VT Town Resolution Campaign to Replace VT Yankee
Town Meeting Campaign to Replace Vermont Yankee
The Vermont legislature has given itself the power to approve or deny Entergy’s attempt to extend the operating license of Vermont Yankee. While lawmakers and the public will be hearing from advocates on both sides of the issue, Entergy’s corporate dollars will ensure that their point of view will be disseminated widely and deeply.
While citizens and grass roots environmental groups may not be able to match corporate budgets for lobbying and advertisements, we do have the good fortune to live where one of the last vestiges of true democracy, town meeting, is alive and well.
We think that it is vital for town meetings all across the state to weigh in on this important issue that will determine how we face our future energy needs and environmental concerns. We have confidence that if Vermonters get a chance to hear about the real costs of continuing operation of the nuclear reactor, both in economic and environmental terms, they will agree that we do not want another twenty years of Vermont Yankee. We know that by changing our focus to serious conservation and efficiency efforts, along with increasing locally and regionally produced renewable power generation, we can satisfy our needs for power without having to risk our environment as well as the welfare of the people in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts who live near the plant.
Dan DeWalt,
Town Meeting Campaign to Replace Vermont Yankee Coordinator
South Newfane
802.348.7701
TOWN WARNINGS:
The Replace Vermont Yankee town meeting resolution has been warned in 38 towns. Over a half dozen more plan to bring it up as other business to come before the town.
Towns that have warned the Replace Vermont Yankee resolution include:
E. Montpelier
Barnet
Bolton
Brattleboro
Brookline
Calais
Charleston
Corinth
Dummerston
E. Corinth
E. Montpelier
Glover
Grafton
Granville
Greensboro
Guilford
Halifax
Holland
Marshfield
Middlesex
Middletown springs
Montpelier
Newfane
Putney
Shrewsbury
Topsham
Townshend
Tunbridge
Walden
Wardsboro
Warren
Westfield
Westminster
Windham
Woodbury
WorcesterCraftsbury?
Jamaica?
Vershire?Hartford (refused by board despite meeting all legal requirements – looking for a pro bono lawyer to file suit)
FORUMS to get as many Vermonters as possible to consider this issue are being held across the state. Confirmed dates include:
Brattleboro: Thurs, Feb 19; Evening time TBA; River Garden Restaurant, Main Street (info 254.9098)
E. Corinth: Thurs, Feb. 26; 6 pm; the library; Chris Williams will speak.
Middletown Springs: Tues, Feb 24; 6:30 pm; at the library Deb Katz will speak.
Tunbridge: Fri, Feb. 27; 7 pm; at the Town Hall; Chris Williams will speak.
Westfield: Mon, Feb 23; 7 pm; location TBA, probably at the library; Dan DeWalt and Jimmy Leas will speak.More forums, still unscheduled will be held in Hardwick, Plainfield and White River Junction,
Town Meeting Resolution re Vermont Yankee
TO READ THE RESOLUTION GO TO: www.replacevy.org
NOTE: The VT Town Resolution Campaign to Replace VT Yankee is funded in part by the VT Yankee Decommissioning Alliance
LINKS
VPIRG’s Report: Decade of Change
Citizens Awareness Network
