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Would you support Nassau County imposing a five-cent fee on plastic and paper carryout bags?

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On January 1, 2018, a new Suffolk County law will go into effect, charging a five-cent fee for plastic and paper carryout bags, at a variety of retail stores. Those in support of the fee believe it will protect the environment. Those against view it as a tax that will hurt local businesses. Would you support Nassau County imposing a five-cent fee on plastic and paper carryout bags?

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Update all antiquated HVAC systems in government buildings through energy performance contracts

Submitted by amh5500 on Mon, 10/17/2016 - 12:56
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The energy savings pay for the upgrade!

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Wind Farms of the coast of Montauk

Submitted by tamula on Sun, 04/06/2014 - 22:44
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We need more renewable energy and wind farms off of Montauk would create a stable and reliable source of power for Long Island

Energy Performance Contracts in all Nassau County Buildings

Submitted by tamula on Thu, 11/14/2013 - 01:27
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This is a no-brainer. Why hasn't it been done yet? Won't cost the county a dime and will save money long term.

Lease rooftop space on Nassau County government buildings for the purpose of generating solar power electricity.

Submitted by amh5500 on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 22:08
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The Town of Brookhaven is in the process of doing it and it will generate over $2M per year of new revenue. Why not do the same thing in Nassau?

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/long-island-now-1.1732330/brook...

Install "Digesters"

Submitted by davek3890 on Thu, 03/14/2013 - 12:54
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Take organic waste that is collected with general municipal waste, and include it in "digesters" to create methane to generate electricity.

Set all Nassau County Government workstations to sleep mode after 6pm if they are not in use

Submitted by amh5500 on Sat, 03/09/2013 - 14:32
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Would save Nassau County several hundred thousand per year in energy costs. No reason to leave computers and peripheral equipment on all night when not in use. AMH

Institute a Nassau County Network Power Consumption Policy

Submitted by amh5500 on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 17:31
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Putting workstations into sleep mode will dramatically cut down on electricity use. Nassau BOCES did this and saved $60,000 annually. Nassau's savings should be a substantial multiple of that.

Open all faucets to a slow drip in homes and businesses without power

Submitted by amh5500 on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 22:30
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It is frost season and the pipes may burst.

Mandatory Generators

Submitted by stfly666 on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 17:35
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Why not mandate that all gas stations have emergency generators. It a simple solution which would prevent future nightmares.

Update LIPA

Submitted by stfly666 on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 17:33
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Its time LIPA actually update its systems to teh 21 Century. All power line in non flood areas should be under ground and all power lines in flood areas should be above ground but all trees should be banned in their vacinity.

Wind Turbines

Submitted by PamelaV on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 14:50
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I don't believe there's anything going on at Plum Island since that horrific animal testing facility left town a few years back, so why not fill the entire island up with Wind Turbines. It's out of mostly everyone's sight, and we could easily run a cable to Long Island from it to carry the power. What do you think?

Natural Gas Fleet Conversion

Submitted by red dog on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 11:02
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Convert all Nassau County vehicles to Natural Gas so we decrease the amount of imported oil we need and use our own domestic energy which would create good American jobs.

Solar Energy

Submitted by jecapobianco on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 19:35
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We should get the State and Federal Governments to secure access to low interest rate loans for the installation of Solar Panels on all Municipal and School Buildings.
In addition to generating the most electricity when schools need it the least, putting back into the grid during peak use times, it would also have a tremendous multiplier effect. Mandate that the panels be made in the USA and only local installers would get to put them up.

1) Every roof would have to be inspected to make sure it is able to support the structures.