Published April 19. 2021 12:01AM
A statewide ban on the sale of tobacco by licensed retailers is not a binary debate of money versus health, or tobacco companies versus communities of color, as anti-tobacco advocates and the Day’s Editorial Board would have you believe.
Instead, it is matter of appropriate policymaking and examining the realistic consequences that would result. The truth is, all tobacco products, including flavored tobacco, are safest when sold through the current regulated and taxed system. Banning legal adult products like menthol cigarettes and smokeless tobacco will not eliminate demand but will only transfer it to unregulated and out of state markets. This is exactly what is happening in Massachusetts since it banned flavored tobacco on June 1, 2020.
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A geothermal energy system in your house? Burgeoning installer Dandelion expands its territory in CT
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1of3A Dandelion Energy crew installs a geothermal energy system in Westchester County, N.Y. in an undated photo.Photo: Contributed photo /
2of3Michael Sachse, Dandelion Energy’s CEO.Photo: Courtesy of Sam Boykin /Dandelion Energy /
3of3An overhead shot of a house with a Dandelion Energy geothermal system.Photo: Courtesy of Sam Boykin/ Dandelion Energy
A Peekskill, N.Y.-based thermal energy company that entered the Connecticut market in Fairfield County last year has announced that it will now begin serving the entire state.
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TCI will create a fourth gasoline tax
With all due respect, Governor, TCI is a tax.
The Transportation Climate Initiative, or TCI, calls for a proposed emissions fee on gasoline to help battle climate change. On the surface, supporters say it is a small price to pay to help save the planet; and if you truly believe that this is the case, then you should consider voting for it. Despite the administration’s efforts to go out of their way to not call TCI a tax, the simple truth is that it will only create additional financial hardships on lower- and middle-income families struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic.