Eesha Williams's Blog, page 162
October 23, 2012
Wisconsin Nuke Will Close; Vermont Yankee Fight Continues
The last time that a nuclear power plant was ordered and built in the United States was in 1973. There are now 65 nuclear power plants in the nation. Soon, there will be 64. On October 22, the owner of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Carlton, Wisconsin said it will permanently close the plant next year.
October 20, 2012
Oliver Mtukudzi Concert Will Be in Northampton
Oliver Mtukudzi and his band will perform a public concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on January 13 at 7 p.m. He is from Zimbabwe, in southern Africa. You can hear one of his songs at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn5nEKvr6aU
Concord Music Group (CMG) Corporation has a web page about Mtukudzi:
www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/oliver-mtukudzi/
Connecticut River Headwaters in Peril
The Connecticut river starts in New Hampshire, near the state’s borders with Vermont and Canada. It flows through Brattleboro, Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke, and Springfield on its way to the ocean. The town of Columbia, New Hampshire is home to about 750 people. It’s near Canada. In Columbia, Roaring brook flows into the Mohawk river which, in turn, flows into the Connecticut river.
October 14, 2012
Oliver Mtukudzi Concert Will Be in Northampton
Oliver Mtukudzi and his band will perform a public concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on January 13 at 7 p.m. He is from Zimbabwe, in southern Africa. You can hear one of his songs at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn5nEKvr6aU
Concord Music Group (CMG) Corporation has a web page about Mtukudzi:
www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/oliver-mtukudzi/
Photo: Springfield Victory
Usually, when a giant corporate bank wants to evict a low-income family from the family’s home, that’s what happens. But on October 12 in Springfield, the family won. More than 100 people took part in a protest in front of the home. More than a dozen people had committed to risking arrest for non-violent civil disobedience to save the family’s home at 27 Talmadge Drive.
October 8, 2012
Oliver Mtukudzi Concert Will Be in Northampton
Oliver Mtukudzi and his band will perform a public concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on January 13 at 7 p.m. He is from Zimbabwe, in southern Africa. You can hear one of his songs at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn5nEKvr6aU
Concord Music Group (CMG) Corporation has a web page about Mtukudzi:
www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/oliver-mtukudzi/
Nuke Protesters Hit Dozens of Interstate Overpasses in Valley
Traffic was heavy on Interstate 91 south in the Valley on the afternoon of October 8 as tourists from Connecticut returned home from seeing the fall foliage in Vermont over the Columbus Day weekend. The motorists saw dozens of giant "No Nukes" banners held by activists standing on bridges over the highway. The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is three miles from Massachusetts and a stone's throw from New Hampshire. More information is at www.NukeBusters.org. To enlarge a photo, click on it,...
