Queens condemns NRG plant at DEC hearing

Queens condemns NRG plant at DEC hearing

“Building a new fracked gas power plant when we need to rapidly end our reliance on fossil fuels imperils our ability to fight climate change and treats communities like Astoria as sacrificial lambs.”

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Too small for solar, Rikers Island could become NYC’s renewable energy storage site

Too small for solar, Rikers Island could become NYC’s renewable energy storage site

A plan to transform Rikers Island into a renewable energy powerhouse would focus on the relatively small island’s capacity for storing power to send to the electrical grid when demand rises, according to a panel of policy experts and New York City officials.

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