Friday, March 2, 2007
Willcox Gymnasium, Pace University, Pleasantville Campus,
at
intersection of Taconic Parkway and Rt. 117.
1:30 p.m. Welcoming Remarks and Introductions:
John Cronin, Pace Academy for the Environment (invited),
Andrew Spano, Westchester County Executive (invited),
Gregg Swanzey, Executive Director,
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
Acknowledgement
of special guests and elected offic
1:45 p.m. Presentations
and Roundtable Discussion I:
·
Status
of Leak – Dr. Greg Jaczko, NRC Commissioner*; Paul
Gunter, Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)
·
Hydrogeology
of Leak – Dr. Robert W. Houghten, Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory (invited); Sergio Smiriglio,
hydrologist (invited)
·
Public
Health Concerns – Dr. Adela Salame-Alfie,
NYS Department of Health; Cathey E. Falvo MD, Physicians for Social Responsibility
·
Ecological
Impacts – Barbara Youngberg and Dr. Ward Stone ScD
(invited), NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Roundtable panel will include
presenters and the following additional panelists:
Congresswoman Nita Lowey**; Congressman John Hall**; Assemblyman Richard Brodsky; Legislator Michael Kaplowitz; Legislator Susan Zimet; Gordon Wren, Rockland County EMS (invited); Lisa Rainwater, Riverkeeper; Alan Steinberg, Regional Director, US EPA (invited); Mark Jacobs, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition; Susan Shapiro, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Board, and others. Roundtable discussion will be moderated by Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.
3:15 p.m. Brief
break
3:30 p.m. Presentation
with Roundtable Discussion II:
·
Jurisdictional
Issues: David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned
Scientists; Phillip Musegaas, Riverkeeper
4:00
p.m. Q & A
5:00
p.m. Adjourn for Dinner
6:30 – 8:30
p.m. Town Hall Meeting: Panel Discussion with Q & A
Details will soon be posted on Clearwater’s website at
www.clearwater.org
Please RSVP. For further information or registration,
please call
Katy Dunlap at (845) 454-7673 x116 or email katy@clearwater.org
* Will attend or send
representative
** Will participate if
congressional calendar allows, or will send representative
This
event is sponsored by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Pace Academy for the
Environment, and the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC).
Directions to Pace Pleasantville
**Use Campus Entrances One or Two
to access Willcox Gymnasium**
Northbound
– From the Taconic Parkway, take the
first exit off the Parkway, for “Pace University at Pleasantville” (Route
117). At the end of the exit, there is a
traffic light. Campus Entrances One and
Two are directly in front of you, straight across the intersection.
Southbound
– From the Taconic Parkway, take
the “Pleasantville Road/Pleasantville” exit.
At the end of the exit, turn left and proceed
under the Taconic Parkway. At the third
traffic light, turn right and proceed 2/10 of a mile. Turn Right onto Route 117; the campus is 3/10
of a mile on the right.
SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, April 12
Bringing
Sustainable Energy Infrastructure
to
the Hudson Valley
IBEW Training Facility, Harriman