Month: April 2010
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AARP Urges State Senate to Save PULP
Governor Paterson omitted PULP from his budget proposal, again making it essential for the state legislature to add appropriations that would ensure PULP’s survival. See State Budget Impasse Threatens PULP’s […] -
PSC Tells FCC to Require VoIP Providers to Pay to Access Local Networks
In brief comments submitted to the FCC on April 2, 2010, the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) stated its opposition to positions taken by Global NAPS defending its […] -
Legislative Allocation of the $187 Million RGGI Revenue from Sale of Greenhouse Gas Allowances
In light of the Governor’s failure to make any provision for PULP in his proposed budget, and in light of the current tight budgetary situation facing New York State due […] -
Budget “Extenders” Won’t Solve Non-Profits’ Problems Due to Late State Budget
According to today’s Albany Times Union, in the absence of any budget for the 2010 – 2011 New York State fiscal year that began more than two weeks ago, Governor […] -
State Budget Impasse Threatens PULP’s Future
Each year since 1981, the New York Legislature has appropriated funds to support the Public Utility Law Project of New York (PULP). Although small foundation grants and charitable donations occasionally […] -
Warm Winter and Lower Prices Ease Heating Bills for Gas and Electric Customers, while Oil and Propane Users Suffer from Higher Prices
The recent warm spell and snow melt got us thinking about how the winter stacked up in comparison to normal heating seasons. NYSERDA’ s Heating Fuels Report for March 29, […] -
As Poverty Continues its Tight Grip on New York State, Utilities Increase Interruptions of Electric and Natural Gas Service to Collect Bills (New York’s Utility Project)
Poverty in New York State The 2010 New York State Poverty Report issued March 17th by the New York State Community Action Association shows that the level of poverty is […] -
Passion for Electricity Submetering in Subsidized Housing Cools in Toronto
Diminishing Emphasis on SubmeteringToronto, Ontario has approximately 1,000 concrete slab apartment towers built from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. This concentration of brutalist structures is second only to […] -
As Poverty Continues its Tight Grip on New York State, Utilities Increase Interruptions of Electric and Natural Gas Service to Collect Bills (New York’s Utility Project)
Poverty in New York State The 2010 New York State Poverty Report issued March 17th by the New York State Community Action Association shows that the level of poverty is […]