Climate activists from all over are pouring into Gotham for Climate Week. They are abuzz over the likelihood of electing a climate mayor -- Zohran Mamdani. Some sipped cocktails at a fundraiser Wednesday night to benefit several climate groups and a newly launched PAC backing Mamdani called New Yorkers for Lower Costs.
That name -- New Yorkers for Lower Costs -- is a lie. Plain and simple. The massive decarbonization Mamdani advocates will raise energy costs, not lower them, for businesses, homeowners and renters. Switching to nonpolluting energy sources may be worthwhile, but people deserve the truth about what it will cost them. They're getting lies and doubletalk from Mamdani.
Meanwhile, New Yorkers are in a frenzy over the steady rise in their utility bills.
Mamdani vows to oppose energy company Consolidated Edison's latest rate hike request, scheduled for January 2026. If approved, it will make the average residential bill $154 higher than it was in 2020. Ouch.
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