Albany Times Union: To help fend off the worst effects of looming man-made climate change, New York must become a very different place well before 2050 — a state with lots of electric cars, higher-priced gasoline, windmill farms off its coasts and more nuclear power plants. The particulars are included in the state’s first-ever Climate Action Plan, a possible road map showing how the state can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. “We must not allow ourselves to sit on the sidelines and get bogged down by contrived…