Comments on: Seeger’s coming to town http://nature.lohudblogs.com/2008/12/29/seegers-coming-to-town/ A blog about nature and the environment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:49:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Artisan33 http://nature.lohudblogs.com/2008/12/29/seegers-coming-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-1595 Artisan33 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:37:47 +0000 http://nature.lohudblogs.com/?p=1134#comment-1595 Clearwater.... as an organization....continues to oppose Indian Point, because of all the former positions it took against the plant, back when people knew less, and others were creating fear for fear's sake. Now, eight long years later, most of us realize things have changed. It's too bad Clearwater lacks any other rallying cry as potent as Indian Point..... opposing sewage outlets in the Hudson somehow is just not as glitzy as being "Anti-nuke"..stopping the wave of horrendous condo development seems not worth trying...working to suppress invasive fish species is never even mentioned....creation of alternative energy facilities is seemingly beyond their purview....seeking demographic justice for those rendered underemployed ( or unemployed... or homeless) by the deindustrialization of the Hud valley is apparently beyond their wildest dreams. So they very predictably (and wrongly) remain just "anti-nuclear". Well, word up to our talented songsters....the people WANT Indian Point. The people NEED Indian Point, and its benign, silent service to our local well-being is appreciated by a great majority of regional residents, especially in an era of Paterson tax hikes, and the rescinding of the STAR middle class rebate. Mr. Obama is right. We must embrace change, and move on to new causes, causes not encumbered with untruth, malicious propaganda, and intentional hate. Sing your wonderful songs. We love you for that. Just leave Indian Point alone. Clearwater…. as an organization….continues to oppose Indian Point, because of all the former positions it took against the plant, back when people knew less, and others were creating fear for fear’s sake. Now, eight long years later, most of us realize things have changed.

It’s too bad Clearwater lacks any other rallying cry as potent as Indian Point….. opposing sewage outlets in the Hudson somehow is just not as glitzy as being “Anti-nuke”..stopping the wave of horrendous condo development seems not worth trying…working to suppress invasive fish species is never even mentioned….creation of alternative energy facilities is seemingly beyond their purview….seeking demographic justice for those rendered underemployed ( or unemployed… or homeless) by the deindustrialization of the Hud valley is apparently beyond their wildest dreams.

So they very predictably (and wrongly) remain just “anti-nuclear”. Well, word up to our talented songsters….the people WANT Indian Point. The people NEED Indian Point, and its benign, silent service to our local well-being is appreciated by a great majority of regional residents, especially in an era of Paterson tax hikes, and the rescinding of the STAR middle class rebate.

Mr. Obama is right. We must embrace change, and move on to new causes, causes not encumbered with untruth, malicious propaganda, and intentional hate.

Sing your wonderful songs. We love you for that. Just leave Indian Point alone.

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