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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

• Decommissioning Vermont Yankee Doesn't Have to Spell Economic Doo...

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  The Senate’s historic “no” vote on the relicensing of Vermont Yankee isn’t likely to be the final word on the state’s sole nuclear power plant. But Vermont’s utilities are preparing for the very real possibility of a nuclear-free energy future come 2012. Most are negotiating new energy contracts to replace VY’s baseload power.

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  Decommissioning Vermont Yankee Doesn't Have to Spell Economic Doo...
• A Photographer Is "Banned" for Taking Pictures on Chur...

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  To some, Dan Scott is an artist who exercises his First Amendment right of free speech by photographing people in public places. To others, he’s a creepy voyeur whose surreptitious shutterbuggery makes some people, especially young women, uncomfortable. So much so, in fact, that last week Burlington police issued him a trespass order barring him from dozens of businesses on the Church Street Marketplace.

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• Dean Reloaded: How the Former Vermont Governor Is Firing Up the H...

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  With Democrats against the ropes on national health care reform, Vermont’s political prizefighter has come out swinging.

  Howard Dean is traveling the country trying to fire up Democrats weary from months of setbacks at the hands of Republicans — who, despite their small numbers in Congress, have skillfully blocked much of the Democratic agenda. At an appearance in Brattleboro on February 17, the former Vermont governor and Democratic National Committee chairman told a gathering that Democrats must get “tougher” if they want to win political battles.

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• In Yankee's Wake, Legislators Look to Fast-Track Renewable Power ...

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  Minutes after voting to shut down Vermont Yankee, state Senate leaders summoned reporters to talk about “where we go from here.” The lawmakers’ answer: windmills, solar panels and methane-fueled “cow power.”

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• Planned Parenthood Strives to Get Chemicals Out of Its Clinics

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  Physicians promise “to do no harm,” but they are often doctoring in the presence of materials that are dangerous to human health. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which operates 23 offices in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, has joined a growing movement of medical providers seeking to reduce client exposure to such toxic chemicals.

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• How Secure Are Medical Records in the Age of Digital Record Keepi...

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  When you go to the hospital, federal law says that only doctors, other health care providers and those who pay for your care, such as insurance companies, can access your medical records. But what protects patients against the prying eyes of health care professionals who take a less than professional interest in their medical history?

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• People and Politicians Living Downwind of Yankee Object to "...

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  Residents of New Hampshire and Massachusetts have no official say in what happens to Vermont Yankee. But that isn’t stopping them from expressing their opinions on the plant’s relicensure request now before Vermont and federal regulators.

  Last month, four Massachusetts lawmakers who represent people living within 10 miles of the Vernon reactor urged their Vermont counterparts to reject VY’s proposal.

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