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Monthly archive December, 2016
SAVE THE DATE: Fukushima Rememberance 3/11/17

SAVE THE DATE: Fukushima Rememberance 3/11/17

Fukushima Rememberance: Saturday, March 11, 2017.  Walk with Jun-san and the Peace Walkers.  Meet Saturday, 10:30 am at Croton Train Station. Proceed to Peekskill Riverfront Green.  Program afterwards at 1:45 pm at Peekskill Presbyterian  Church. The latest details are as follows: Water Walk for Life (UPDATED 1/7/17) Dates: Sat. March 4th thru Sat. March 11th,...

“To Save the Planet Go Renewables” by Marilyn Elie

Letter to the Editor NYT Re: Commentary, December 22, 2016 To Save the Planet Go Nuclear “Every time new fossil energy replaces nuclear, we are locking ourselves in to a more carbon heavily energy mix for years to come.”                                ...
The Fight to Stop Cuomo's $7.6 Billion Nuclear Bailout Continues!

The Fight to Stop Cuomo’s $7.6 Billion Nuclear Bailout Continues!

Over the past several months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been hatching a secret deal to force New Yorkers to spend $7.6 billion in order to bail out Exelon, a wealthy Chicago corporation. Gov. Cuomo has refused to publicly disclose the full details of his plan, but we know that our hard-earned money would be used...
"Nuclear Plants Closing Early Leave Decades of Toxic Waste Stranded"

“Nuclear Plants Closing Early Leave Decades of Toxic Waste Stranded”

“Midway between San Diego and Los Angeles, the San Onofre Nuclear Plant waits to be dismantled. After more than 40 years of protests, lawsuits and safety scares, its two concrete-encased reactors, jutting from the pristine California coastline, are powered down and its massive steam turbines, once deafening, are quiet. For the activists who fought to close...
"Trump Advisers Eye Reviving Nevada Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump"

“Trump Advisers Eye Reviving Nevada Yucca Nuclear Waste Dump”

“The long-stalled plan to stash radioactive waste at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain is set to be revived with the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington and the departure of the project’s most ardent Senate opponent, Harry Reid. Two people familiar with Trump’s transition planning say the issue is actively being discussed by advisers as a...

“Trump Team Memo Hints at Big Shake-Up of US Energy Policy”

“Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are developing plans to reshape Energy Department programs, help keep aging nuclear plants online and identify staff who played a role in promoting President Barack Obama’s climate agenda. The transition team has asked the agency to list employees and contractors who attended United Nations climate meetings, along with those who helped develop...
Rick Perry to Lead the Department of Energy

Rick Perry to Lead the Department of Energy

“WASHINGTON — Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry and corporate roles in two petroleum companies pushing for government approval of the proposed 1,200-mile crude oil pipeline that has stoked mass protests in North Dakota. Perry’s current position as board director at Energy Transfer Partners...
President Says Entergy To Exit Wholesale Nuclear Business Following Michigan Plant Closure

President Says Entergy To Exit Wholesale Nuclear Business Following Michigan Plant Closure

“PALISADES TO CLOSE IN 2018 by Andrew Lersten COVERT — It was a shocker. There’s no other way to describe Thursday morning’s surprise announcement by Entergy that it plans to shut down its Palisades nuclear power plant Oct. 1, 2018. The plant is a huge economic powerhouse in Van Buren County and in Southwest Michigan....

“Trump Team’s Asking for Ways to Keep Nuclear Power Alive”

“President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers are looking at ways in which the U.S. government could help nuclear power generators being forced out of the electricity market by cheaper natural gas and renewable resources. In a document obtained by Bloomberg, Trump’s transition team asked the Energy Department how it can help keep nuclear reactors “operating as part...
Clearwater Files Lawsuit Over Nuclear Subsidy

Clearwater Files Lawsuit Over Nuclear Subsidy

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and Goshen Green Farms, LLC have jointly filed an Article 78 lawsuit against the New York State Public Service Commission, arguing it acted improperly when it mandated a massive subsidy to prop up New York’s aging, failing nuclear power plants as part of the State’s Clean Energy Standard. The PSC recently...
"Bringing the Fight to Governor Cuomo's Doorstep"

“Bringing the Fight to Governor Cuomo’s Doorstep”

Our mission to Stop the Cuomo Tax has always hinged on one thing: thousands of New Yorkers banding together to send a strong message that it’s unfair. It’s just not right to impose a $7.6 billion bailout for dangerous, failing nuclear plants on New Yorkers who already pay some of the highest utility rates in...