CONTACT:
Alex MacLean, Office of Peter Shumlin, (802) 828-3806
Jarred Cobb, Greenpeace Organizer, (603) 770-8679
James Marc Leas, Attorney, (802) 734-8811
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: On Tuesday, February 23, there will be an informative forum for community members to talk about the imminent vote on the re-licensing of Vermont Yankee and the resolution that is on the ballot for town meeting day in Winooski. As the leaks of radioactive tritium and Cobalt-60 continue, and with the ongoing investigation into Entergy employees lying under oath, it is clear that Vermont Yankee cannot be safely run past its scheduled retirement date of 2012.
WHO: Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tem
Arnie Gundersen, member of the Vermont State Public Oversight Panel
Maggie Gundersen, Fairewinds Associates
Tim Ashe, Senator, Chittenden County
Philip Baruth, candidate for Chittenden County Senate
Other Chittenden County Senators, Senate Candidates and Representatives have been invited to speak.
Mark Floege, Greenpeace Senior Investigator
James Marc Leas, former staff physicist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Attorney
Robert Millar, Moderato, Winooski Resident
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23, 7:00pm
WHERE: O’Brien Center, 32 Mallets Bay Avenue, Winooski
