Cape Vincent Supervisor Hirschey Sends the PSC a Watertown Times article highlighting the stance of respected area non- profit organizations.

Town of Cape Vincent Supervisor, Urban Hirschey submitted a copy of an article by Jaegun Lee  To the Public Service Commission.In This article, which appeared in the 1/25/13 edition of the Watertown Daily Times ,local non - profit organizations weighed in on the industrialization of the Thousand Islands by wind developers .[link to WDT article]

 The Thousand Island Land Trust and Save The River  and the Thousand Island Tourism council all agreed that communities should be able to decide for themselves.

 Additionally, the Thousand Island Land Trust and Save the River have made formal statements on their respective websites concerning Industrial wind development in the Thousand Island’s.    

TILT

Position Statement on Siting Industrial Wind Turbines

  The Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) supports the concept of renewable energy and strongly advocates energy efficiency and conservation activities.

The long-term impact on the tourist-based economy, wildlife, health, property values and natural beauty of the Thousand Islands are all factors each person needs to consider in making decisions about industrial wind turbines.

The mission of TILT is to conserve the natural beauty, wildlife habitats and recreational opportunities of the Thousand Islands region; TILT is therefore opposed to the siting of industrial wind turbines within the viewshed of the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries in the Thousand Islands region. [TILT]

Save The River

Alternative Energy

The St. Lawrence River has been used to provide power to local communities and far away cities in the U.S. and Canada for hundreds of years. Most prominently, the River serves as a major power producer through the Moses-Saunders hydropower dam that spans the River from Massena, NY to Cornwall, Ontario. Hydropower plant is a significant source of power for not only New York and Ontario but throughout the Northeastern United States and southern Canada.

As both the U.S. and Canada search for renewable sources of energy, pressure on the St. Lawrence River and surrounding lands to host additional power facilities will increase. The region is currently the focus for significant wind energy production as well as proposals for underwater �hydrokinetic� turbines and other hydropower related projects.

While Save The River is deeply concerned about the future impacts of global warming, we are also concerned that proposed power projects in the region are not being thoroughly and carefully evaluated.[STR]

 

Save the River Letter concerning a Wind Moratorium