NYC to Use Solar and Biodiesel Power
The New York City government announced that it is planning to incorporate more alternative energies into its grid. Among these initiatives, mayor Michael Bloomberg said, will be to include solar power and cleaner-burning heating oil in municipal buildings.
MSNBC writes
The initiatives are part of Bloomberg’s recently announced goal to reduce the city’s carbon emissions total by 30 percent within the next 23 years. To get there, he has been championing an array of new programs, including a multiyear plan to replace the city’s taxis with hybrid vehicles and a scheme to charge drivers fees to enter the most congested parts of Manhattan.
They are also making plans to introduce new green legislation. City Councilman David Yassky said Monday he is going to introduce new legislation that would phase in using a biodiesel blend for home heating oil.
This new law would introduce a 5 percent biodiesel blend in 2009 with a goal of a 20 percent blend mandated by 2013.
[via msnbc]
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