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Bonnir Raitt to sing against nuclear power on May 31

Bonnie Raitt helps the fight to end nuclear power in New England Mass.Market, 2012 February 9 by Jon Chesto The nuclear industry in New England has another high-profile foe, with guitarist Bonnie Raitt stepping up to support the cause this spring.

The Guacamole Fund, a nonprofit that helps put together benefit concerts for grass-roots organizations, is selling tickets for a Bonnie Raitt concert in Portland, Maine, and a dessert reception after the show with the musician. Tickets for the May 31 concert and reception are selling for $300 apiece, and proceeds go to the New England Coalition, a group  main goal is to oppose nuclear power in the region….

The Raitt benefit is just the latest example of how a number of environmental groups are working hard to turn off this reactor in Vermont for good. Despite this stiff opposition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission went ahead and renewed the plant’s license for another 20 years last March.

Entergy’s Pilgrim reactor in Plymouth hasn’t faced the same level of resistance. No rock stars lined up to raise money for Pilgrim Watch – as much as founder Mary Lampert would love it if they did.  Entergy filed its license renewal requests for Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim at the same time, in January 2006. The five-year-length of Vermont Yankee’s relicensing was certainly longerthanEntergy expected. But it’s Pilgrim, now past the six year mark, that has set the all-time record, in large part because of Lampert’s efforts.   http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/massmarkets/2012/02/09/bonnie-raitt-helps-the-fight-to-end-nuclear-power-in-new-england/#ixzz1m1RrO1kt

February 10, 2012 - Posted by | general

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