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 …
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 …
Dear Friends in New York, Your actions are making a difference! Thousands of New Yorkers submitted comments opposing the $7.6 billion nuclear bailout to the Public Service Commission (PSC) last week — and today, the state capitol’s newspaper came out against it, too. Please call Gov. Cuomo today! Tell him to pull the plug on …
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 …
Please enjoy the photos from the Philly March: For more details, housing information, meeting information, etc. please see this post. Coal, Oil, Gas, Uranium: Leave Them All in the Ground! Join IPSEC members in Philadelphia as we walk in the Nuclear Free, Carbon Free Contingent and with our anti-fracking allies on the March for …
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 …
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 …
“New York state has received the first legal challenge to the clean energy standard (CES) it passed earlier this month. Lawyers for Ampersand Hydro LLC, which controls 12 small hydropower stations in New York, have asked regulators for a rehearing on procedural grounds. The document entered the official record this morning, marking the first formal … Continue reading
Find out the current status of Indian Point and what might happen next. Visit the IPSEC information table at the Beacon Sloop Club Corn Fest on the banks of the Hudson River, at the Pete and Toshi Seeger Park, within walking distance of the Metro North Beacon Train Station. If you would like to help … Continue reading
As part of today’s Peace Gathering to Commemorate the 71st Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki… …held in front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York at 299 Park Avenue, NYC (Park Ave. and 48th St.): AN OPEN LETTER TO PEOPLE OF JAPAN FROM CONCERNED PEACE ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES —In observance of … Continue reading
Below is all of the information you need for the March for a Clean Energy Revolution on Sunday, as well as the Clean Energy Summit on Saturday, if you are coming into town for that. NOTE: it is going to be very hot on Sunday, and we will be outside for several hours. Please mind your … Continue reading
Here is the link to the trailer for Ivy Meeropol’s character driven documentary on Indian Point. This film presents the issues surrounding Indian Point though the eyes of the former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory Jaczko, a control room supervisor, Brian Vangar, a journalist, Roger Witherspoon, a former attorney for Riverkeeper, Philip Musegass, an advocate for closing … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
When: Wednesday eve June 8, 2016 Where: DoubleTree Hotel, Tarrytown (Grand Ballroom, 455 S. Broadway) Time: Informal questions and sign-up at 6pm. Formal meeting 7pm Prepare to hear a lot about reactor baffle bolts. None of it good. As many of you know, Friends of the Earth (FOE) has just filed an Emergency Petition demanding … Continue reading
