Post Tagged with: "climate change"

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Local Law 97 which set costly new carbon emissions limits on condo and co-op residential buildings.

Presidents Co-op and Condo Council Holds Local Law 97 Town Hall Meeting in Queens

The Presidents Co-op and Condo Council (PCCC) invites residents and stakeholders to attend a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the implications of Local Law 97 on co-op communities. The event will take place on July 26 at 6:30 pm at […]

Vernuccio’s View: Global Warming Questioned by New Study

Vernuccio’s View: Global Warming Questioned by New Study

The theory of man-made global warming has been questioned by a new study. The results shouldn’t surprise keen analysts. Common sense questions, such as why Earth’s temperature was warmer in the 10th Century AD, as well as in the era […]

by · July 26, 2017 · Op Ed, Vernuccio's View
Congressman Eliot Engel speaks about recent incidents of hate including the desecration of a Jewish cemetery.--Photo by David Greene

After 28 Years, Rep. Eliot Engel Ended A Tradition

Engel: “Devil’s in The Details” on Trump’s Plans by David Greene Congressman Eliot Engel spoke briefly on President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress, just days after the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs […]

by · March 7, 2017 · Government, Immigration Issues, News
NYC’s Largest Public Employee Union DC 37 Explores Fossil Fuel Divestment

NYC’s Largest Public Employee Union DC 37 Explores Fossil Fuel Divestment

NYC’s Largest Public Employee Union Explores Fossil Fuel Divestment District Council 37 forum focuses on environmental justice and divestment from fossil fuels New York, NY — Today, New York City’s largest public employee union, District Council 37, gathered for a […]

by · October 15, 2016 · Labor, News

Bronx Congressman Crowley Defends AG Schneiderman Against GOP House Subpoena 

Today’s move shows just how far House Republicans’ obsession with denying climate change can go.

Fireworks explode in central London

ON SECOND THOUGHT: Obama’s Policy Errors In 2015

2015’s Major Policy Errors by Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. Every year has its share of bad policies, incidents of poor judgment, and significant missteps by government, the media, and other centers of power. However, 2015 had more than the […]

by · December 29, 2015 · Op Ed
Amb. Ron Kirk, CASEnergy Co-Chair, former US Trade Representative and former mayor of Dallas.

Former US Trade Ambassador Visits Mercy College

Earlier this week, backed by the projected image of a large American flag, CASEnergy Coalition co-chairman and former US Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk spoke to group of Mercy College students –including a contingent of physician assistants who will be traveling to Nicaragua […]

July Was Hottest Month On Record

July Was Hottest Month On Record

July’s average global temperature was 61.86 degrees, making it the hottest month on Earth since records have been kept, federal weather officials said. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said the new mark broke previous records set […]

by · August 25, 2015 · Energy, Government, News
A Sky Full of EPA Bureaucrats

A Sky Full of EPA Bureaucrats

A Sky Full of Bureaucrats Will the EPA’s new rules actually save the ozone? Writing in the Wall Street Journal recently, political scientist Charles Murray confronted readers with the reality of the modern regulatory state and raised a pointed question: […]

by · August 9, 2015 · Op Ed
Congressman Serrano stands with NYC members of Congress, community activists and advocates to call for action on climate change and launch Takesides.org (03/12/2015)

Serrano, Community Leaders Launch Climate Change Coalition

  (Bronx NY) On Thursday, Congressman Serrano joined other members of Congress, community activists, and advocates to call for action on climate change and launch Takesides.org, a new coalition of Latino, Black, and other working class communities and community organizations. “Environmental […]