DUMMERSTON — Last year, the people of Vermont used the democratic process to prevail upon Entergy Corporation of Louisiana to close its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in March 2012. Instead of obeying the will of the people, Entergy is now spending vast sums of money on lobbying, TV advertising, and lawyers to try to keep its dangerous, polluting nuke running until at least 2032.
Along with at least four other people, I am planning to risk arrest for non-violent civil disobedience at the Entergy office in Brattleboro at noon on Feb. 28. We are asking the public to come out to support us and witness our action.
We will not damage any property, and we have notified the police. We will cooperate with the police if and when they arrest us. We will peacefully walk to the police cars and not say anything rude or confrontational to the police.
We will consider allowing anyone to risk arrest with us if they contact us by Feb. 21. You can reach me by phone at 802-254-2531 or by going to ValleyPost.org and clicking “contact.”