Phil Murphy Puts His Climate Plan on The Back Burner

By Paul Mulshine | Star-Ledger Columnist

December 15, 2022 | nj.com

For politicians, the wonderful thing about tomorrow is that it never comes.

That’s the secret to all of those plans with the word “zero” in them, from COVID to carbon dioxide.

We saw a classic example of that the other day when the Murphy administration retreated from a provision of his Energy Master Plan that would have taken effect in 2025.

NJ SEED: It’s interesting to watch how politicians modify positions when eyeing the next electoral opportunity. Nationally syndicated opinion columnist Paul Mulshine suggests a political motivation behind the recent Murphy Administration’s retreat on the mandate to replace gas-fired boilers. It makes for interesting reading.