Hochul and NY State Climate Cult Members Hit Energy Companies up for $75B

I’ve covered so much lefty insanity already today that my head is close to overflowing – and it’s not cocktail time yet – and then this little gem hit the wires.

You have got to be kidding – the money-grubbing, virtue-signaling mah-roons. I don’t think there are six functioning brain cells between the lot of them.

Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law requiring companies that are big fossil fuel polluters to help pay to repair damage caused by extreme weather. https://t.co/tyCUFzSepq

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 26, 2024

Oh, for sure.

“Most responsible for” and “held accountable” cha-CHING!

“New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable,” said State Sen. Liz Krueger, who sponsored the bill. #MakePollutersPay https://t.co/IA7wmnbMAt

— Jamie Henn (@jamieclimate) December 26, 2024

*gag*

This shameless money grab – and that’s all it is – is going to make for some pretty interesting discovery during what I imagine is going to be an epic court fight.

…The legislation, called the Climate Change Superfund Act, mandates that the companies responsible for the bulk of carbon emissions buildup between 2000 and 2024 pay about $3 billion each year for 25 years.

“With nearly every record rainfall, heat wave, and coastal storm, New Yorkers are increasingly burdened with billions of dollars in health, safety, and environmental consequences due to polluters that have historically harmed our environment,” Governor Hochul said.

The law was modeled on the original Superfund law, which was established in 1980 and requires companies to pay for the cleanup of toxic waste wrought by incidents like oil and chemical spills.

New York’s new law focuses on pollution produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, which results in the warming of the atmosphere, causing extreme weather, like floods and storms, to be more frequent, experts say.

Gosh. They’re trotting out the academics to attest that the costs associated with this fleecing “won’t fall back on consumers.”

“The top Big Oil companies will be required to pay a combined total of $75 billion over 25 years. These costs won’t fall back on consumers, according to numerous economists, including Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and an analysis from the Institute for Policy… https://t.co/2AQoFVOpPE

— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) December 26, 2024

Of course, they won’t. Just like the cost of New York State’s insane rush to renewables hasn’t “come back on consumers,” right? That’s why electricity is so “cheap and affordable” even at this stage of the transition in New York.

I KID, I KID

…The 28.8 cnts per kWh that New York households paid for electricity in June 2024 was 61.8 percent more than the nationwide average cost of 17.8 cents per kWh. Last June, electricity costs in New York were 24.6 cents per kWh, compared to the national average of 17.0 cents. Over the past five Junes, New York area electricity prices exceeded the national average by at least 44 percent.

But no worries, right? Woo-hoo, Hochul!

Those fossil fuel companies need to pay for all the damage from those *checks notes* “extreme” events that never, ever happened before, ever, in the history of man – or at least New York State – until twenty-four years ago.

Suddenly, all those nat gas furnaces and stoves, those more fuel-efficient cars, and the nat gas power plants that keep the lights on all went berserk. Wreaked havoc everywhere – literally every corner of the state.

…“Repairing from and preparing for extreme weather caused by climate change will cost more than half a trillion dollars statewide by 2050,” said State Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat who was the lead sponsor of the legislation. “That’s over $65,000 per household, and that’s on top of the disruption, injury and death that the climate crisis is causing in every corner of our state.”

I can’t decide what qualifies for “extreme.” When everything they whine about has happened before.

It’s finally done. Over 3 days of hand-plotting 173 years’ worth of data. The end result is unbelievable.

What an incredible dataset to look at. pic.twitter.com/pLEM7NgaJT

— Michael Ferragamo (@FerragamoWx) December 18, 2024

Literally, weather repeats itself. Sometimes with a glove, sometimes with a baseball bat.

Does that mean the climate is back to normal? pic.twitter.com/HgDzgdMnHq

— Isabella⚡️ (@isabellasg3) December 26, 2024

Even during the years that they’re trying to soak the energy companies for.

So much for the hurricane prediction business. Hurricanes are not more frequent or powerful.

The 1940s were the most active hurricane decade, with 10 category 5 (most powerful) and 24 total landfalling hurricanes. We recently went through 11 years with no landfalling hurricanes… pic.twitter.com/ouWsT5QH8V

— Frank Lasee @truthinenergyandclimate (@lasee_frank) December 26, 2024

My friend Tom Nelson has a really terrific primer on where the hot and cold data for the “extreme” temperature claims come from.

🔥New Gorilla Science video: Are we in a heatwave hot streak or are the ‘experts’ blowing hot air?

Join me as I examine the science and unpick the climate reality from the extreme weather narrative. @WatchGorillaSci pic.twitter.com/UBYlOzAxDc

— Tom Nelson (@TomANelson) November 29, 2024

There is so much data available to all now and so many scientists who finally have a voice to be heard, challenging the narratives that have driven these disastrous, ruinous policies.

🚨 The IPCC reveals a surprising truth: climate change has minimal impact on many critical factors like floods, mean precipitation, and severe storms. Yet, alarmists continue to push the narrative of an impending crisis. It’s time to challenge the fearmongering and focus on the… pic.twitter.com/Cbtt9qjayI

— Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki (@MatthewWielicki) December 22, 2024

…Yet, alarmists continue to push the narrative of an impending crisis. It’s time to challenge the fearmongering and focus on the facts!  #ClimateReality

What that is going to do when these lawsuits hit the courts is expose the climate cult industry for what it is – a massive grift with a dedicated censorship cabal to protect it.

🤔 Climate science in a nutshell: “Ask questions, then just build a model, cherry-pick data, and shout ‘Trust the experts!’ 😂

Who needs real experiments when you have a good narrative? #ClimateScience pic.twitter.com/mNSgMX5diI

— Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki (@MatthewWielicki) December 22, 2024

Not only is New York State – and Vermont, with their similar May 2024 bill – going to have to directly tie the fossil fuel industry (that still drives some 81% of our power generations) to be the cause of “climate change,” they are also going to have to prove that the fossil fuel industry is responsible for extreme events caused by “climate change,” a charge the data doesn’t begin to support.

They are going to have to prove events are “more extreme” and what do they mean by that? If they really just mean “more expensive” because more people/structures/infrastructure are impacted than was there 20 years ago, how are the fossil fuel companies responsible for population growth and sprawl?

What if it’s all hooey?

Young people, I know it feels like extreme weather events are happening more frequently. The mainstream media and alarmists on social media flood you with catastrophic narratives and sensational videos, making it seem like the sky is falling. But take a look at the hard data:

No… pic.twitter.com/hIlrt98SUb

— Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki (@MatthewWielicki) July 14, 2024

…No increase in extreme weather.

No increase in loss of life. 

No increase in costs. 

The facts don’t fit the narrative. It’s all part of a grand scheme to keep you in fear while they pull the strings. 

Don’t let them manipulate you. Dive deeper and uncover the truth at http://IrrationalFear.com, where I challenge the mainstream myths and expose the real stories behind climate data. Educate yourself and see through the scare tactics designed to control you. 

Discovery is going to be fun.

Especially with the incoming Trump administration opening up the drawers in the EPA to see just how far under the covers they’ve been with helping drive the Science™ instead of the science. 

Woo-hoo, Hochul.