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The Citizen Power Alliance is a coalition of independent groups organized to promote sound energy and environmental policy. CPA holds public officials and regulators accountable, while seeking the protection of the public interest.
Eco preservation demands fiscal responsibility and viable technological solutions. Community power requires government transparency and effective industrial regulation. Commerce must balance development and profit with responsible civic stewardship.
The CPA has its home base in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, but is open to organizations nationwide and international in scope.
Direct inquiries to: Citizen Power Alliance, PO Box 638, Naples, NY 14512 (585) 534-5581 Washington, DC (202) 239-1045 or email: citizenpoweralliance@gmail.com
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer knew what he was doing when he chose Paul Tonko to lead the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority last year.
After all, Tonko, an engineer by trade who was first elected to state office in 1983, served as chairman of the Assembly's energy committee from 1992 to his appointment as president and CEO of NYSERDA in July.
The agency, created in the 1970s to reduce the state's dependence on oil, now is involved in a wide array of energy-efficiency initiatives, low-income energy programs, and research and development. It is funded by money collected through utility bills.
Tonko sat down with the Times Union to talk about NYSERDA.
