Indian Point Pop Quiz
Can you answer these non technical questions about Indian Point? If you can answer 50% of them you know a lot more than most folks in your community. That being the case – speak out when ever.you have the opportunity. Better still create your own opportunity. If you want more answers mark your calendar for...
“Entergy mulls fate of New York nuclear plant as it moves to ‘pure play utility'”
“Entergy has a fairly small window to decide to extend the operation of its 2,069-MW Indian Point nuclear plant in New York if the state has not found suitable replacement power by the time the merchant facility is targeted for retirement in 2021, company officials said Wednesday. The New Orleans-based company is moving ahead with...
“Toxic Liquid Nuclear Waste Headed for US Roadways” by Will Greenberg
“Less than two ounces, says one analysis, could destroy a city’s water supply. The Department of Energy, to the consternation of environmental groups, is preparing to transport 6,000 gallons of highly toxic liquid nuclear waste over American roadways. The spent nuclear fuel is “target residue material” containing highly enriched uranyl nitrate—which after processing can be...
Update from the campaign against Cuomo’s $7.6 billion nuclear bailout from Mark Dunlea
I write to update you on the Stop The Cuomo Tax campaign to block Governor Cuomo’s proposed $7.6 billion ratepayer-funded bailout of old, failing upstate nuclear power plants and to let you know some easy ways to help. More than 130 organizations and 36,000 New Yorkers are part of this growing movement, and there is...
“State regulator: We’re ready for Indian Point closure” by Joseph Spector
“ALBANY – The head of the state Public Service Commission assured state lawmakers at a budget hearing Monday that New York is prepared for the shuttering of Indian Point over the next four years. Audrey Zibelman, the commission’s chairwoman, testified New York has been planning for years for the Westchester County nuclear plant’s eventual closure....
“Study: Yonkers, big cities will pay millions for nuke bailout” by Thomas C. Zambito
“The city of Yonkers will pay an extra $3 million to keep its lights on over the next 12 years, according to a study of utility costs linked to a controversial Cuomo administration plan to bail out three upstate nuclear power plants. In fact, all of New York’s big cities will kick in significantly more money...
“Anti-nuclear activists slam New York State move to transfer ‘decommissioning funds’ to energy companies” by Kenneth Lovett
“ALBANY — Anti-nuclear activists are blasting the state for agreeing to turn over about $1.5 billion it held in nuclear plant decommissioning funds to two energy companies. The New York Power Authority agreed to transfer the $683.8 million decommission fund for the Indian Point nuclear plant to Entergy, which recently reached agreement with the state...
Gary Shaw interviewed on Uptown Radio
A radio interview that Gary did this past week with a grad student in journalism at Columbia. To listen to the interview, click the link below:
“Parents Advocacy Group to Have Voice with Indian Pt Closure”
These articles originally appeared in the Northern Westchester Examiner. To view the complete articles, when they become available, search the archives at the link below: http://www.theexaminernews.com/
