A recent conference of of women in the energy and communications sectors in New York City focused on the need for a balanced approach to energy development in New York, one that will heavily involve natural gas. It is the only strategy that offers sensible solutions to the state’s energy demands, given the practical realities.

I had the pleasure of attending my second Women in Communication and Energy (WICE) meeting on January 17. The meeting took place in New York City at Columbia University. It had been originally scheduled for November was postponed due to hurricane Sandy’s cleanup efforts. WICE is an organization that supports women who work in the energy and communication world. The meeting’s topic of choice, “Energy and the environment with a focus on fossil power” was timely, as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) works its way through the process of finalizing regulations and the SGEIS.

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