Rally for renewable energy in New York State

Renewable Energy Rally Is Sunday at Walkway Over the Hudson  Posted by: Faith Butcher Posted date: January 05, 2014 POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A rally to promote the use of renewable energies in New York is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the halfway point of the Walkway Over the Hudson.

Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner (D-Clinton) organized the Rally for Green New Deal to promote the possibility that the region could be completely off of dependency of fossil fuels by 2030 if investments were made in renewable energies such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and tidal energy.

Tyner is advocating the recommendations of a Cornell/Stanford report titled “Examining the Feasibility of Converting New York State’s All-purpose Energy Infrastructure to One Using Wind, Water, and Sunlight” by Mark Z. Jacobson. The report indicates how turning the state’s energy dependency from fossil fuels (gas, nuclear, coal) to renewable energies by 2030 would save money, create jobs and reduce the pollution and mortality rates. (see report below)

An environmental advocate, Tyner is focusing on the job creation that is possible if the Green New Deal were to be passed……

Preliminary rallies are scheduled for 1 p.m. on both the Poughkeepsie and Highlands sides of the Walkway Over the Hudson. Then at 1:30 p.m. participants from both sides of the river will meet by the flagpole at the middle of the walkway……

For those interested in participating in the rally or future efforts to promote the use of renewable energies in New York, Tyner can be reached via email atjoeltyner@earthlink.net or by calling 845-453-2105………http://hudsonvalleyreporter.com/dutchess/2014/01/renewable-energy-rally-on-sunday-at-walkway-over-the-hudson/

January 7, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized