By Ryker Lockwood

 As a politician, it’s my duty to propose legislation and vote upon environmental proposals such as carbon cutting.  I must also convince my colleagues to vote for or against carbon caps or cutting.  My field is the first step to cutting down on carbon.

 I would propose legislation that would set a specific amount of time that hearting & air conditioning that can be used.  By doing this, it would lower the amount of CO2 emissions and lower the amount of electricity that is consumed.

 I would propose legislation that would increase the amount of tax that businesses pay for carbon taxes.  With this tax increase, businesses would be forced to pay more for the amount of oil, coal, and other carbon fuels they produce.

 Encourage people that if they don’t use a certain amount of electricity for a certain amount of time, they would get tax cuts.  This would encourage people to get outside and open windows, while cutting electricity usage.

 Form a group of pro-carbon cap supporters to campaign around the state to convince people to help the environment, offer discounts/coupons for pro-environment products, and help rally more support.  This should help convince people that environmental products are cheaper and better then the products they use.

 Encourage more environmental companies to create businesses in New York and offer tax incentives if they create a company and high a high ratio of New Yorkers to work.  This would help increase New York domestic products, increase economy, lower jobless rate, and supply pro-environment products to our market places.