Late last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that would essentially force fossil fuel companies to pay for any kind of damages that Empire State Democrats decide to blame on climate change (emphasis mine).

Gov. Hochul — who recently approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to pony up $75 billion for carbon emissions allegedly contributing to global warming — has taken at least 30 flights aboard private jets since 2021, state Board of Elections records show. 

The $415,000 tab was picked up by her campaign committee, records show. 

“It’s very wasteful, especially for an elected official. There is no reason why any elected official in New York should be taking a private jet. Nearly everywhere in New York or upstate has a [commercial] airport that will take you anywhere in the country. New York is one of the most well-connected places on the planet,” said a local pilot experienced in private aviation. 

Hochul flew with two private-airline companies, Zephyr Jets and Apollo Jets, in the last four years. It is unclear what the destinations were, but no flight cost less than $5,000 while her most expensive was trip was billed Jan. 17 for $38,594.00, records show.

If the so-called climate crisis or global boiling was real, then one would think policy and lawmakers would take it a little more seriously. But their actions speak louder than their words and the reaction was about what was to be expected.

Is it too much to demand that politicians practice what they preach? Probably. Because climate change policies are for the plebs, not the privileged.

In reality, the law is nothing more than a cash grab and nowhere is that more apparent than the carbon footprint of the governor herself.