But Stetzer's group is planning other measures, including pressuring state legislators to get better laws in place. An obvious target is Governor Pataki, who controls the state agency that regulates the electric industry. That's the easy part. It's the ground battle against the plants themselves that poses more vexing challenges. The coalition is a minefield of competing interests.
Some neighborhoods have a new plant in their future.
Others have existing generators that need to be cleaned up. But while community leaders like Gigantiello may be prepared to accept another power plant for the greater good, getting an entire neighborhood to agree is another story. If all the facilities that exist now were cleaned up, contends Gupta, New York would not need a single new plant. It's not about need. Making the powers that be listen to the poorest, least powerful neighborhoods in the city sounds impossible, but it's been done before.