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...
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...
The 25% Myth
Many people have raised questions about the claim Entergy frequently makes that they supply 25% of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester County. I asked Roger Witherspoon, environmental journalist, who has written about this issue for clarification. Here is his response. –Marilyn Elie, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition Many are concerned that...
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...
Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOT to let Entergy call the shots
For anyone who wanted to go to the meeting and couldn’t get there or could not get in, call the Public Service Commission and tell them that you were not able to see/hear the PSC’s presentation and you never got to ask questions or make statements and could not hear other people’s public comments that might...
Entergy To Close Two Nuclear Power Plants
Thrilling news has come through in recent weeks as Entergy, which runs Indian Point among several other nuclear power plants, announced it will shutter their Fitzpatrick nuclear facility in upstate New York and Pilgrim in Massachusetts. “Entergy Corp. will close the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in New York in late 2016 or early 2017,...
Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds on a Carbon Free, Nuclear Free World
In preparation for the New York City People’s Climate March, Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen spoke to staffers from the United Nations about why nuclear power is not a viable solution to the issue of climate change. Following the New York City UN presentation, Arnie traveled to Westchester County, New York regarding the Entergy-owned Indian Point reactors that are located only...
A bittersweet Clean Energy Standard in NY