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Parade and Rally March 30th
Dear friends of the Safe and Green Campaign, Today is the 34th anniversary of Three Mile Island. Silver lining: no new nukes in 34 years. Not without a fight. On the home front, it has been a year of illegal operations – with no certificate of public good – and the leaks, lies and lawyers … Continue reading
Fukushima Day event in Putney
Hello to Safe and Green/ SAGE Alliance supporters in the Putney and Brattleboro area: The second anniversary of the start of the disaster at Fukushima is fast approaching, on March 11. We are planning a unique and meaningful event to bring this tragedy home to our local communities. A number of towns will host vigils, … Continue reading
Proposed changes to the Clean Energy Development Fund
Dear Vermonters For those of you who want to help increase clean renewable energy in our state, please read this. As a town energy coordinator I understand the challenges that schools and municipalities face in order to undertake a solar electric or solar hot water project. Schools and municipalities are not taxable entities, they cannot take advantage … Continue reading
CAN needs your support on Valley Gives
When donors come to the Valley Gives website between 12 AM and 11:59 PM on 12.12.12, they will be able to make gifts to their favorite nonprofits. At the end of 24 hours, the top three nonprofits that have raised the most money and the top three nonprofits that have the most donors will be … Continue reading
New actions
WHEN: Sunday, September 23, from1:00-2:00 pm WHERE: Governor Hunt Road in Vernon, Vermont WHAT: Quaker Worship, Vermont Yankee’s Main Gate This religious witness will go forward regardless of the weather. It is organized under the care of Burlington Meeting (VT) We request that all who plan to participate in this worshipful witness gather at the Putney Friends … Continue reading
Our River Runs Through It: Flotilla & Rally to Stop VT Yankee Pollution
Location: Connecticut River – Hinsdale, NH When: Sep 8 2012 – 11:00am to 3:00pm File attachments: Print version Flotilla poster Email version Flotilla poster Our River Runs Through It: Flotilla & Rally to Stop VT Yankee Pollution Saturday September 8th on the Connecticut River, Hinsdale NH Join us by watercraft or along the shore in … Continue reading
VY powers down for smoke in reactor building
by JOSH STILTS, Reformer Staff Posted: 06/18/2012 05:46:33 PM EDT Updated: 06/18/2012 05:47:06 PM EDT BRATTLEBORO – The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been reduced to 36 percent power since 1 p.m., after smoke was detected in the reactor building. According to Vermont Yankee spokesman Rob Williams, there was an electrical failure … Continue reading
RALLY TO SUPPORT VERMONT
Please join us for a rally to support the democratic will of the people and elected officials of Vermont to shut down Vermont Yankee rather than permit it to operate beyond its original 40-year license. Saturday, April 14, 2012, Noon to 2:00 pm Brattleboro Common, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 [rain location: Brattleboro Union High School] Unite … Continue reading
Demonstration at VY HQ 03/23/12 successful!
Above are some of the images from this great event. While other news outlets are reporting “dozens of people arrested” and the Brattleboro Refraimer shows no news at all, the real numbers are: over 1000 people met on the Brattleboro commons, and marched to Vermont Yankee HQ on Old Ferry Road where there was music, … Continue reading
Remember Fukushima – Walk 3/16 – 3/22 to VY
“ AS I WENT DOWN BY THE RIVER TO PRAY….” FOLLOWING THE RIVER from SPRINGFIELD, MASS to VERMONT YANKEE, VERNON, VERMONT 2012 WALK FOR A NEW SPRING: REMEMBER FUKUSHIMA March 16 – March 22, 2012 The Connecticut River has been an historic route for many peoples over many centuries. And now it becomes the route … Continue reading