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Monthly archive March, 2018
Knickerbocker Reelected Mayor in Village of Buchanan

Knickerbocker Reelected Mayor in Village of Buchanan

It was an eventful week for Buchanan Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker. On Tuesday, Knickerbocker was reelected to a third two-year term leading the village where she has lived most of her life on Henry Street. Knickerbocker, running on the Democratic and Resident’s Party lines, outlasted Republican challenger Robert Lupica, 174 votes to 47, according to unofficial...

Solar, wind won’t come in time in New York

Jerry Kramer is blind, deaf and dumb when it comes to Indian Point power plant.  It is always the same old story. Gotta have that gas since nuclear is going away.   The report he is so quick to quote has a second sceanrio.  That one spells out how renewables along with conservation, efficiency, demand response,...
UK RISER drone to map out radiation at Fukushima nuclear power plant

UK RISER drone to map out radiation at Fukushima nuclear power plant

A drone developed in the UK with radiation-mapping capabilities will be deployed deep inside the damaged and contaminated reactor building of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. The highly technical drone, called RISER which stands for Remote Intelligence Survey Equipment for Radiation, is developed by Blue Bear from Bedford. The software comes from Cockermouth-based Createc. RISER DRONE MAP-OUT RADIATION AT FUKUSHIMA...
Power restored to Indian Point reactor after shutdown caused by electrical failure

Power restored to Indian Point reactor after shutdown caused by electrical failure

One of Indian Point’s two nuclear reactors began generating electricity Wednesday morning after a nearly two-week shutdown caused by a faulty generator. The power plant’s Unit 3 reactor was re-connected to the state’s power grid around 9 a.m., according to Vera Carley, a spokeswoman for Entergy, which owns Indian Point. The reactor shut down automatically...
JOIN US - From Fukushima to Indian Point, What’s in Our Future?

JOIN US – From Fukushima to Indian Point, What’s in Our Future?

Sunday, March 11, noon,  Program and Potluck American Legion Post 274 (Captain Oliver C. Chase Jr.) 936 McKinley Street, Peekskill, NY. Dear Friends, March 11 of this year marks seven years since the Great Eastern Earthquake in Japan triggered the ongoing disaster of Fukushima –the meltdown of three nuclear reactors, the initial release of radiation that traveled around...
Is Indian Point Pipeline Safe?

Is Indian Point Pipeline Safe?

In February 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commissioned a study of the risks of running a gas pipeline through the Indian Point nuclear plant site. Seven months later, the state told the consulting firm preparing the $275,000 assessment to complete it by Dec. 31, 2016. More than a year after that deadline, the study...

Letter from Robert May

As a resident living near Indian Point I am truly thankful and appreciative of the high level of commitment and professionalism of the employees of Indian Point. I am grateful for their hard work and dedication in protecting all of us and their devotion to the efficient operation of the plant However, there are certain elements, unique...
Earth Matters: Hudson Valley Earthquakes

Earth Matters: Hudson Valley Earthquakes

The rumble and bang of an earthquake woke some Putnam and upper Westchester County residents early on Wednesday February 7. Social media posts and comments directed at local news outlets had the temblor, centered in Putnam Valley, rattling windows (but injuring no one) from West Point to Peekskill to Connecticut. Despite a modest 2.2 magnitude, a...

Take Action

This year our seventh annual Fukushima program will be held on Sunday, March 11, in Peekskill. A lot of details are still up in the air but please do put Sunday afternoon March 11 on your calendar. Jun san Yasuda  is walking from Grafton Peace Pagoda in Grafton, New York,  with  other Peace Walkers and will be joining us for...
Health & Safety Resolution

Health & Safety Resolution

How to help close Indian Point: Ask your municipal government to pass the Resolution for Public  Health and Safety Regarding INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. Click here to download the Health & Safety Resolution. 1) Print the resolution and give copies to your Town Board members and County Legislator. 2) Ask that it be put...
NYC Council Letter and Packet!

NYC Council Letter and Packet!

Contents: 1. Cover Letter 2. NYC Council Resolution 3. NIRS Radiation Map 4. NBC: US nuclear Plants Ranked by Quake Risk 5. WITT Report on Review of Emergency Preparedness 6. NIRS Water Impacts 7. Public Service Commission: Indian Point Energy Contingency Plan 8. Common Cause Report on Entergy Lobbying 9. NY State Assembly Findings on...