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Gov. Cuomo and former Vice President Al Gore at a climate policy announcement in 2015.

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CityViews: Cuomo’s Clean Energy Agenda is Ambitious. But it’s Not Ambitious Enough.

Mark Dunlea | February 8, 2019

‘The governor has proposed speeding up to 2040 his target for going to 100 percent clean electricity. We believe we can go faster. ‘

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No BackSpace: Why Climate Change Divides the Labor Movement

Mark Dunlea | June 3, 2016

It’s not that unions can’t get behind steps to save the planet. It’s that they can’t endorse policies that don’t also create good jobs.

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No BackSpace: What Environmentalists Want to Hear from Mayor de Blasio on Earth Day

Mark Dunlea | April 15, 2016

According to blogger Mark Dunlea, they want the city to inherit the wind—but in a good way.

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No Backspace: Yes, New York Can Shut Down Indian Point!

Mark Dunlea | March 15, 2016

The state’s senior senator believes the nuclear plant should never have been built but says it can’t be shut down now because of a lack of replacement power. In fact, an environmental advocate writes, cleaner energy is out there.

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It’s Not the Poor who are Organizing Against a NYC Plastic-Bag Law

Mark Dunlea | February 1, 2016

The plastic bag industry and their supporters have increasingly used poor people as their last line of defense. When the poor aren’t being blamed for all of our society’s problem – such as budget deficits, crime, litter – they are being used as the poster child to block needed reforms.

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No BackSpace:
Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?

Mark Dunlea | January 14, 2016

The next installment in our new opinion series credits the mayor bold promises to reduce the risk of climate change but wonders whether his policies are keeping up.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Advocates Want Menu of City Policies to Address Hunger

Mark Dunlea | December 30, 2014

They hope Mayor de Blasio will expand universal school meals and create a food policy council. But they also want action on wage rates, wage theft and jobs programs to reduce the economic need that harbors hunger.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

No More Shell Games: Time for Real Campaign Reform

Mark Dunlea | January 29, 2013

It’s not just that Gov. Cuomo’s campaign-finance reform plan doesn’t go far enough. It’s that even the best reform won’t do enough to make our system truly democratic.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Time for a Food and Farm Bill that Helps Farmers and Consumers

Mark Dunlea | December 13, 2011

The collapse of the Supercommittee process gives New York City anti-hunger activists a chance to help shape a farm bill that fights hunger, promotes health, protects the environment and bolsters independent farmers.

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