Eliot

Spitzer’s Replacement Urged to Oppose Broadwater

With the resignation of disgraced New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer effective Monday, the Connecticut Senate president said his state should reach out to New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson in an effort to secure New York’s opposition to the Broadwater offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, according to press reports.

March 13, 2008

New York Reaches Emissions Settlements With NRG, AES, Utilities

New York Gov. George Pataki and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer last week unveiled agreements with NRG Energy, AES Corp. and New York State Electric and Gas Corp. (NYSEG) that will cut emissions from six upstate coal-fired power plants, including the state’s two largest-polluting power plants. Niagara Mohawk (NiMo), previous owner of several of the plants, is also be affected by the settlements.

January 17, 2005

ECONnergy Says NY Slamming Lawsuit is ‘Baseless’

Responding to the recent lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that charged Rockland, NY-based ECONnergy with slamming consumers in the state, Jonathan Gewirtz, ECONnergy’s director of business development, said that the attorney general’s claims were “baseless.” Following an 18-month investigation, Spitzer filed the lawsuit accusing the marketer of switching the electric and gas service of New Yorkers without their authorization.

April 29, 2002