About Mark Dunlea

Hochul’s Opposition to Climate Action Ignores Reality

The recent op ed by Ken Lovett (Advocates Opposing Climate Act Changes Ignoring Reality), a communications advisor for Governor Hochul, continues the pattern of misleading and incomplete information promoted by her administration to defend her efforts to avoid complying with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). While Lovett and Hochul defend her retreat … Read more…

While Hochul stalls climate action, global warming continues to accelerate

Despite recent reports that global warming and extreme weather are continuing to accelerate, Governor Hochul is pushing to roll back the goals in the state’s climate law (Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, CLCPA). Global warming poses an existential threat to the future of human civilization. While President Biden repeatedly acknowledged this starting in 2020, elected officials increasingly avoid … Read more…

DivestNY Urges Comptroller DiNapoli to Re-Examine Climate Record of Oil and Gas Companies

Climate groups are urging State Comptroller DiNapoli to re-evaluate his conclusion in February 2024 that most large oil and gas companies were committed to effective climate action. That conclusion, contrary to the opinion of most climate researchers, was used by DiNapoli to justify his reversal of his commitment to divest from such companies. He made that commitment … Read more…