Vermont Yankee has officially powered down and is off-line …. forever.
Just let that sink in.
Hundreds of articles, blog posts, and OpEds have been published about Yankee closing. Here’s a selection:
The Guardian: “VT Shutters Nuke Plant to Make Way for Renewable Energy”
Common Dreams by Jim Riccio, Greenpeace
Forbes: Why VY Closing Won’t Raise New England Power Bills by economist Mark Cooper
Greenfield Recorder collection of articles & OpEds, including “Closing Celebration” on VY Unplugged party
Keene Sentinel’s collection of articles & OpEds
National Geographic: VY Shutdown Punctuation New Reality for Nuclear Power
Newsweek VY Shut Down: US Still has No System for Waste
NY Times: VY Nuclear Plant Begins the Slow Process of Closing 01.05.15
CountPunch: VT Yankee & All the Rest by JohnLaForge
If a Nuclear Plant Closes in VT, Does It Matter in Plymouth?
Socialist Workers: Good Riddance to VT Yankee by Steve Ramey
VPR on VT Yankee History & Legacy
Entergy full page ad 12.29.14
