"We're going to ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers, which are incredibly inefficient," Bill de Blasio said on "Morning Joe." As the New York City mayor lays out plans for a municipal Green New Deal, he is looking to target one of the biggest sources of emissions in the city: buildings.
De Blasio explained that traditional skyscrapers would become difficult to build due to strong energy efficient mandates. "If someone wants to build one of those things, they can take a whole lot of steps to make it energy efficient", he told the MSNBC crew.
The mayor added that the city will also target private building owners for not retrofitting for energy efficiency. In his Green New Deal, owners that don't slash emission by 30% by 2030 will receive fines, with the largest buildings potentially facing penalties as high as $1 million or more.
He also went on to promise that the city will get all of its energy from renewable sources within the next five years.
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No wonder New York is #1 out of every state in the nation in regards to having the most people moving out of state. Their leaders keep adding more and more insanity almost as if they want the state to fail.
It is truly disappointing to hear a major politician make such misguided comments. In fact, modern, code-compliant glass and steel high rises are the most energy-efficient and sustainable way to provide workspace and housing to thousands of people in a small land footprint. Some of the buildings cited as being energy inefficient in the longer New York Post article such as the Chrysler building are nearly 100 years old! Just goes to show, misinformation is a dangerous thing, whether it comes from the left or the right.
Opinions are not facts.
big win for the republican party. pissing away all the momentum just after AOC made of a fool of them last week
meanwhile, NYPD is busy harassing teenagers and delivery workers who get around the city by bike and e-bike...
lol. It's not DeBlasio's fault. He's a moron, anyway. I'd like to see and listen to more of his "advisers" who are manipulating his ass into this nonsense.
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