Should renewable energy be an Adirondack Park Agency priority?

YES Sean Connin

ocally sourced renewable energy—whether from wood, water, wind, sun, geothermal, or plant and animal waste—is important to the park’s future. It provides a multiplier for local economies, builds on traditions of self-reliance, and can provide environmental and social benefits. The trick is to design these renewable projects and practices to fit the local landscape and to provide value to communities. Such convergence can emerge through bottom-up strategies that optimize wealth retention at the local level and that benefit from equitable frameworks for land-use and energy policy at regional and state levels. The Adirondack Park Agency