The authors conferring at a natural gas facility in Colorado. Colorado State University, CC BY-SA This comprehensive report on gas leaks is from July of this year. I am reposting to make sure everyone has this information. It’s important. Fossil fuels and uranium must stay in the ground. Marilyn — Natural gas is displacing coal, which could help...
Unit 3 at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Westchester County was shut down late last week after a plant operator found indications of a leak. Officials say the small leak could have affected parts of a safety injection system. A constant critic of the plant says it’s just the latest in a long...
Marilyn, Resist Spectra does not endorse any political candidates, however, when candidates want to address the emergency of the AIM pipeline next to Indian Point, and speak about the dangers at a nearby children’s playground in Peekskill, we urge you and the community to come hear them speak. Noted environmentalist and candidate for Attorney...
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By Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Indian Point is closing and the next step is cleaning up the mess. Decommissioning a nuclear reactor is a huge, messy, potentially dangerous process. As with any big deconstruction job there is a temptation for contractors and owners to cut corners and maximize profits. Supervision from authorities...
I must ask why you continue to promulgate the same incorrect information regarding the closure of Indian Point Energy Center and the energy needs of the region. Entergy fed all of us the same inaccurate information for many years, but you have heard the NYISO report at the NYS Indian Point Task Force meeting several...
The Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel expressed deep skepticism regarding Entergy’s decision to sell the Pilgrim powerplant in Plymouth on Wednesday night. Entergy is looking to sell the plant to a joint company after it officially closes in June 2019. Entergy claims the two companies, Holtech International and SNC Lavalin, have more experience with nuclear...
Senator Murphy, Please get this following paragraph and attached facts into your head and let the truth come out of your mouth when you speak about our energy instead of the repeated misinformation you spew as in https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/terrence-murphy/indian-point-replacement-power-plan-gets-short-circuited Your constituent Gary Shaw explains – According to Reuters, NYPA, the only distributor of electricity to municipal...
Information on a Climate Action Town Hall on August 30. From Courtney Williams. Cynthia Nixon is hosting a Climate Action Town Hall Aug 30th at 830pm. Here’s the event link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xJ0fqeRnR3arC7ovnsGQfw We are working on hosting a viewing party in Peekskill to make our pipeline issue a topic of discussion. As we finalize plans for...
IPSEC is co hosting the workshop performance of the new play by Josh Fox on Tuesday, August 14. It’s playing as part of the Movies That Matter series organized by Joyce Hanson. Come to the First Presbyterian Church of Beacon to see this new work. The church is located at 50 Liberty Street near McKinley...
Last week, I referenced the 1948 classic movie, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, in which the real estate agent was finally going to unload “the old Hackett place.” As the laconic description continued, “He knows a sucker when he sees one. He sees one.” Of course, the Hackett place was unloaded to the unsuspecting apartment dwellers...
The 2012 power replacement plan for Indian Point called for a mix of grid improvement, demand response, hydro, conservation, distributed generation, efficiency, and yes, unfortunately, gas. This was all delivered and the absence of CPV will be accounted for – given the excess amount of power that is already being produced and declining demand. Yes,...
