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The Country and
the Grassroots: Rural action for local
control of energy policy
and development
Kurt Reymers, Ph.D.
Morrisville State College (State University of New York)
www.morrisville.edu/sts
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A case study of rural activism over electric
energy policy and implementation.
Relevant issues:
~ Disputed claims over energy development
~ Rural/urban regional uneven development
~ Federalism and state’s rights
~ New media and rural activism networks
Rural social movements not often studied in
U.S., though very well covered in developing
regions.
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N.Y.S.&W.
D.O.C.
P.S.C. N.I.E.T.C.
F.E.R.C.
D.O.E.
E.P.ACT
C.A.R.I.
N.I.E.T.Z.S.C.H.E.?
N.Y.R.I.
ACRONYM HELL
H.V.D.C.
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Part I: The Grassroots and the Adversary
The “Country”: Rural Upstate New York
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New
York
Regional
Interconnect
(NYRI)
192 miles400,000 volts
1200 mWHigh Voltage
Direct Current
(HVDC)
Utica ^
Rock Tavern ^
$1.6 billion
NY
S&
WR
ail
road
Delaware-Otsego Corporation (DOC),
Cooperstown
March 2006
110 foot towers
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May 2006 : NYRI Public Meetings
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May 2006: Sociologist Gets Involved
1)Scientific and philosophical arguments
posed by the opposing forces;
2)The political process of engagement led by
the opposing forces;
3)The use of the media, particularly the
internet, as a tool for organizing widespread
rural opposition.
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NYRI and the “Grassroots”:
Battling it Out Online
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The “Grassroots”:
Upstate NY Citizen’s Groups
June 2006
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The “Grassroots”:
Local Action
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The “Grassroots”:
Solidarity & Resource Mobilization
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CARI
Nearly $1 million in funds secured to fight NYRI
The “Grassroots”:
Solidarity & Resource Mobilization
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2005 Energy Policy Act (U.S.)
Section 1221a: Department of Energy (DOE) must create “congestion corridors” which would be regulated by FERC, the Federal Electric Regulatory Commission.
National United States
Interest Corporate
Electric Utility
Transmission Line for
Corridors Power
Part II – NIETCs
National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
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NIETCs and NYRI:
Deregulation and Privatization
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Part III – Policy, Politics, and Media The Politics of NYRI:
Many Local & State Politicians Oppose NYRI
Dear Sam: NYRI is "incompetent,"
"arrogant," "bumbling," and
"potentially devastating." ~ Sherry B.
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The Media and NYRI:
Is there such a thing as bad publicity?
Reporting in
the mass
media transmits
knowledge, but
also replicates errors made in
the public understanding of
technical and scientific issues.
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Socio-technical Issues with NYRI:
What do the grassroots want?
Protection of Economic Rights
Protection of Public Health
Protection of Sociocultural Rights
Environmental Conservation
Historical Preservation
Development of Negotiated
Energy Policy
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The Sociological
Significance of NYRI
Federal vs.
State Power
Regional
Development
Rural Internet
Activism
Privatization
& Deregulation
http://sociology.morrisville.edu