Mayor Michael Bloomberg tackles nation's "top issue"

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http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/money/story.html?id=ebfea6ca-426a-408e-8b66-57700bbf0131

New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, sees the energy crisis as the nation's top issue and, if not resolve, is working to ease it.


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NEW YORK -- Wind turbines would top New York City skyscrapers and bridges and dot the city's shorelines, while the mighty tides that drive the Hudson and East Rivers would also generate power under a new plan backed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"I think it would be a thing of beauty if, when Lady Liberty looks out on the horizon, she not only welcomes new immigrants, but lights their way with a torch powered by an ocean windfarm,'' Bloomberg said.
Geothermal plants and rooftop solar panels are also options, said the billionaire mayor, whose second and final term ends in January 2010. He gave companies until Sept. 19 to submit innovative proposals toward the mayor's broad goal of making the city greener by 2030.

2030? A little too far into the future for me.