Tag Archives: Connecticut River

2018 Nuclear Waste Tour

Posted on September 5, 2018

Environmental Justice & Nuclear Waste the road from New England to Texas and New Mexico CAN is organizing a High-level Nuclear Waste (HLNW) Tour in New England to address the abdication by the federal government and the nuclear industry to … Continue reading →

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Power Struggle – Brattleboro

Posted on November 3, 2016

After 7 years in the making, local area filmmaker Robbie Leppzer is holding two “Sneak Preview” benefit fundraiser screenings of his new 104-minute feature-length documentary film, POWER STRUGGLE, which chronicles the grassroots political battle to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear … Continue reading →

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February E-News

Posted on February 14, 2016

Dear Friends of the Safe & Green Campaign, The 5th anniversary of the beginning of the Fukushima melt-downs, evacuations, contaminations and deaths is approaching, March 11. On Saturday, March 12, we will host a vigil at Pliny Park in Brattleboro. … Continue reading →

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Counting Our Blessings

Posted on September 11, 2015

As I write this, hundreds of thousands of people in Japan are evacuating as Typhoon Etau creates massive flooding. TEPCO announced that “The water also overwhelmed the drainage pumps at the Fukushima nuclear plant… Hundreds of tons of contaminated water … Continue reading →

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February: A Month for a Miracle

Posted on January 30, 2015

I can point out to people that shutting down Vermont Yankee was a miracle, right? We weren’t, as the people, supposed to have that power. And people did it anyway. They insisted on it and they saw it through and … Continue reading →

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NEW Countdown to Closure!

Posted on September 23, 2014

Remember our daily “Countdown to Closure” vigils at the gates of Vermont Yankee back in 2011 & 2012? We were marking the days until March 21, 2012, the day Vermont’s stamp of approval for nuclear operations expired.  Now watch our … Continue reading →

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Keep Up the (Water) Pressure

Posted on April 13, 2014

Finally, the State is saying Yankee is violating the Clean Water Act and Vermont’s water quality standards! The Agency of Natural Resources cites evidence submitted to the Public Service Board by Connecticut River Watershed Council and VNRC in Docket 7862 … Continue reading →

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Flotilla 2013

Posted on July 19, 2013

On Saturday, August 10th, SAGE Alliance returned to the river for its 2nd Flotilla. In canoes and kayaks, with land lovers on the shore, we delivered our messages to Entergy. We celebrated water, which sustains all life. See photos, video … Continue reading →

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Safe and Green is a founding member of the the Sugar Shack Alliance, a coalition of regional groups and individuals working to stop the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline through grassroots organizing, education, and nonviolent direct action.