There has been adequate coverage about the THREAT posed by Pilgrim Nuclear to INFORM ANY CANDIDATE!
FLIP FLOP CHARLIE BAKER DID NOT ANSWER!
Let's interpret his spineless lack of response is his unwillingness to INFORM HIMSELF, yet again!
Remember, Charlie Baker's uninformed position on Predatory Gambling!
Charlie Baker IGNORED that a SINGLE COMMERCIAL CASINO IN MASSACHUSETTS paves the road for HOW MANY INDIAN CASINOS?
We simply CAN'T AFFORD TO ELECT uninformed CANDIDATES to OFFICE!
To understand where the candidates stand on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station before Tuesday's primary election, the Pilgrim watchdog group Cape Downwinders sent surveys to all 49 candidates for federal, state and local offices that serve Cape constituents.
Each was asked three questions: Does the candidate support permanently closing Pilgrim? Does the candidate support expanding the emergency planning zone around the plant to include the Cape and Islands? Has the candidate accepted, or would he or she accept, campaign contributions from Pilgrim's owner, Entergy Corp., or any of its affiliates?
Responses from candidates for governor were split down party lines, with Democrats in favor of shutting down the aging plant and expanding the emergency planning zone around it. Republican Charles Baker was the only gubernatorial candidate not to respond to the survey. His challenger in the primary, Republican Mark Fisher, said he did not believe the plant should be shut down.
Regarding expansion of the emergency planning zone, Fisher wrote he would support it if studies showed areas beyond the zone were in fact affected by the radiation plume.
TOTALLY UNINFORMED ABOUT THE ISSUES:
"I believe nuclear plants in the U.S. are operating with state-of-the-art technology which, while not eliminating risk, reduces risk to levels acceptable by the majority of the citizens," wrote Fisher, who said he has worked at both nuclear and coal-powered plants. "Ironically, a coal fired power plant releases more radiation into the environment than a nuclear power plant."
Martha Coakley, one of three Democrats seeking the office of governor, said public safety was a top priority. "I will hold Entergy and federal authorities accountable for ensuring the safety of the plant, and if adequate standards are not met, I will call on the (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) to close the plant," Coakley wrote.
The current attorney general and gubernatorial candidate said she also supported expansion of the emergency planning zone "to ensure that every community affected by an emergency at Pilgrim will be included in the emergency planning process and have access to the necessary resources to respond to an emergency."
Fellow Democrat and gubernatorial contender, Donald Berwick, was on board with closing the plant and expanding the emergency planning zone. "I will do everything in my power to see to it that the Pilgrim plant is closed as soon as possible," he wrote. "In the meantime, as governor, I will push the federal government and Entergy to shoulder far more of the costs for creating a real evacuation plan."
Final Democratic contender for governor, Steven Grossman, said he regretted that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended Pilgrim's license for another 20 years. He called Pilgrim "both obsolete and unsafe."
"I have joined Gov. Patrick in calling upon the NRC to decommission the plant unless there is a credible long-term safety plan in place to protect the health and safety of our residents," Grossman wrote.
Coakley was the only one in the field of gubernatorial candidates who responded to have received campaign funds from Entergy or an affiliate. She received a single $200 donation from a woman who identified herself as an Entergy employee.
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