Fukushima on the Hudson: Indian Point - Thursday Meeting Info

FUKUSHIMA on the HUDSON
(The Only Safe Nuclear Reactor is 93,000,000 Miles Away)

June 23rd, 2011, Thursday
7:00 PM

All Saints' Episcopal Church

43-12 46 St. - Sunnyside

Directions:  #7 local train to 46 Street/Bliss Street -

Walk 1/2 block North to Church

You will learn about the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

on the Hudson River a few miles North of New York City

 

• the health effects, especially cancer, of both an accident and the daily routine releases of radiation
• the near-by earthquake faults and what they might do to the plant
• the vulnerability of the plant to terrorists
• the connection between nuclear power and climate change
• evacuation plans (I like the new definition I heard at the June 2 NRC hearing: "Permanent Re-location)
• environmental justice issues from mining to radioactive releases
• the horrible economics of nuclear power, both in terms of insurance and financing
• what thermal pollution is and how much water Indian Point uses
• other electricity sources that are available now

Speaker:  Ken Gale, author of Chernobyl-on-the-Hudson and host & producer of Eco-Logic, one of WBAI-FM's two environmental shows

Sponsors: 
        
           Sunnyside Woodside Peace

           West Queens Greens

           West Queens Independent Democratic Club
           Veterans for Peace

           Shut Down Indian Point Now

Friday: Don't Frack up NY's Water Supply!

From our sister club:

Ridgewood Democratic Club Inc.

60-70 Putnam Avenue, Ridgewood, New York 11385

(718) 821-9807

Membership Meeting Notice Friday, September 24, 2010 at 7:30pm Danger to New York's Water Supply Due to Natural Gas Drilling (Hydrofracking) Special guest speaker Walter Hang "How New York City's Drinking Water Could be Imperiled by Marcellus Shale Gas Hydrofracking." Walter Hang is president of Toxics Targeting, an environmental database firm that helps to safeguard New York City's drinking water. He and his colleagues have released extensive government information documenting natural gas hazards in New York State involving fires, explosions, polluted water supply wells, evacuated homes and massive uncontrolled wastewater releases. He also drafted a coalition letter with more than 10,000 signatories calling for the withdrawal of the Department of Environmental Conservation's draft proposed regulations. His work has received extensive local, state, national and international media coverage. See: http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale Bring your friends and neighbors. As always, refreshments will be served.