The presenters at the meeting were carefully chosen to further the Hochul Administration’s narrative that all is well with the Climate Act. Consider, for example, the presentation by Jeff Freedman to the Planning Board. His main research focus is on “renewable energy and atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) processes” so his bias is towards renewable energy virtues. He has no energy sector experience that qualifies him to claim that “renewable energy can reduce costs” He was a spokesman because of his adherence to the narrative.