Blakeman’s uptown fracking fiesta
BLAKEMAN’S (LACK OF) ENERGY PLAN: GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman continued to hammer Gov. Kathy Hochul on rising energy costs today, promising to slash utility bills in half if he’s elected. The Republican, however, still has not offered up a policy proposal on how he’d go about doing that. “Kathy Hochul increased our utility rates 48 times in four years,” Blakeman said in upper…
Bruce Blakeman, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is criticizing New York Governor Kathy Hochul for rising energy costs. During a press conference in upper Manhattan, Blakeman promised to halve utility bills if elected, but has yet to provide a policy proposal. Hochul's campaign refuted Blakeman's claim that her policies have increased utility rates 48 times.
Blakeman suggested legalizing fracking to lower energy costs, arguing that Pennsylvania, which allows fracking, has lower electric bills. However, Pennsylvania is not part of the RGGI carbon trading program, which Blakeman plans to withdraw from. The exact cost-saving measures for the remaining 50% of his promise are unclear. Meanwhile, a coalition of public employee unions is supporting Governor Hochul with a super PAC that has received $550,000 in recent weeks.
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