Letters from our readers
At last Tuesday’s pro congestion pricing rally, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said “Imagine if your family member was in an ambulance with their life on the line, idling in traffic because of congestion,” which followed a previous quote that “fire
Read MoreAt 90, I’m old enough to remember when Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” came out in 1962. The book galvanized public opinion about the harm that the pesticide DDT was causing to birds. Bald eagles in particular were critically endangered because
Read MoreReal climate solutions are NOT radioactive! Despite a lot of propaganda by the nuclear industry, nuclear power is neither “clean, green or emissions free.” Rather it is an expensive and false solution to climate change. We must generate power that
Read MoreElections must be decided by the voters, not the courts. It has become a worrying trend in the past elections to run to the courts or rejigger the election laws if one’s candidate does not win. Claims of voter suppression, election
Read MoreThe New York and New Jersey proposed offshore wind farms are canceled due to increasing costs. Unlike the oil industry, which was funded by individuals and later formed into oil companies such as Humble (Esso), Texaco, Standard of California (Chevron),
Read MoreNew Yorkers for Clean Energy has been sponsoring rallies and a media blitz promoting the NY HEAT Act. I encourage Westchester folks to get involved! Here is an introduction to this important piece of clean energy legislation. The New York
Read MoreI am responding to Laura Rice’s letter in the November 21-November 27, 2023, edition (“There Have Been Plenty of Positives in the Biden Presidency”). I did a little fact-checking on inflation rates since Biden came into office. These rates were
Read MoreLast Monday night was the second voting rights hearing at Mount Pleasant Town Hall, and I seemed to be taking up a lot of space in several residents’ heads. It was said numerous times that while I was on the
Read MoreWithin the next few weeks, Gov. Hochul will have to decide whether to sign or veto legislation that would change the years when the county executive and town officials run for office. I urge her to veto the legislation. Currently,
Read MoreIn these fractious times when polls raise questions about President Biden’s popularity, it’s important to look at some achievements of his administration. On worries about inflation, the rate for 2023 so far is only 3.2 percent, and for October it was
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