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Editor's note: I think it was plain in my editorial that I was commenting on the politics of Robertson's proposal, not the science.  My point was that Robertson was anxious to save the Lansing community by keeping the plant open, rather than proposing an alternative that did not include supporting Lansing such as Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton and others proposed.  I also said that I think gas conversion is the best alternative at this time, as Mr. Kramer suggests.
In a Lansing Star editorial on August 2, Dan Veaner cites Martha Robertson's bio-mass plan for the Cayuga power plant as 'win-win.'  But Robertson's plan shows she is not familiar with the history or impracticality of a 'bio-mass' solution.  An NRG official has already refuted the idea based on past practice.  See this article in the Observer, Dunkirk, New York)

Robertson's plan reflects her unwillingness to accept that for the near to intermediate term, there is no real practical alternative to natural gas, which she is an activist in opposing.  There is no 'win-win' in Robertson's plan because her plan will not work.  And, renewable energy has a long way to go.  The sun does not always shine, the wind doesn't always blow, and solar panels contain rare earth materials that are a real disposal problem.

Henry Kramer
Dryden, NY
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