MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CITY'S FIRST STEPS TOWARD DEVELOPING ROOF TOP WINDFARMS AND OTHER SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AT AUGUST 19th 2008 NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT IN LAS VEGAS NV.
"Right now, energy is the number one issue in America. Anyone who's filled up a gas tank recently can tell you that. And we ought to be getting a real debate on our energy future from our major Presidential candidates. Instead, sadly, they're treating us to a political silly season, with one candidate calling for opening up the nation's strategic oil reserves and the other for giving the federal gasoline tax the summer off. For shame--the best that can be said about those ideas is that they're pandering. Far worse, they're distractions from the deadly serious business of creating a new national energy policy.
"In the real New York, we're keeping it real with a PlaNYC that lays out a comprehensive energy policy to clean our city's air, green our environment, and fuel our economy, too.
"Conservation alone isn't enough. We also need to dramatically step up the production of clean energy for our growing city and economy.
… Or perhaps companies will want to put windfarms atop our bridges and skyscrapers.
We applaud this initiative from Mayor Bloomberg. The plan to put wind turbines on the buildings and bridges of New York City is an excellent idea — and we couldn’t agree more.