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New Yorkers revolt against 'toxic' new neighborhood battery storage facilities as backlash grows to green energy law
April 13, 2025 | 5:22pmIt's the new not-in-my-backyard rage -- opposition to dozens of lithium-ion battery storage facilities planned across the Big Apple and Empire State to advance New York's much-criticized green energy law...
Trump escalates trade war with pointless 'tariff abuser' Canada: US will 'just get back' money
March 11, 2025 | 7:26am"Because our Tariffs are reciprocal, we’ll just get it all back on April 2," Trump said, of when his tariff plan kicks off.
Gavin Newsom bailed out utility responsible for California wildfires �after collecting six figures in donations, new book claims
March 10, 2025 | 7:12pmCalifornia Gavin Newsom -- a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender -- gets scorched in a bombshell book for bailing out the state's regulated utility responsible for causing or contributing to...
NYers could see higher utility bills due to Canada tariff spat �but Dems warn of disaster without proof
March 10, 2025 | 6:36pmOntario Premier Doug Ford followed through on his threats last week by slapping a 25% surcharge Monday on energy exports to the Canadian province's three US state customers: New York,...
Ontario hikes electricity prices for New York, Michigan and Minnesota by 25% in response to Trump tariffs
March 10, 2025 | 3:52pmOntario Premier Doug Ford ordered the Independent Electricity System Operator to implement a $7-per-megawatt-per-hour fee.
Frack, Kathy, frack or New York will continue to be held over an energy barrel by Canada
March 5, 2025 | 8:33pmNew York wouldn't have to worry so much about the risk to its energy imports from a possible US-Canada trade war if Gov. Kathy Hochul had embraced fracking for natural...
Canadian premier threatens to cut off US electricity exports 'with a smile on my face' as Trump's trade war rages
March 4, 2025 | 12:07pm“They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard,�Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed Monday.
The West must soon admit it: The Paris Accord was a disastrous mistake
March 1, 2025 | 6:05amIt’s long past time for the entire West to admit it: Its war on climate, best symbolized by 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, has proved a disaster �wrecking economies and...
GOP rival slams Hochul's 'gimmick' stance on NY Con Ed rate hikes in vicious takedown: 'Fake and political'
February 13, 2025 | 10:31amRep. Mike Lawler blasted the governor's stance against massive Con Edison rate hikes -- calling it a "gimmick" as he blamed her green-energy policies for the sticker shock.
Feeling the heat? Kathy Hochul opposes Con Edison gas, electric hikes
February 11, 2025 | 5:06pmFeeling the heat from furious ratepayers, Gov. Kathy Hochul blasted Con Edison's plan to zap its 3 million customers with double digit rate hikes.
Ritchie Torres rails against Con Ed rate hikes, urges Gov. Hochul to zap it
February 6, 2025 | 6:51pmThe utility giant is asking the state's utilities regulator to jack up average electric bills by 11.4% and send gas bills soaring 13.3%.
Hochul's green push drives average New Yorker's ConEd bill up $154 a month in just five years
February 5, 2025 | 8:07pmNew Yorkers are getting zapped out.
Thank NY Democrats' insane climate crusade for Con Ed's huge rate hikes
February 5, 2025 | 6:17pmGov. Hochul’s pricey green fantasies are running smack into her “affordability�agenda �with the latest hit coming from steep Con Ed rate hikes.
Hochul must abandon ALL her insane climate-change tax grabs
January 16, 2025 | 7:34pmGov. Hochul was widely expected to unveil her "cap and invest" policy, which would force fossil-fuel corporations to pay for greenhouse gasses, during Tuesday's State of the State address, but...
Faults along LA's power grid surged in the same location where California wildfires ignited: report
January 11, 2025 | 3:34pmFaults along Los Angeles�power grid surged in the same locations where three of this week’s massive wildfires are raging, a company that monitors electrical activity said.
Nearly all of Puerto Rico loses power on New Year’s Eve, leaving 1.3M residents in the dark
December 31, 2024 | 10:46amOfficials said it could take up to two days to restore power.
This Brooklyn startup is changing the way NYC charges EVs
December 26, 2024 | 6:00amIt's Electric pays homeowners to allow a curbside EV charger to be installed in front of their building.
Scoot into huge savings with $280 off the HiBoy Electric Scooter today only at Best Buy!
December 17, 2024 | 4:13pmRoll into savings with this electric scooter deal!
Deck the halls: NYers spend more on holiday lights than residents of any other US state
December 7, 2024 | 10:04amThe holidays will be bright and wallets will be light this season for New Yorkers decking the halls this season.
Electric avenue: LA getting car-charging road ahead of 2028 Olympics
November 30, 2024 | 7:57pmCalifornia is about to become home to the nation's second electric vehicle-charging roadway -- with construction due to be completed ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.