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Monthly archive February, 2016
Friday, February 19th: RALLY TO STOP THE LEAKS

Friday, February 19th: RALLY TO STOP THE LEAKS

Friday, February 19th, Noon-1 pm Senator Charles Schumer’s New York City Office 780 Third Avenue (between 48th & 49th St), New York, NY 10017 Shut Down Indian Point Now, our New York City sibling organization, is organizing a rally to stop the tritium leaks at Senator Schumer’s office. On February 6th, it was reported that...

Thursday, February 18th: Energy Town Hall in New York City

Thursday, February 18 6:30-8:30 pm Lenox Hill Neighborhood House 331 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 Saving Your Green $ While Keeping Our Planet Green Making a building waste less energy creates more jobs than fossil fuel or nuclear power Speakers: Chris Benedict, Architect Andy Padian, energy consultant for Steve Winter Associates Matthew Aracich of...
Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow

Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow

Environmental Journalist Roger Witherspoon has written this analysis of the recent Indian Point leaks. It offers unique insights, namely that the Hudson River is a source of drinking water for many towns, and that the amount of radiation released in the latest leak is just one part of what Indian Point has been allowed by...
Radioactivity In Indian Point's Groundwater Increases 65,000%, Governor Orders Investigation

Radioactivity In Indian Point’s Groundwater Increases 65,000%, Governor Orders Investigation

“Radioactive water overflowed into the groundwater at the upstate Indian Point nuclear power plant, officials said Saturday. “Gov. Cuomo said the plant’s operator, Entergy, reported “alarming levels” of radioactivity at three monitoring wells, with one well’s radioactivity increasing nearly 65,000%. “The Buchanan plant reported that the contamination did not migrate offsite and does not pose...
Safe Energy Summit: End Nuclear Power Now!

Safe Energy Summit: End Nuclear Power Now!

Friday, April 29th – Sunday, May 1st Stony Point Center 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point, NY 10980 On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster, join the Stony Point Convergence, IPSEC, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and antinuclear activists from across the region and the nation at an open-conference weekend: we will pool our knowledge and...
Sunday, February 21st: Fukushima Daiichi - What's Happening Now?

Sunday, February 21st: Fukushima Daiichi – What’s Happening Now?

Sunday, February 21st, 3-6 pm White Plains Presbyterian 39 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601 IPSEC is welcoming back our friends from Japan with an event dedicated the ongoing crisis at Fukushima Daiichi. Presentations will start at 3 pm, followed by q & a. Fuminori Tamba will discuss the disaster and reconstruction policy. Amano Kazuhiko...

NY Department of State Denies Indian Point Certificate, Entergy Responds With Lawsuit

“The New York Department of State has refused to give Indian Point a certificate required for future use of the Hudson River — part of the Cuomo administration’s ongoing attempt to block the plant’s license renewal and force its closure. “Entergy Corp., which owns and operates the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, has contended the state certificate is not needed for...