So much for that green new spiel.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration — facing the heat over Con Edison’s proposed double-digit gas and electric hikes — is stepping up gas production that flies in the face of New York’s controversial green energy law.
The administration approved permits to expand the capacity of the 414-mile Iroquois pipeline and pump more natural gas into New York City and southern Connecticut in a move to maintain adequate supply during the coldest days of the year — and avoid freezeouts.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation approved the permits even though it admitted it’s “inconsistent with and would interfere with the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits” as deviating from the plan to ween the Empire State off fossil fuels sent environmental activists infto a frenzy…