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A bittersweet Clean Energy Standard in NY

A bittersweet Clean Energy Standard in NY

Dear friends, By now you may have heard that New York State adopted a “Clean Energy Standard” last Monday, one that finally puts a requirement on utilities to buy renewable energy, but one that also requires that we all pay to subsidize unprofitable nuclear power plants. The nuclear portion of the policy will cost New...
Indian Point: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Indian Point: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Indian Point – the reactors – seem to just keep rolling along. Here is a quick update on the many aspects of actions surrounding the troubled Units 2 and 3. Indian Point – the film – is starting a nationwide theater run. It will eventually be shown...

AN OPEN LETTER TO PEOPLE OF JAPAN

As part of today’s Peace Gathering to Commemorate the 71st Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki… …held in front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York at 299 Park Avenue, NYC (Park Ave. and 48th St.): AN OPEN LETTER TO PEOPLE OF JAPAN FROM CONCERNED PEACE ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES —In observance of...

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...

URGENT! 6/16 – Clean Energy Standard Meeting

We need all boots on the ground! We are planning a press conference at 5 pm.  Can you come early and be part of it? We need a crowd of people holding signs.  This is an important press conference since our pipeline allies will be there in an expression of solidarity.   Your attendance is...
A New Film: "INDIAN POINT"

A New Film: “INDIAN POINT”

A new documentary film on Indian Point by Ivy Meeropol, a MacArthur Grant recipient, is premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, Apr15-26! Indian Point Directed and written by Ivy Meeropol (USA)—World Premiere Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant looms just 35 miles from Times Square. With over 50 million people living in close proximity to the aging facility,...
Panel: Building a Just, Sustainable, and Nuclear-Free World

Panel: Building a Just, Sustainable, and Nuclear-Free World

Monday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. Brooklyn Friends Meetinghouse 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn Directions: All subways to downtown Brooklyn [map] Just four years after the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear power is being promoted as a “clean, green” solution to climate change; the number of nuclear power plants is expected to double globally over the...