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A bittersweet Clean Energy Standard in NY

A bittersweet Clean Energy Standard in NY

Dear friends, By now you may have heard that New York State adopted a “Clean Energy Standard” last Monday, one that finally puts a requirement on utilities to buy renewable energy, but one that also requires that we all pay to subsidize unprofitable nuclear power plants. The nuclear portion of the policy will cost New...
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Indian Point: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Indian Point: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Indian Point – the reactors – seem to just keep rolling along. Here is a quick update on the many aspects of actions surrounding the troubled Units 2 and 3. Indian Point – the film – is starting a nationwide theater run. It will eventually be shown...
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You won't believe how much the NY nuclear bailout will cost.... speak up today!

You won’t believe how much the NY nuclear bailout will cost…. speak up today!

It’s Time to Hit the Brakes on Governor Cuomo’s Extravagant 12-Year Nuclear Bailout The push for a massive nuclear power bailout in New York just got a lot worse — and the state agency pushing it doesn’t want to consider other options or give the public any time to make our voices heard. After saying...
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URGENT! 6/16 – Clean Energy Standard Meeting

We need all boots on the ground! We are planning a press conference at 5 pm.  Can you come early and be part of it? We need a crowd of people holding signs.  This is an important press conference since our pipeline allies will be there in an expression of solidarity.   Your attendance is...
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New York Times Covers Indian Point/Spectra Pipeline Protest At Governor's Home

New York Times Covers Indian Point/Spectra Pipeline Protest At Governor’s Home

“BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Every so often, catastrophes prompt fresh worries about the Indian Point nuclear power plant, whose twin domes loom over the Hudson River about 45 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. “In 2001, the terror attacks on Sept. 11 spurred calls to shut down the two reactors here, amid concern of a similar attack...
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Radioactivity In Indian Point's Groundwater Increases 65,000%, Governor Orders Investigation

Radioactivity In Indian Point’s Groundwater Increases 65,000%, Governor Orders Investigation

“Radioactive water overflowed into the groundwater at the upstate Indian Point nuclear power plant, officials said Saturday. “Gov. Cuomo said the plant’s operator, Entergy, reported “alarming levels” of radioactivity at three monitoring wells, with one well’s radioactivity increasing nearly 65,000%. “The Buchanan plant reported that the contamination did not migrate offsite and does not pose...
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