The Catskill Mountainkeeper is urging its members and friends to attend scheduled public hearing and speak out against the New York Regional Interconnect (NYRI), a proposed 190-mile, high voltage, direct current transmission line. It would run through seven New York counties and 38 municipalities.

The Mountainkeeper claims the project:

* Does not result from a regional or statewide planning process;

* Is not required to address electric system reliability concerns, and

* Fails to consider new programs designed to reduce energy demands through conservation.

The environmental organization has posted a list of talking points for opponents to use in arguing against the project and a schedule of public hearings that are under way and will end on Nov. 6.

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