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Monthly archive February, 2017
"New Indian Point Task Force to Handle Closure Issues: Cuomo" by Lanning Taliaferro

“New Indian Point Task Force to Handle Closure Issues: Cuomo” by Lanning Taliaferro

A local task force already exists to discuss the job and revenue losses for the community when the nuclear plants close. CORTLANDT, NY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is appointing a task force to provide guidance and support to local municipalities and employees affected by the closing of Indian Point, and to ensure compliance with...
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March 12: Decommissioning Presentation in Stony Point

March 12: Decommissioning Presentation in Stony Point

Have lunch with Dr, Edwards at Stony Point Conference Center, Sunday, March 12, 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point New York at 12:30 PM.  The food in their dinning room is delicious and lunch is only $10.00. Call the desk at 845-786-0071 to reserve your seat. We will adjourn to Conference Room B at 1:30 for...
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March 11: Fukushima Remembered in Peekskill

March 11: Fukushima Remembered in Peekskill

Fukushima Is Forever – Radioactive Waste at Indian Point March 11, 2017, 1:30 PM Peekskill Presbyterian Church, 705 South St. 10:00 Peace Walkers Assemble at Cortlandt Train Station and begin their walk. 12:43 NYC friends leave Grand Central for Peekskill. 1:30 Start time for Fukushima Remembrance. People will arrive to quiet music. Marcia Slatkin, poet,...
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March 11: Peace Walk at Indian Point

March 11: Peace Walk at Indian Point

Peace Walkers will gather for the last leg of their walk on March 11 at the Cortlandt Metro North Station at 10:00 AM with Jun-san Yasuda from the Grafton Peace Pagoda.  People from NYC who want to walk with Jun-san are most welcome.  They need to arrive at the Cortlandt Metro North station  prior to...
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March 10: Dr. Gordon Edwards in NYC

March 10: Dr. Gordon Edwards in NYC

March 11, 2017 marks the sixth anniversary of the Great Earthquake and the disaster at Fukushima. The night before, March 10th, Dr. Gordon Edwards will do a presentation at the Goddard Riverside Community Center in NYC, 593 Columbus Avenue. Dr. Edwards is renowned for his knowledge on the nuclear fuel cycle.  He will be talking...
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"Cortlandt Supervisor: Update on Indian Point Closure Planning" by Lanning Taliaferro

“Cortlandt Supervisor: Update on Indian Point Closure Planning” by Lanning Taliaferro

Meetings and hearings coming up Feb. 28, March 2, March 16; state officials visited Feb. 17 to talk about property, power and revenue loss. CORTLANDT, NY — Cortlandt town Supervisor Linda Puglisi issued an update Friday on the community work done so far since Entergy announced it was closing Indian Point. Our first Community Task...
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"Energy Efficiency Could Offset Indian Point Shutdown, Report Says" by Patrick McGeehan

“Energy Efficiency Could Offset Indian Point Shutdown, Report Says” by Patrick McGeehan

“New York could do without the power generated by the Indian Point nuclear plant, but making up for the loss of all that cheap electricity would be much easier if state officials changed their energy-efficiency policies. That is a conclusion of a report issued on Thursday by two environmental groups on the implications of the...
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“Replacement Energy and Capacity Resources for the Indian Point Energy Center Under New York Clean Energy Standard (CES)” by Bob Fagan, Alice Napoleon, Spencer Fields, and Patrick Luckow  

“Synapse Energy Economics (Synapse) was engaged by Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to analyze replacement energy and capacity resources associated with the retirement of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC). This report provides such analysis. Synapse utilized the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) ReEDS (Regional Energy Deployment System) modeling system1 to estimate...
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"Utility Analyst Report: Indian Point’s Nuclear Power Can Be Replaced With Low-Carbon Options Led By Increased Energy Efficiency & Renewables"

“Utility Analyst Report: Indian Point’s Nuclear Power Can Be Replaced With Low-Carbon Options Led By Increased Energy Efficiency & Renewables”

Report for Riverkeeper, NRDC Shows Reliable, Affordable & Clean Power Transition Expected With 2020-2021 Shutdown of Troubled Nuclear Plant Near New York City; Implementation of State’s Clean Energy Policies is Critical NEW YORK – February 23, 2017 – Electricity generation from the aging and problem-plagued Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) nuclear plant north of New...
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"Buchanan residents grapple with expected Indian Point loss" by Michael P. McKinney

“Buchanan residents grapple with expected Indian Point loss” by Michael P. McKinney

“BUCHANAN – An emcee was delivering a poem and Valentine’s greetings to the crowd at a recent village Senior Citizens Club meeting, but Ben Martinelli’s thoughts lay elsewhere. “To be honest with you,” said Martinelli, 78, seated for a moment in a Village Hall office secluded from seniors’ festivities, “I’m panicking.” Like others in this northern Westchester County village, where he’s...
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"Community Task Force on Indian Point Meets"

“Community Task Force on Indian Point Meets”

This article originally appeared in the Northern Westchester Examiner. To view the original article when it becomes available, search the archives at the link below: http://www.theexaminernews.com/
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Gary Shaw and Ken Gale

Gary Shaw and Ken Gale

Gary Shaw and Ken Gale talk to New York Friends of Clearwater about the Article 78 Petition Clearwater is bringing against the Public Service Commission on behalf of all New Yorkers to stop Cuomo’s nuclear tax that will go to support four failing upstate reactors.
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