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No lying allowed: VPIRG petitions PSB to stand up to VY

Vermont Yankee’s corporate owner, Entergy, lied to Vermont’s regulators to get its license. This is unacceptable. Our state regulators need to make clear that lying in a government proceeding will not be rewarded. That’s why today VPIRG petitioned the PSB to enforce the law against Entergy. Numerous Vermont Yankee executives lied to our state’s regulators …

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Vermont Yankee fight far from over

“It’s far from over.”  That’s what Entergy, the out-of-state corporate owners of Vermont Yankee, said in response to the State Senate vote denying Vermont Yankee’s 20-year extension. We have won a monumental victory. But we are not done. We need to ensure that we succeed. Since the historic Senate vote, towns all across Vermont held …

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Shareholder Roles & Rights in the Brave New Post-Citizens United World

It’s a brave new world of corporate power, thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission decision, and corporations, in their newly clarified role as “persons,” are gearing up to spend their profits freely in federal elections. However, since the massive profits generated by corporations happen in part as a result of …

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Survey: 2/3 of Vermonters favor closure of VT Yankee

A new scientific survey of 800 Vermonters conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (CSI) found that Vermonters want Vermont Yankee to be closed as scheduled. Based on polling that took place February 19-22nd immediately before the Vermont Senate vote took place, show deteriorating public support for Vermont Yankee. …

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