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Bloomberg drops an effort to cut building energy use

The New York Times reports that New York Mayor Bloomberg has shelved part of his effort to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in New York by requiring owners both to conduct energy audits and to pay for the installation of retrofits. Oweners objected; they couldn’t comply in today’s bad economy.

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