Schumer blowing cool air?
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- June
- 10
The heat wave is supposed to break tonight, but that hasn’t stopped New York’s senior U.S. Senator, Chuck Schumer, from scheduling a beat-the-heat press conference … tomorrow?
Schumer promises to “call on residents across New York to scrap their old, energy guzzling air conditioners and buy new energy efficient models,” and plug a program that promotes such trade ins.
Full press release blurb after the jump. (Note when Schumer’s folks reference ‘upstate’ that usually includes Westchester.)
As Upstate New Yorkers battle the heat wave that is sweeping the state with unusually high temperatures, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday, June 11 at 12:45pm will call on residents across New York to scrap their old, energy guzzling air conditioners and buy new energy efficient models, saying that the savings from a lower energy bill will actually cover the entire cost of a new unit in just a few seasons of use. Schumer will release a new buying guide for air conditioners that will detail which models Upstate New Yorkers should buy to reduce their energy bills enough to cover the entire cost of purchasing the new unit a matter of months.
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Schumer will also unveil a plan to revive and expand a little-known program called “Be Cool” that gives cash payments to Upstate New Yorkers who trade in their old air conditioners and purchase a new, more energy efficient model. Schumer will say that heating and cooling costs account for approximately half of a typical New Yorker’s monthly energy bill and buying a more efficient air conditioner could then cut that bill up to 40%, as well as ease pressure on locals power grids, reduce air pollution and potentially help stave off blackouts.
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on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 at 2:50 pm by Liz Anderson.
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I am not sure who has more useless, clueless, unimportant information….
Is it the dysfunctional New York City Council or this fool Schumer?
This guy has been having Sunday morning useless press conferences since he was a Congressman years ago in Brooklyn.
Jim Kelly – NY Conservative Campaigns