cooling systems to fixing methane leaks at water treatment plants and using that gas to run electric generation equipment.
"The city is doing its part, I hope the private sector follows our example and finds conservation savings of their own," Bloomberg said in a statement. The city's government consumes about 6.5 percent of the city's total energy use, and 10 percent of its peak electricity demand.NYC to spend billions to cut greenhouse gases (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080707/us_nm/newyorkcity_greenhouse_dc)
All of the steps listed are laudable and make good sense economically. However, the notion that it will make even the slightest bit of difference re climate change is typical liberal bafflegab.
BTW:
The city aims to cut 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents a year ...With a population of a bit over 8.2 million people, their breathing expels about 3 million metric tons per year. Thus Bloomberg could make a much larger difference in the city's "greenouse gas" output by killing everyone. And the US population of liberals would be reduced by that auch.
It's a win-win situation. What say, Mikey?