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Monthly archive January, 2018
Why we say ‘no’ to new fossil fuel projects like the CPV power plant and Valley Lateral Pipeline

Why we say ‘no’ to new fossil fuel projects like the CPV power plant and Valley Lateral Pipeline

Riverkeeper fights every day for a clean, safe and secure energy future, without which our precious drinking water supplies and the iconic Hudson River will never truly be protected. This means opposing all new fossil fuel infrastructure projects, which are unnecessary and threaten both the climate and the Hudson; promoting the enormous opportunities associated with...

US Sailors Face Grim Diagnoses After Fukushima Mission

U.S. Navy officer Angel Torres. (Photo courtesy Angel Torres) (CN) – To serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, you must meet certain health and fitness requirements: you must be fit to serve. But a healthy group of young service men and women – many in their 20s – have come down with serious health problems...

Indian Point Has Already Been Replaced: Local Officials Duped by Entergy’s 25% Claim

Local officials in Ulster, Dutchess, Orange and Westchester counties, and NYC have come out with the same claim in response to the proposed closing of Indian Point — each official claims that Indian Point produces 25% of the electricity for their area. They are all very concerned about replacement power. They’ve been duped but they...
Road trip: Meeting the real fossils of New Jersey

Road trip: Meeting the real fossils of New Jersey

Ugh! What’s that smell? When one thinks about New Jersey, the “Garden State,” the first thought that probably comes to mind environmentally is the odor around Exit 13 on the New Jersey Turnpike. The second thought might be the beautiful Pine Barrens of south Jersey.  However, most people do not realize that New Jersey has...

Putnam County’s 2017 Year in Review

January The Putnam County Legislature began the New Year by replacing a longtime fixture of the lawmaking body. Legislative Counsel Clement Van Ross was ousted by the legislature when most lawmakers voted to rescind a 2015 resolution that appointed him counsel for three years, effectively ending his decades-long tenure with county government. He threatened to sue...
Checking it twice: Grid operator says electric system reliable without Indian Point

Checking it twice: Grid operator says electric system reliable without Indian Point

This week, the New York Independent System Operator — the nonprofit corporation responsible for operating the state’s electricity grid — confirmed that when the old and increasingly dangerous Indian Point nuclear plant is retired in 2021, the grid will remain reliable, with plenty of available power. Riverkeeper already knew that air-conditioners would keep humming in the summer...

Happy new year from the anti-Indian Point and pipeline crowd

SO YOU CAN ANSWER THE SKEPTICS WHO THINK THE RATES WILL RISE, THERE WILL BE BLACKOUTS, ETC. ETC. OF COURSE THIS STILL DOESN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF A 42″ FRACKED GAS PIPELINE HAVING BEEN INSTALLED RIGHT NEXT TO INDIAN POINT WHICH WILL RENDER IT DANGEROUS UNTIL IT (THE PIPELINE) IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION. A...