By George E. Pataki When the Adirondack Park was created, it was easy to see who the “bad guys” were: garish signs, ugly motels, or intrusive cabins located right on the shore of environmentally important ponds or lakes. These are things the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has rightly rejected. But we now face a new, more challenging, issue. As we become more aware of the challenge of climate change, renewable energy developers see the Adirondack Park and its open spaces as having major potential for the siting of renewable energy » Continue Reading.