Category Archives: Events

The End in Sight

Posted on December 27, 2014

In 48 hours, Vermont Yankee will no longer be smashing atoms. Entergy confirmed that it will shut down between 8am and Noon on December 29th (lots of news links below). Still crossing our fingers (who can trust their word?) but … Continue reading →

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State Comments on PSDAR Posted

Posted on December 18, 2014

The extensive comments by Vermont’s state agencies on Entergy Post Shut Down Activities Report (PSDAR) have been posted on the state NDCAP website and on Entergy’s decomm website The state comments will also be presented at the NDCAP meeting tonight … Continue reading →

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Tis the Season!

Posted on December 17, 2014

Tis the Season to be Jolly …. Celebrating the Shut Down! VYDA is hosting a “Countdown to the Shutdown” Pot Luck Celebration on Saturday, December 27th at 6pm in Barre, VT. CAN & Safe and Green are throwing a Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Meeting Alert!

Posted on May 9, 2014

2 May Meetings:  (1)  * NRC Annual Dog and Pony Show : Wednesday, May 28, 6:30-8:30pm, at Brattleboro Union High School’s Auditorium.  (2) VT Clean Energy Development Board public meeting on how to Windham County’s share of the $5.3 million … Continue reading →

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May 6: Gala Opening of “Taking Power”

Posted on April 27, 2014

Joni Mitchell sang “paved paradise and put up a nuclear hot spot” on May 6, 1979 when almost 100,000 people marched on Washington DC, calling for an end of nuclear power and promoting renewables. Since that time, not one new … Continue reading →

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Public Service Board gives Entergy a CPG

Posted on March 28, 2014

Vermont’s Pubic Service Board, in a 98-page decision which we are slogging through, has granted a Certificate of Public Good to Entergy to operate Vermont Yankee through December 31, 2014.  “The Company’s sustained record of misconduct has been troubling to … Continue reading →

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Voices of Fukushima 2014

Posted on March 2, 2014

Safe & Green hosted a “Voices of Fukushima” gathering at the Brattleboro Food Coop Community Room on March 11. After watching short documentaries about Fukushima,  Chiho Kaneko gave a presentation, led a discussion on shifting the paradigm on radiation, and … Continue reading →

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State of VT & Entergy Talks Fail

Posted on December 17, 2013

Time to for us to get pushy, since Entergy and the State were unable to come to a negotiated agreement on closure and decommissioning Yankee. They say talks will continue. In the meantime, the Public Service Board should make a … Continue reading →

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A Day of Empowering the Grassroots

Posted on November 7, 2013

Safe & Green is co-sponsoring the annual Vermont Environmental Summit, so we’re headed to VTC in Randolph Center Saturday, 11/9.  Cleaning up Yankee in on the table for a morning energy issues “round table discussion focused on the strategies and … Continue reading →

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Meetings Coming Up: VSNAP, House Comm. on VY Closure, NRC on Waste

Posted on October 14, 2013

Some important meetings are coming up. Please show you support for prompt, safe closure and decommissioning – show up! VT House Committee hearings in Vernon 10/28. Also on 10/28,  NRC hearing on nuclear waste storage, in Chelmsford, MA 6-9pm. VSNAP … Continue reading →

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Safe and Green is a founding member of the SAGE Alliance, a coalition of regional groups and individuals working to close VY through grassroots organizing, education, and nonviolent direct action.