New York Dems Kill Renewable Energy Bill
IBEW Local 3 workers install a solar panel on top of LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Photo: Mary Altaffer (AP)A bill that would have substantially increased renewable power generation for the state of New York was killed at the 11th hour by politicians with deep financial relationships to corporate interests. It’s a classic political story—but this one involves factions of Democrats, and some of those corporate interests include the renewable energy industry. And even though the bill was defeated, there are signs from…