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Les gave a good list of some of the issues at the heart of Vermont Yankee's tritium leak. Those of us who live in the area have additional issues: What else is about to leak or starting to fail at this plant that is nearing the end of its planned operating lifespan? How responsibly will a far-distant corporation handle this and future problems of an aging plant, particularly given Entergy's plans to sell Vermont Yankee to a limited liability spin-off plant? How important is the health of people and ecosystems in the tri-state region in relation to Entergy's quest for profit, again given the plans for spin-off to a limited liability company? And another issue that doesn't come up often enough, how are our local concerns connected to health and environmental concerns in the areas where uranium is mined? Mark, if the Asian long-horned beetles get much closer to us, we won't have to worry about glowing maple syrup, as the beetles will have munched all the trees. ;-} Karen ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
