Program for Sunday, February 13, 2022 Last spring, Diane Turco joined us to explain why nuclear power is not a green solution because it produces radioactive waste. Cape residents, through citizen petitions, have expressed their concerns over the storage of spent fuel rods. But now there’s more: over 1 million gallons of water, contaminated by radioactivity and more. What exactly is in the water, what are the options for disposal and who decides? Diane joins us again on February 13 … Continue reading 13 Feb 2022: “What about the Water? Emerging Concerns about Pilgrim Nuclear’s Decommissioning Process”: with Diane Turco

Program for Sunday, March 28, 2021 Now that Pilgrim Power Station in Plymouth is closed, there is serious concern over the ongoing and long term storage of nuclear waste in dry casks. Holtec’s decommissioning of the Pilgrim plant is proceeding with minimal federal regulations and poses new dangers for the surrounding communities. However, these dangers are sometimes neutralized by the belief that nuclear power helps reduce greenhouse gases and is therefore deserving of support from climate activists. Diane Turco and … Continue reading 28 Mar 2021: “Nuclear Power to Save the Climate?” with Diane Turco

Program for Sunday, February 28, 2021 Mark Forest will discuss the controversial siting of a machine gun range on the base and ongoing efforts to preserve one on the most ecologically important regions in the northeastern United States. This location is one Forest knows intimately. He was the driving force behind the creation of the 15,000 acre Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve, which is also the source of much of Cape Cod’s drinking water supplies. As a former aide to Congressmen … Continue reading 28 Feb 2021: “Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve: Why We Must Protect It and How“ with Mark Forest

Program for Sunday March 15, 2020 Madhavi Venkatesan started the Sustainable Practices film series in the fall of 2017 and screened Divide in Concord in the spring of 2018. The film documents the first plastic water bottle ban in the U.S., in Concord, Massachusetts and this screening was a turning point for Sustainable Practices Ltd. The film’s embodiment of all the elements of sustainability literacy, stewardship, environmental activism and courage inspired and helped the group understand what is needed to … Continue reading 15 Mar 2020: Living with purpose: Sustainable Practices