Saturday, April 14, 2007

Oyster Creek: The Truth Revealed

Wednesday, April 25, the Cornucopia Network of NJ will be sponsoring a marvelous opportunity. Richard Webster, a board member, will speak about "Oyster Creek: The Truth Revealed" at 7:30 at the Fire Station Auditorium at 1 Pine Street in Montclair. To get to the Auditorium from Grove Street Montclair, turn left (east) onto Glen Ridge Avenue, one block north of Bloomfield Avenue.
At the first light turn right onto Pine Street (which also intersects Bloomfield Avenue, but is harder to find that way). Park in the Bay Street station lot on your left. The fire station is just to its right, and you can either walk up one flight of stairs or take an elevator to the auditorium on the second floor.
Oyster Creek is the nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant. It need not meet modern safety standards for renewal. There are signs of decay from the original standards of 40 years ago. Its license renewal is being thwarted only by a legal challenge by six citizens' groups.
Citizen pressure on the NRC and politicians can matter.
Richard is the lawyer at the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic representing these six citizen groups, and he has found very odd (and
disturbing) facts in his legal research. He was an environmental consultant for years after earning an undergraduate degree in physics and a master's in hydrology. This will be another gripping evening.
A flyer can be provided, we would be glad to have you post it wherever you can.

Forwarded by Pat Kenschaft

-- Stephane

Monday, April 9, 2007

Celebrating Earth Hour by switching off the lights

From Dailygood.org, April 06, 2007 entry

Citizens of Sydney, both businesses and individuals, were invited to turn off their lights for just one hour, Earth Hour -- 7.30pm to 8.30pm on March 31st 2007 -- as a sign of their commitment to reduce global warming. Estimates were that more than 2 million Sydney residents joined Earth Hour, causing a 10.2% drop in energy usage across Sydney, according to Energy Australia. Furthermore, more than 30% of the businesses on the Australian Stock Exchange committed; 90 McDonalds, for instance, turned off the lights in their golden arches. This Earth Hour was just the start of a campaign that aims to reduce Sydney's greenhouse emissions by 5% in 2007. The event demonstrated the power of simple, coordinated actions and carried a compelling message: caring about the future of the planet. [ more ]

Be The Change:
Make one conscious decision today to reduce your own environmental footprint. Check out this article and its 50 ideas. [ more ]

-- Stephane

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Glen Ridge Environmental Awareness Fair - Sunday, April 15th from 1 to 4 p.m.

Glen Ridge is having an Environmental Awareness Fair on Sunday, April 15th from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Glen Ridge Train Station & Gazebo. If you are in town, stop by to support our neighbor, and explore some environmental issues they are sharing with their residents.
For more information, contact Deborah Mac Evoy Jacobsen 51 Lynwood Road, Verona debmacjake@comcast.net
973 857 1526

-- Stephane