News Archive - May 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Nuke booster supports NYRI
What do Indian Point and New York Regional Interconnect have in common? Aside from being two of the most controversial names in the state's energy debate, that is.
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Residents upset by lack of time, date for Rochester event
A lack of details about an upcoming public hearing in Rochester on an energy corridor proposal has raised concerns the U.S. Department of Energy isn't focused on how the plan could impact upstate, some local residents and officials say.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Energy lobbyists push to keep 2005 energy bill intact
Two years after celebrating passage of the first comprehensive energy bill in more than a decade, energy lobbyists are now working to preserve their work.
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Schumer: NYRI will fail
Sen. Charles Schumer told a group of area business, community and political leaders Tuesday that a $1.6 billion power-line proposal from New York Regional Interconnect Inc. will be stopped.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Fox News Channel coverage on the NYRI project, the effected citizens and the DOE
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
NYC face-off on NYRI
To know why opponents of the massive power line that would slice our region face such a huge struggle, talk to a bellhop named Nick.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Arcuri schedules power-line hearings
Residents can voice their concerns about the proposed New York Regional Interconnect power line and corridor plan during two upcoming public meetings in the area, U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, announced Tuesday.
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NYC group backs power line
New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, formed in 2003, is a New York City group advocating the construction of New York Regional Interconnect’s proposal to build a 1,200-megawatt power line from Marcy to Orange County.
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Rally against NYRI draws public support, political possibilities
Opponents of the massive power line that could slice the region took it on the chin in the past month.
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NYRI's power play pits states vs. feds
No one disputes the problem: Power-hungry coastal cities will soon gobble up more electricity than the power grid can bear. The solution, however, couldn't be more controversial.
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Friday, May 18, 2007
NYRI brings on new investor
A Toronto-based investment firm – whose partners include the Canadian government at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels – has signed-on to back the $1.6 billion New York Regional Interconnect power line project, NYRI officials announced Thursday.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
NYRI wins backing of big Canadian pension fund
New York Regional Interconnect has attracted an new investment firm tied to one of Canada's largest pension funds.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
In Albany, NYRI unleashes its very own power elite - lobbyists with juice
Its battle to build a $1.6 billion power line across the state has just begun, but New York Regional Interconnect has already spent $292,501 trying to win influence in the halls of power.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
NYRI hire seeks information on local towns
A consulting firm working for New York Regional Interconnect Inc. made calls in the last two weeks to at least two local townships requesting information on zoning and building laws.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Power-line meeting in Rochester
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it will conduct a public meeting in June in Rochester to discuss the draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.
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Feds: New Hearings on Power Line Plans
Federal officials said Wednesday they will expand their public hearings on two proposed electricity "transmission corridors" - designations that could spur the building of major new power lines in many states regardless of local opposition.
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Cheap Power For Northeast A Mixed Blessing
A major move to boost grid capacity is under way to bring more cheap coal-fired electricity to the high-cost Northeast.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
NYC public hearing set for NYRI project
Send an e-mail. Watch a Web cast. Or, if you want to share your thoughts about the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision to make much of New York state a federal power line corridor, do it the old-fashioned way: Show up in person.
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Stop NYRI rally planned for May 19
Join STOP NYRI in celebrating one year’s active opposition to NYRI 400,000 volt powerline project.
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Sunday, May 6, 2007
Residents give views on fighting NYRI
Numerous residents opposed to the proposed New York Regional Interconnect power line suggested Saturday to U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-Utica, how they think it could be stopped.
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Friday, May 4, 2007
Arcuri launches effort against energy corridors
A group of U.S. Congressmen is attempting to set up another roadblock for the proposed New York Regional Interconnect power line.
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Lawmakers fight electric line expansions in NY, PA, and VA
East Coast lawmakers banded together yesterday in a bid to short-circuit a federal decision making it easier for power companies to build major power lines such as the New York Regional Interconnect.
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Thursday May 3, 2007
STOP NYRI to host rally
The STOP NYRI coalition of Chenango and Madison county citizens, which is fighting New York Regional Interconnect’s proposed 400,000-volt power line, will hold a one-year anniversary rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 on the village green in Sherburne. The rally will feature speakers addressing the power line proposal.
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