The Fight to Stop Cuomo’s $7.6 Billion Nuclear Bailout Continues!
Over the past several months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been hatching a secret deal to force New Yorkers to spend $7.6 billion in order to bail out Exelon, a wealthy Chicago corporation. Gov. Cuomo has refused to publicly disclose the full details of his plan, but we know that our hard-earned money would be used...
Press Conference Oct 27 – Come Stand With Us to Say No to Cuomo’s Nuke Bailout
With the help of the IPSEC community and more than a hundred other organizations, the campaign to block Governor Cuomo’s $7.6 bailout of old, unsafe, inefficient nuclear power plants has quickly grown into a statewide movement. Together, we’ve generated thousands and thousands of phone calls and emails, made our voices heard at the governor’s public...
From our friends at Food & Water Watch: No Nuclear Bailout!
“Governor Cuomo wants to increase our electric bills to bail out old, unprofitable nuclear power plants It will cost hard working New Yorkers nearly $8 billion dollars. Your money will go to plant owner Exelon, a Chicago-based Fortune 100 company with annual revenues over $34 billion. The Governor says it’s about preserving jobs and fighting...
Beware the nuclear industry bearing gifts
By David Kraft Look out for the Trojan Horse carrying small modular nuclear reactors. Most people are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse – the “gift” that disguised destruction, at least for Troy. When legislators reconvene in the fall veto session, they will be confronted with a legislative Trojan Horse called SB76 – a pro-nuclear power...
(Audio) Activists Shut Down MOMA to Kick Off Fossil Fuel Baron from Board; Sept 17 rally and march at 1 PM. Plus local vigil. If you have friends who are not going into the City, please share these audio clips with them.
Local Vigil at Main and Mamaroneck, Renaissance Fountain. 3 PM to 4 PM. Thank you Vitalah for organizing this for those of us who can’t make it in to the City. From: ‘dunleamark@aol.com‘ via NYC Grassroots Alliance Momentum is building for Sunday’s September 17 End Fossil Fuel march and rally in NYC which starts at 1...
Why were studies canceled?
https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2023/03/12/why-were-studies-canceled/ “The NAS was considering using new ways of examining the health impacts of radioactivity from NRC licensed sites by implementing a more detailed, more thorough, publicly shared research protocol. Such a protocol could have opened up the NRC’s regulatory regime to exhaustive scrutiny, revealing just how inadequate it is for examining health impacts.” Federal agencies...
‘We are scarred’: Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate, even as industry subsidies flow
The town of Zion, Illinois, went into an economic spiral after the sudden closure of a nuclear power plant 25 years ago. Today, it’s still trying to recover and offers a cautionary tale for the country’s energy transition. by Kari Lydersen November 8, 2022 — The nuclear plant on the shore of Lake Michigan in Zion, Illinois,...
ARGUMENTS AGAINST NUCLEAR PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS IN BBBA OR SUBSEQUENT STAND-ALONE CLIMATE LEGISLATION
Developed by Nuclear Energy Information Service, ChicagoMarch 1, 2022An estimated $34 billion in tax credits for uneconomic nuclear reactors; and specifically the $13 billion estimated to be allocated to Exelon/Constellation Corporation reactors if eligible:Congress could not find money for continued child care benefits, adequate health care, drug pricing reform and other vital social programs; yet...
ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #24: “…and when the rivers don’t flow?….then what?…”
Greetings All –We provide you with the latest installment of our ongoing energy series, Illinois Energy Transformations.We provide this fact sheet both in test below, and as an attachment, where we know the graphics will be properly placed.Feel free to contact us if you have any questions, or need additional information.Be well, –David Kraft, Director, NEIS —...
New Mark Cooper Report
The press conference was Thursday. See what you missed on this streaming version.. Report Fact Sheet Read and download the full report here. “Dr. Cooper’s report shows conclusively that subsidizing nuclear power will compromise President Biden’s goals for the American Jobs Plan,” said Tim Judson, executive director of NIRS. “Billions of dollars for old nuclear...
White House Env. Justice panel report. Good news from Tim!
Hi all – some good news on the federal level. The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) issued its first report this week. An article about it is below. In the report, WHEJAC tells the Biden administration what types of projects benefit environmental justice communities, and what types of projects do not. The article focuses on...
You won’t believe how much the NY nuclear bailout will cost…. speak up today!