#1. Tonight there will be an excellent presentation with Q+A on Nutrition and Healing, as part of International RSI Awareness Day, sponsored by computer advocacy@nyu:
http://www.nyu.edu/...
Free! 7 p.m. at Rm 802, 50 Washington Square South.
Friday, March 2nd: afternoon and evening events at Pace University's Pleasantville campus:
"Impact of Radioactive Leaks at Indian Point"
If you cannot attend, you should contact elected officials to urge them to go and to stay informed. http://clearwater.org/
Details below the fold:
I am posting information about these two events because they are important and useful.
#1. Tuesday- Tonight's speaker on nutrition and healing is a colleague who has done excellent research and clinical treatment of patients with repetitive strain injuries and other long-term disabilities. He is one of the most compassionate and dedicated physicians you could ever hope to meet.
While the presentation is aimed primarily at people with RSI, the nutrition news he has is for everybody.
Repetitive Strain Injuries: Nutrition in Treatment & Prevention Guest
Speakers: George Piligian, MD and Elizabeth Vukovic Gartlan, MS, RD
February 27, 2007 7:00 - 10:30 pm
Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South at LaGuardia Place, Room 802
Free, fully accessible and open to the public.
Are you looking for additional ways to promote healing, prevent injury
and improve mental acuity?
Nutrition plays an essential role in the healing and treatment of
chronic and long-term injuries and illnesses, including repetitive
strain injuries. Food choices can help lessen inflammation, reduce
stress, improve sleep and overall mental, physical and emotional health.
Join an occupational medicine physician and registered dietitian, who
will speak on the role nutrition plays in healing and health and
incorporating practical and easy methods of eating well into your daily
habits and routine. Q&A.
Computer users (word processing, programming, graphics, multimedia),
musicians, artists, designers, journalists--skills from lab tech to
lighting tech have risk factors. Join us for this important aspect of
health and safety.
Free & Open to the Public, Fully Accessible Please bring picture ID
Refreshments will be served.
Transportation: A, B, C, D, E, F and V Trains to West Fourth Street; W,
R Trains to Eighth Street; 6 Train to Astor Place.
For additional travel information: http://www.nyu.edu/...
This program is part of International RSI Awareness Day, which seeks to
raise public awareness about RSI, prevent injury and promote
understanding and acceptance of those with RSI.
Sponsored by Computer Advocacy @NYU
http://www.nyu.edu/...
#2. Friday March 2nd. I thought radioactive fallout issues ended when JFK was persuaded to end above-ground testing of nuclear weapons. WRONG! The same type of radioactive waste is escaping from Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, 26 miles north of NYC. John Hall, "our own" Congressman is sponsoring helpful legislation. Event details are below. You can also learn more about the topic via:
http://www.radiation.org
http://www.riverkeeper.org
Because Friday's Roundtable Conference on the leaks at Indian Point is specifically for elected leaders and public officials, please call your local Town Board or City Council members and ask that they attend whatever portion of the event they can, if not possible during the day (1:30-5 pm) then during the town meeting segment in the evening (6:30-8:30 pm). In the press release below you will find all the information you need to convey.
We also hope YOU will attend whatever portion of the meeting you can. Please register by contacting Katy Dunlap at the Clearwater office at katy@clearwater.org or by calling: 845-454-7673 x116.
Here is a map http://maps.google.com/...
and on that page you can get directions from where you are. From NYC take the train to Pleasantville and look for the Pace University bus at the Memorial Plaza stop located at the southwest corner of the railroad station in Pleasantville village. Here is the link to the Pace bus schedule:
http://appserv.pace.edu/...
Impact of Radioactive Leaks at Indian Point to be Examined
Roundtable, Town Meeting Set for Friday, March 2 at Pace University
PLEASANTVILLE"Elected leaders, public officials and nationally-renowned scientists will gather on Friday, March 2 at Pace University's Pleasantville campus to examine the implications of ongoing radioactive leaks at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
Sponsored by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc, Pace Academy for the Environment and the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC), the technical briefing and a later town meeting are free and open to the public, which is encouraged to attend to learn more about the radioactive leaks and their potential impacts upon groundwater, the Hudson River, and public health.
Federal, state and local officials from all levels of government are expected to participate, including members of New York’s Congressional delegation, representatives from 11 lower Hudson Valley counties, relevant state agencies, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and local municipal leaders. This month members of the New York Congressional Delegation re-introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that, if passed, would require an Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) at the Indian Point nuclear power plant, including in-depth review of Indian Point’s safety and mechanical systems, spent fuel pools, and radiological emergency evacuation plans. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) recently proposed similar legislation in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Representative John Hall (D-Dover), a co-sponsor of the House bill calling for an independent safety assessment at Indian Point, is expected to participate in the March 2 roundtable discussion. "Indian Point is the nation's most problematic power plant in the nation's most densely populated corridor," said Hall, in a Feb. 16 article appearing in the Westport News. "With 8 percent of the population of the United States within a 50-mile radius of the plant, our bill forces the NRC to give this plant the special attention it requires. This bill will force Entergy to do what it takes to run Indian Point safely or they won't be able to run it at all."
Experts in hydrology, geology, public health, ecology and regulatory issues will explain the most current information available concerning Strontium 90 and other radioactive isotopes discovered leaking from the aging nuclear power plant located in Buchanan, New York and operated by the Entergy corporation. What was initially described as a “slightly radioactive leak†amounting to “less than a pint a day,†when it was first discovered in September, 2005, has since grown to an “underground area [of] contaminated water that is 50 to 60 feet deep. There is also another area, or underground plume, that is about 30 feet wide by 350 feet long,†according to Don Mayer, director of special projects for Entergy, quoted in an Oct. 9, 2006 New York Daily News article. “One area is predominantly leaking tritium and the other Strontium-90," Mayer said.
Questions arise about drinking water supplies, both for nearby groundwater supplies and for municipalities in the lower Hudson that take their drinking water from the Hudson River. “Tens of thousands of gallons of water are leaching out into the ground, …most of it is going into the river. It's a serious problem," said Phillip Musegaas, a policy analyst with the Riverkeeper.
"Understandably, people are wondering what effect radioactive isotopes found in the groundwater under the plant may or may not have on their drinking water. Additionally, Clearwater wants to know what, if any, potential impacts the leaks may be having on fish and other aquatic species living in the River. That's why we are bringing together elected officials with experts who can provide the best scientific information available for a well-rounded and informative discussion," said Manna Jo Greene, environmental director at Clearwater, who will facilitate the roundtable discussion.
Mark Jacobs of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition stressed the need for the public, as well as elected officials, to attend in order to explore and understand the intricacies involved. “Come find out what can and should be done about the unceasing leaks coming from Indian Point. An unknown number of leaks, leaking for an unknown period of time, polluting unknown locations in unknown quantities is just too many unknowns,†said Jacobs.
The session will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Wilcox Gymnasium of Pace University’s Pleasantville campus with a technical briefing and roundtable discussion that is scheduled to last until 5 p.m. An evening roundtable panel and town meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for members of the public who may be unable to attend the earlier meeting. Although there is no cost to attend, advanced registration is strongly encouraged via e-mail: katy@clearwater.org or by calling: 845-454-7673 x116.