A “Tipping Point” We Can Be Proud Of

On Friday, Philip Baruth of VT Daily Briefing posted this article entitled:

“The Penultimate Tipping Point On The Drive To Close Vermont Yankee Was Reached On January 14, In The Year Of Our Lord 2010.”

The connections Philip makes speak to the success of the walk and corresponding statehouse events as well as the political realities facing Entergy and its supporters. Speaking to Gov. Douglas’s need to condemn Entergy regarding the tritium leak and the company’s blatant misinformation campaign, Baruth notes,

No one wants disintegrating infrastructure as their signature legacy.

What does this mean for those of us working to see VY close it’s doors in 2012 and kick Entergy out? It means we need to ‘step up’ our citizen-led efforts and build on the energy generated from the walk. This means we take the overwhelming public support received by the walkers and place it in the lap of the VT legislature. While Entergy has certainly assisted in our efforts to convey they have no place here, it is up to us to make sure they legally have no place here.

In order to guarantee a firm “no” vote in the VT legislature this year, it needs to be abundantly clear the citizens of VT are supportive of a new energy era. Here’s what you can do:

Go to our Action Center and use the tools provided to take action. Letters to the Editor will be crucial over the next few months. Also, if you have not yet seen the film we screened for legislators on Wednesday, watch it and pass it on to others. Click Here to view it. Email, Facebook or Tweet this to everyone you know.

Finally, get others involved. Ask your friends, your neighbors and your family to participate. The voices of the People will inevitably close Vermont Yankee.

To the communities that took us in, the supporters, the cheerleaders and the tremendous positive energy: Thank you!

Chad Simmons

802.377.7403

www.safeandgreencampaign.org