Razzi Snap: Baldwin’s Unhealthy Nukes, Simmons Helps Dogs, Stone Wears ‘Em

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by Michael dEstries November 10, 2007
Categories: Animals, Causes.

baldwin.jpgActors Alec Baldwin and Christie Brinkley will give a press conference on Monday (along with several other organizations) on newly released studies linking cancer with radioactive leaks from the Indian Point Nuclear reactors. According to the release, strontium 90, tritium and cesium 137 are being released into the Hudson River. [press release via green nuclear butterfly]
The 2007 Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. were a success, but a massive after-party in a downtown park turned into an environmental mess when organizers left the scene without picking up their trash. Broken glass, empty beer, liquor and wine bottles and bags of trash were scattered about well into the next day. Park Rangers ended up saving the day and hitting organizer Holloway and Associates with the bill. Great PR, guys. [nashville]

In the wake of the Michael Vick controversy, rap-mogul Russell Simmons has filmed a PSA for the Humane Society denouncing dog fighting. Said Simmons, “There is nothing slick, cool or glamorous about dog fighting.” [allhiphop]

Meanwhile, actress Sharon Stone continued her fur-crusade by appearing Thursday night in a, well, um, you figure it out…[dlisted]


Categories: Animals, Causes.

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  • http://www.fuseusa.org Sherwood Martinelli

    Interesting note to this story…

    A) The new information is not so new, and in fact has indirectly already been mentioned in a FUSE USA filing with the NRC.

    B) The Monday media event was supposed to be a FUSE USA event…Susan Shapiro resigned from the board of FUSE USA earlier this week, and took that event with her when she formed PHASE. We here at FUSE USA wish her success, and a good chance she might find it, since much of her strategy was and continues to be the FUSE USA strategy.

    For the record, below is our Press Release:

    FUSE USA
    Friends United for Sustainable Energy, USA
    http://www.fuseusa.org
    fuse_usa@yahoo.com
    351 Dyckman Street
    Peekskill, New York 10566
    (914) 734-7458

    PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
    For Immediate Release

    Contact:
    Sherwood Martinelli (914) 293-7458 or 734-1955

    FUSE USA’s efforts to shut down the aging Indian Point reactors has recently been featured in numerous news publications, including the New York Times after filing 26 Contentions in the Indian Point License Renewal Process. Today, November 9th, 2007 FUSE USA continues our work of protecting human health and the environment with the filing of 17 contentions on Indian Point reactor number 3.

    With elevated cancer rates in the three state area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, coupled with new evidence of radioactive tritium possibly leaking from the hot side of the Indian Point facility, one has to give credence to the anecdotal evidence that living near an aging nuclear reactor contributes to elevated cancers.

    Projects like the Tooth Fairy Project suggest there is a link between strontium 90, which has been found in water samples taken from the Indian Point facility, and childhood leukemia. Some suggest living close to a nuclear reactor increases a woman’s chance of breast cancer, and of giving birth to a stillborn child.

    For too long, the military/commercial nuclear industry has denied any links between themselves and cancer, have taken a prove it was us attitude, placing the burden on average citizens. FUSE USA believes that the burden needs to be reversed. Entergy needs to prove to communities located in Indian Point’s 50 mile Peak Fatality Zone (PFZ) ,which encompasses parts of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York that Indian Point with its tritium, celsium 137 and strontium 90 leaks is not contributing to the elevated breast cancer, childhood leukemia, and thyroid cancers in our communities. Before the NRC considers granting Entergy a 20 year license renewal, our communities deserve health studies.

    Because of that, included as a part of FUSE USA’s latest filings is a contention asking that those studies be carried out as a part of the License Renewal Process. No studies, no license renewal needs to be our call to action. The Health Studies contention is included below, and the entire filing is attached as a word file.

    Interested citizens are encouraged to sign onto these important contentions. Contact sherwood@fuseusa.org with your name and address to add your voice to this important Public Health contention.

  • Dana

    Good for Russell Simmons. Bull dogs and other fighting dogs need an advocate on their behalf, as they are probably the most abused dogs in the country. Simmons is also vegan and doesn’t use real fur in his clothing line.

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