New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI), a privately held company, plans to run 200 miles of 13-story high-voltage power lines through our countryside, our towns and our homes. We're calling on you, residents from Marcy to New Windsor, to take 5 minutes a day to stop NYRI. Working closely with legislators and the groups spearheading the Stop NYRI initiative, we will get an organized, prioritized agenda out to you, and in turn, make it easy for you to act instantly on the most timely issues. And here's what you can do today.... How this will affect you. Just joining us? Here's a list of additional things you can do today. Where we are in the fight Find out if your town is on one of NYRI's routes. Where your elected representatives stand and how to contact them. Help us to spread the word in your area. Maps, news and other great anti-NYRI links. Our goal and how we plan to reach it 12.01.2006 Congratulate your newly elected officials on their victories—and remind them that stopping NYRI is Priority No. 1! Why Although Eliot Spitzer recently proclaimed NYRI dead, it's simply not true. NYRI is very much alive and working mightily to overstep the authority of New York State so it can get quick approval by the federal government. Why is this especially bad? The fate of energy projects that reach the federal level will be decided by FERC, a 6-person committee of political appointees, all of whom come from, yep, the energy business. FERC is not likely to closely examine the integrity of NYRI's project or its impact on Upstate New York. In fact, John Dingell, the ranking member of the House Energy Committee recently lambasted the EPAct 2005 for "...preempting state and local authority over transmission siting, diluting environmental laws on siting lines on public lands..." In this new Congress, it may be reasonable to hope for revisions of the EPAct. 1  We need our elected officials to fight for exactly that. How Step One: Fill in the following information: First Name Last Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City State/Province/Region Zip/Postal Code Step Two: Check the boxes below and click "GO!" to generate letters that you can send to your representatives: Letter to Senator Schumer Letter to Senator Clinton Letter to Congressman Hinchey Letter to Congressman-elect Hall Letter to Congressman-elect Arcuri Letter to Governor-elect Spitzer GO! Fight the power, StopNYRI.com: What you can do today. P.S. If you'd like to know more about where we are in the process, excellent summaries can be found at stopthepowerlines.com. privacy policy    copyright © 2006 StopNYRI.com all rights reserved