Office of Borough President James P. Molinaro
Staten Island, New York
B.P. Molinaro’s Earth Day wish: a wind farm operating at Fresh Kills by 2009
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Borough President James P. Molinaro today shared his Earth Day wish for the installation of wind turbines at the former Fresh Kills landfill.
“My wish for Earth Day 2008 is that we have a wind farm operating at Fresh Kills by Earth Day 2009,” Borough President Molinaro said. “All that stands in our way is government agency approval.”
“I am asking agencies at all three levels of government to follow the lead of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and take a strong stand in favor of ‘green’ policies and technologies. One of the most important steps New York City can take in advancing its environmental policy and lessening our reliance on foreign oil is the establishment of this wind farm,” Molinaro said.
“As Borough President, I originated the concept, commissioned a study, and demonstrated that a private company would be able to create and run a wind farm at NO cost to taxpayers, under a lease agreement with the City. I, however, can not give this initiative the ‘green light.’ Only government agencies can, and I am urging them to do so,” Molinaro said.
Borough President Molinaro has written to City and State agency heads in an effort to get this project moving forward. “I am hopeful that this project will continue to gain momentum, and that Staten Island will become a leader in environmentally-friendly power,” Borough President Molinaro said.
April 22, 2008