Con Edison Energy Bill: Correspondence
The Matter: Con Edison’s suggested rate increases following the state’s green energy initiative.
Governor Hochul’s green energy plan has left New Yorkers feeling frustrated (“Shocking,” Feb. 6).
The governor appears to lack understanding of energy issues, and Con Edison has performed a public duty by revealing the potential costs of her politically charged aspirations.
The New York Power Authority has agreed to float billions in bonds for a flawed and unrealistic energy source.
It is imperative to stop the current energy strategy for New York state and replace it with a practical, cost-efficient program that begins with necessary upgrades to the transmission systems.
James Foley
Airmont
What do residents of New York City anticipate?
Governor Hochul and former Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed green, clean-air initiatives that have placed a heavy financial burden on New Yorkers.
We bemoan increasing energy expenses, yet we continue to support Democrats promoting these green policies.
What does that saying imply?
We consistently vote for the same leaders but hope for a different outcome.
Daniel Karas
Huntington
Imposing rising energy costs on consumers is unacceptable: on this matter, I concur with The Post’s editorial board.
However, fossil-fuel companies have been aware of the harmful effects of their emissions since the 1950s.
They concealed this reality through extensive misinformation campaigns to stall progress and should bear the financial responsibility for overdue grid improvements.
Governor Hochul and the “crazy” Democrats have initiated that process with legislation that will hold polluters accountable.
This action has consequences for the truly irresponsible: corporations looking to profit while contributing to an uninhabitable climate.
Mary Memmott
Framingham, Mass.
It isn’t merely ignorance or the absence of a detailed plan regarding grid upgrades to meet their electric vehicle goals that troubles state leaders.
It’s their inherent lack of critical thinking skills.
Issuing mandates doesn’t effectively implement their Green New Deal — it punishes, once again, those least equipped to handle it.
Let’s hope they are finally voted out in the upcoming elections.
Michael Favata
Bronxville
The Matter: Democrats criticize Elon Musk’s proactive approach to reducing government expenses.
Democrats, spearheaded by Senator Chuck Schumer, appear to have lost their composure over Elon Musk’s examination of wasteful, ineffective, and unregulated government projects in an effort to salvage trillions of taxpayer dollars (“Why Trump Reforms Enrage the DC Elites,” PostOpinion, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Feb. 5).
Their outrage seems directed at Musk on a personal level as well as at his decision to hire young staff members, with some as young as 19 to 26 years old.
Schumer and his allies are, unsurprisingly, gravely uninformed about American history.
During the American Revolution, James Monroe was 18, Aaron Burr was 20, Alexander Hamilton was 21, James Madison was 25, and Thomas Jefferson was the oldest at 33.
Jack Kaufman
Naples, Fla.
I find it amusing that individuals like Schumer, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senator Cory Booker are expressing outrage over unelected individuals like Elon Musk revealing the excesses of taxpayer expenditure.
What about George Soros’ financial backing of corrupt district attorneys and prosecutors who release criminals to commit more offenses?
It seems as though those aforementioned individuals fear exposure for their roles in wasteful spending.
Hopefully, the American electorate will remove them from office.
Mary Ann Pizzi
East Hanover, NJ
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