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Editorial: Sabotaging CEJA – repealing Illinois nuclear construction moratorium

“Nuclear war” has broken out in Illinois – one that could result in the devastation of our economy and sabotaging of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) renewable energy goals of 100% renewable energy by 2050. Driven largely by…
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NEIS ACTION ALERT: Nuclear moratorium-repeal bills to be voted on week of March 20th

Call your Senator and Rep, urging them to oppose HB1079 and SB0076, bills that  repeal Illinois nuclear reactor construction moratorium We have received word that the two proposed nuclear moratorium-repeal bills will come for a final floor…
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PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Senate “Kabuki Theater” Hearing Advances Nuclear Moratorium Repeal

Illinois Senate “Kabuki Theater” Hearing Advances Nuclear Moratorium Repeal CHICAGO—A Senate Energy and Public Utilities committee hearing held today advanced proposed legislation that would repeal Illinois nuclear construction moratorium,…
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ACTION ALERT -- oppose SB0076

Senate hearing scheduled! Thurs. March 9, 10 a.m.  Witness slips needed on SB0076 – attempt to repeal Illinois’ nuclear construction moratorium AND      build more Illinois nuclear plants The Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee…
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PRESS RELEASE: Nuclear “War” Returns to Illinois

CHICAGO-- A House Public Utilities committee meeting held today was the scene of the opening rounds of the next “nuclear war” in Illinois. Committee members heard testimony and voted on HB1079, introduced by Rep. Mark Walker (D. 53rd,…
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ACTION ALERT 2 HB1079 Hearing Rescheduled! Tues. Feb. 28, 2 p.m. NEW witness slips needed

The House Public Utilities Committee has re-scheduled its hearing dealing with HB1079. NEW witness slips are required and will be needed, even if you filed one last week. Last week, opponents outnumbered proponents 8 to 1.  This week, the proponents…
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NEIS ACTION ALERT They’re back! File witness slip on HB1079 – attempt to repeal Illinois’ nuclear construction moratorium

Rep. Mark Walker (D. 53rd, Arlington Heights) has once again introduced HB1079, an attempt to repeal the Illinois nuclear power plant construction moratorium. This moratorium was enacted and has insured that Illinois will not become the de…
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PRESS STATEMENT: ON INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE STRIKE DAY – NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT A VIABLE CLIMATE CRISIS SOLUTION

PRESS STATEMENT: ON INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE STRIKE DAY – NUCLEAR POWER IS NOT A VIABLE CLIMATE CRISIS SOLUTION September 23, 2022 Today’s Fridays for the Future Climate Strike called out tens of thousands of people worldwide –…
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UKRAINE/CHERNOBYL UPDATES By Gail Snyder, Board President, NEIS

UPDATE:  4/9/22 The IAEA:  “You had one job, only one job.  And…” CNN has made it to Chernobyl before the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA. The IAEA has expressed only an intense sense of urgency regarding getting into…
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Op-Ed: Beware HB-5589 – a Trojan Horse for More Nuclear Bailouts

With the nuclear reactor crisis emerging in Ukraine as a backdrop, a bill – HB 5589 -- has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would remove a decades-old moratorium on constructing new nuclear reactors in Illinois. This moratorium…
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ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #30: Ukraine War Reminds Us – No Room for Nuclear Power in Our Future

2022 has been quite a year so far.  No sooner do we begin recovering from the gut-punching reminder of “Don’t Look Up!” that we have a potentially civilization ending Climate Code Red to contend with, and fast, when along comes – Russia. Suddenly,…
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UKRAINE NUCLEAR UPDATE --  3/6/2022

          UKRAINE NUCLEAR UPDATE --  3/6/2022, 9 pm (CST) Gail Snyder, NEIS Board President Ukraine has 4 sites with a total of 15 operational reactors, Chernobyl is also a nuclear site of…
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Ukraine Nuclear update: 10 pm, Thursday, March 3, 2022 -- Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhya

Ukraine Nuclear update: 10 pm, Thursday, March 3, 2022 Like many of you we are watching the situation in Ukraine with the nuclear power plants unfold as if our worst nightmare is coming true.  By Gail Snyder, NEIS Board President CHERNOBYL The…
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Indicted

"Public Official A"  -- the former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan -- has (finally) been indicted under the charges of racketeering, relating to the ComEd lobbying scandal of 2020.  It ultimately led to Madigan leaving his post…
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ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #29: When Nuclear Power Meets War

ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #29: When Nuclear Power Meets War Feb. 24, 2022 As I write this, the World is greeted with the news that Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The feeling in my stomach is the same…
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ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #28: Getting Our Money’s Worth with Nuclear Power? Caveat Emptor!

ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #28: Getting Our Money’s Worth with Nuclear Power? Caveat Emptor! Feb. 12, 2022 The recent $694 million bailout of 6 Constellation (nee Exelon) nuclear reactors in Illinois was not good news for ratepayers,…
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ACTION ALERT: bill proposed to repeal Illinois nuclear reactor construction moratorium

Oppose HB5589, a bill that repeals Illinois nuclear reactor construction moratorium HB5589 was introduced on January 28 by Rep. Mark L. Walker (D,  53rd District) of Arlington Heights.  The bill in essence repeals a provision of the Public…
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ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #26: BEWARE THE POST-COP-26 NUCLEAR HUCKSTERS Nov. 22, 2021

ILLINOIS ENERGY TRANSFORMATION #26: BEWARE THE POST-COP-26 NUCLEAR HUCKSTERS Nov. 22, 2021 COP-26 and its aftermath have seen a dramatic rise in nuclear power being marketed as a “solution” needed to fight climate disruption. …
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PRESS RELEASE: CANCER RATE IN GRUNDY COUNTY, SITE OF DRESDEN NUKE PLANT, AMONG HIGHEST IN ILLINOIS, WORST FOR RADIATION-SENSITIVE CANCERS

CANCER RATE IN GRUNDY COUNTY, SITE OF DRESDEN NUKE PLANT, AMONG HIGHEST IN ILLINOIS, WORST FOR RADIATION-SENSITIVE CANCERS Embargoed until September 30, 2021, 10 a.m. Central Standard Time Contact: Joseph Mangano, (484) 948-7965; David…
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NEIS Action Alert: Say “NO!” to $60+ Billion Nuke Subsidies in BBB Act

Say “NO!” to $60+ Billion Nuke Subsidies in BBB Act Congress is set to begin voting on the Build Back Better Act as early as this week.  Huge subsidies for nuclear and fossil fuels are imbedded in a so-called climate bill.  It’s up…
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PRESS RELEASE: Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse? --details reveal massive spending on “false climate solutions”

PRESS RELEASE Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse? Devils in the details reveal massive spending on “false climate solutions,” safe-energy advocates reveal WASHINGTON, D.C.:  Close inspection of the mark-up language…
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PRESS STATEMENT: NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER BAILOUTS

PRESS STATEMENT: NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER BAILOUTS Monday, September 13, 2021 Chicago – Today, hundreds of citizens around the country are contacting their elected representatives to Congress to urge them to remove…
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PRESS RELEASE: National Day of Opposition to Nuclear Bailouts in Chicago  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 13 , 2021  Chicago – On a day that saw the Illinois legislature approve another $694 million in nuclear power bailout money to profitable Exelon corporation, safe-energy activists in cities all over the country…
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ACTION ALERT -- Make calls to Congress to stop nuclear bailouts in Reconciliation Bill

Say  “NO!” to Exelon Nuclear Bailouts! $694 million from Illinois Legislature expected to pass on Monday, Sept. 13 As much as $25 BILLION could go to Exelon from Congress On Monday Sept. 13th the Illinois Legislature and Gov.…
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