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"The more you learn about Indian Point, the more you know it must close. It's too old, near too many people, and too vulnerable to fire, earthquake, outside attack and a host of other potential disasters. What's more, we simply don't need Indian Point's dirty, dangerous power: current surpluses are sufficient to consign Indian Point to the scrap heap when its licenses expire if not sooner. New York is safer, more secure and simply better off without Indian Point."
Comment: It is appalling that the industry was given approval to drill near this site, but rather unsurprising given the power wielded by the oil industry. The Gulf of Mexico and the coastal communities that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon spill are still suffering from this disaster and the effects are expected to last for decades. Worse, the footprint of BP's disaster has been shown to extend well beyond the Gulf of Mexico, and in fact reaches into other parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the North American continent.