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Monthly archive January, 2017

“Indian Point power plant could close by 2021 under Cuomo plan”

“ALBANY – Indian Point could close in four years, under a plan authorized by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the plant’s operator, Entergy. While many people wanted Indian Point shut down for years because of environmental and safety reasons, County Executive Rob Astorino says that the plant is safe and the impact of it closing will...
"Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Close by 2020-2021"

“Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Close by 2020-2021”

“As reported by the New York Times. However: …Richard Azzopardi, a spokesman for the governor, cautioned that nothing had been finalized. “There is no agreement — Governor Cuomo has been working on a possible agreement for 15 years and until it’s done, it’s not done,” he said. “Close only counts for horseshoes, not for nuclear...

“Reports: Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close by 2021”

“The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close within about four years under a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. Under the arrangement, plant owner Entergy Corp. will shut both reactors at the...
"Deal Reportedly Underway to Close Indian Point" by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

“Deal Reportedly Underway to Close Indian Point” by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

“State and Entergy said to reach agreement The aging Indian Point nuclear power plant will close by 2021 under a deal between Entergy, the plant’s owner, and New York State, according to a report in The New York Times and U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. The pending agreement was disclosed Friday evening (Jan. 6) by...
"Shock, then Plan: Local Officials on Indian Point Closing Report" by Lanning Taliaferro

“Shock, then Plan: Local Officials on Indian Point Closing Report” by Lanning Taliaferro

“Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi is calling for a Blue Ribbon Commission to deal with it — and not for the first time. CORTLANDT, NY — Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi heard about the possibility that the Indian Point nuclear power plant will be closed by 2021 the same way most of the region did. Now...
"Will Indian Point Shut Down in 2021? News Reports" by Lanning Taliaferro

“Will Indian Point Shut Down in 2021? News Reports” by Lanning Taliaferro

“The New York Times says Entergy has made a deal with New York State; WPIX quotes a state official saying there’s no deal. yet. CORTLANDT, NY — The New York Times reports that nuclear power company Entergy will shut its Indian Point plant down by 2021 in an agreement with New York State officials. WPIX...
"Cautiously Optimistic: Activists Contemplate Indian Point Closure" by Lanning Taliaferro

“Cautiously Optimistic: Activists Contemplate Indian Point Closure” by Lanning Taliaferro

“CORTLANDT, NY — Activists who have long fought to have the Indian Point nuclear power plant shut-down are “cautiously optimistic” about a report from the New York Times that an agreement has been negotiated by New York State with the plant’s owners, Entergy. According to the Times, the company would shut down Unit 2 in...

WE WANT IT CLOSED NOW

We look forward to actual details of what is being proposed. “Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant to Close by 2021 by Vivian Yee and Patrick McGeehan The Indian Point nuclear plant will shut down by April 2021 under an agreement New York State reached this week with Entergy, the utility company that owns the facility...
"Indian Point to Close by 2021 Under Deal" by Jon Campbell and Joseph Spector

“Indian Point to Close by 2021 Under Deal” by Jon Campbell and Joseph Spector

“ALBANY – The controversial Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant would close by 2021 under a pending agreement between plant owner Entergy Corp. and the state.” To read the complete story at the Poughkeepsie Journal and view related media, click the link below: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/new-york/2017/01/06/report-indian-point-set-close-2021/96251920/
"Westchester County Reacts to Possible Indian Point Shutdown" by Lisa W. Foderaro

“Westchester County Reacts to Possible Indian Point Shutdown” by Lisa W. Foderaro

“For years, antinuclear activists, concerned parents, local officials and others have worried about Indian Point, a twin-domed nuclear plant on the Hudson River in northern Westchester County that provides cheap energy and robust tax revenue, but also carries the risk of disaster. The news on Friday that the state had negotiated a deal that could...

“Clearwater Is Cautiously Optimistic Regarding News of Proposed Indian Point Shutdown”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 6, 2017 Clearwater Is Cautiously Optimistic Regarding News of Proposed Indian Point Shutdown BEACON, NY – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, America’s Environmental Flagship who has long fought for the closure of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, NY received news this afternoon that the power plant would be closed...

“With much love and wishes for a Clean Energy Future!” by Connie Hogarth

“A little reminiscing and history: This struggle started early in the “70’s, with the mother of the movement to shut down Ind Pt, the late Irene Dickinson of Ossining , myself and Lorna Saltzman, lifetime environmentalist , I think now with Friends of the Earth….and young John Cronin! And a little later, Richard Brodsky,in the...