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New Yorkers: Call Gov. Cuomo -- Stop the $7.6 Billion Nuclear Tax!

New Yorkers: Call Gov. Cuomo — Stop the $7.6 Billion Nuclear Tax!

Dear Friends in New York, Your actions are making a difference! Thousands of New Yorkers submitted comments opposing the $7.6 billion nuclear bailout to the Public Service Commission (PSC) last week — and today, the state capitol’s newspaper came out against it, too. Please call Gov. Cuomo today! Tell him to pull the plug on...

It’s Not Too Late To March

Below is all of the information you need for the March for a Clean Energy Revolution on Sunday, as well as the Clean Energy Summit on Saturday, if you are coming into town for that. NOTE: it is going to be very hot on Sunday, and we will be outside for several hours. Please mind your...
You won't believe how much the NY nuclear bailout will cost.... speak up today!

You won’t believe how much the NY nuclear bailout will cost…. speak up today!

It’s Time to Hit the Brakes on Governor Cuomo’s Extravagant 12-Year Nuclear Bailout The push for a massive nuclear power bailout in New York just got a lot worse — and the state agency pushing it doesn’t want to consider other options or give the public any time to make our voices heard. After saying...
July 24: Photos: Clean Energy March in Philly

July 24: Photos: Clean Energy March in Philly

Please enjoy the photos from the Philly March: For more details, housing information, meeting information, etc. please see this post. Coal, Oil, Gas, Uranium: Leave Them All in the Ground!   Join IPSEC members in Philadelphia as we walk in the Nuclear Free, Carbon Free Contingent and with our anti-fracking allies on the March for...
The 25% Myth

The 25% Myth

Many people have raised questions about the claim Entergy frequently makes that they supply 25% of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester County.  I asked Roger Witherspoon, environmental journalist, who has written about this issue for clarification.  Here is his response. –Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Many are concerned that...
"Could Fukushima Happen Here?" by Jacob Silverman

“Could Fukushima Happen Here?” by Jacob Silverman

“”Indian Point,” a new documentary about the nuclear power plant in New York, raises unsettling questions about the safety of atomic energy. We all live in the shadow of Fukushima. Together with Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl, the March 2011 disaster in Japan completes the holy trinity of modern nuclear horror. For the last five years,...