Eesha Williams's Blog, page 176
February 14, 2012
Photo: Sap Flowing, Maple Syrup Is Being Made
Stuart and John's Sugarhouse is in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. That's about a 10 minute drive from Brattleboro. On February 11, Stuart Adams, one of the farm's owners, collected sap and used it to make maple syrup. That was the earliest date in the year ever, he told the Keene Sentinel newspaper.
Nine Women Arrested at Valley Nuke Protest
On February 13, nine women were arrested for non-violent civil disobedience at the Entergy office in Brattleboro. They were Robin Lloyd, Martha Hennessey, Hattie Nestel, Connie Harvard, Anneke Corbett, Susan Lantz, Nina Swaim, Marcia Gagliardi, and Frances Crowe. "We bring love and heart to the campaign to end nuclear power forever," they said in a press release. They can be reached via Deb Katz at www.NukeBusters.org
More information about Vermont Yankee, and the movement to close it, is at:
February 10, 2012
Simba Concert Planned for June
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on or around June 20. The concert will probably be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Editorial: It's Time for Anti-Nuke Activists To Step It Up
Yard signs reading "Nuclear Free Vermont in 2012" began appearing on roadsides in the Brattleboro area at least five years ago. Around that time, at town meetings, the people of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, Putney, Marlboro and other towns voted overwhelmingly to close Vermont Yankee in 2012. Hundreds of people spoke at dozens of public hearings held in Brattleboro and Vernon that were organized by state and federal regulators. They said, "Shut Vermont Yankee now!"
February 7, 2012
Simba Concert Planned for June
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on or around June 20. The concert will probably be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
445 Acres Near Keene to Be Saved
Next month or in April, a local land trust will almost certainly protect 300 acres of forestland in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, between Keene and Brattleboro, said a spokesperson. "We expect to have the deal done in early spring, Katrina Farmer told the Valley Post on Feb. 3. She works for the Monadnock Conservancy in Keene. The group is also working to protect 145 acres in Swanzey, the next town south of Keene.
January 31, 2012
Simba Concert Planned for June
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on or around June 20. The concert will probably be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
Dozens Say: 'No War Vehicle for Keene Police'
Residents of Keene are protesting a plan by their city's police chief to buy an armored military assault vehicle. Keene is home to around 23,000 people and is surrounded by miles of forestland and farmland with only occasional houses. A photo of the tank-like vehicle is at:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6466601767_2a976fff9a.jpg
More photo are available by going to www.google.com and clicking "images" then entering "LENCO BearCat Special Missions Public Safety Vehicle."
January 23, 2012
Simba Concert Planned for June
Simba will perform a public concert in Dummerston, Vermont, near Brattleboro, on or around June 20. The concert will probably be at the Grange hall at the corner of East-West and Middle roads in Dummerston. At a recent Simba concert, at least 100 people danced for hours. The band plays reggae and funk, among other kinds of music.
From New York, A Way to Shut Valley Nuke
The following article is by Karl Grossman. He is a professor of journalism at the State University of New York in Old Westbury, a long-time investigative reporter, and author of the book Power Crazy: Is LILCO Turning Shoreham Into America's Chernobyl?
The nuclear power program in the United States was set up rigged—to allow the federal government to push atomic energy with state and local governments "pre-empted" on most issues.
