Closing Indian Point: Safe Decommissioning and Re-Powering New York with Sustainable Energy
Closing Indian Point: Safe Decommissioning and Re-Powering New York with Sustainable Energy
Please join Riverkeeper Board members Maria Castaneda and Karenna Gore, and Cecil Corbin-Mark and Karl Rábago for a conversation and panel discussion on the issues arising from the imminent closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant including environmental safety, replacing nuclear power with sustainable energy sources, and environmental justice.
Welcome and Introductory remarks: Maria Castaneda, Secretary Treasurer, and 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Remarks by actor and activist Alec Baldwin, followed by a conversation with Richard Webster, Riverkeeper Legal Program Director.
Panelists:
- Cecil Corbin-Mark: Deputy Director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
- Karenna Gore: Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary; Riverkeeper Board of Directors
- Karl R. Rábago: Pace Energy and Climate Center
Moderated by: Paul Gallay, President and Hudson Riverkeeper
Please note: you must register for a FREE, GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET to this event to be added to the guest list at the venue for security purposes. No one will be allowed entrance who has not registered at least 24 hours in advance of the event. SPACE IS LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER PROMPTLY.
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