HEAL Utah March Community Night

HEAL March Community Night:

Japan’s Nuclear Crisis

Please join HEAL Utah for this month’s HEAL Community Night on Tues. March 29: A briefing and discussion on the crisis in Japan – and what it means for nuclear power in Utah.

Comments by Matt Pacenza, Policy Director:
I’m sure, like us, you’ve been following the disturbing events unfolding in Japan. In just the last two days, we’ve learned that radiation levels 12 miles from the crippled reactors are 1,600 times above normal. Area water and food supplies are now contaminated with radioactive iodine. Today, authorities began recommending that infants in Tokyo, 140 miles south of the reactors, avoid tap water.

Yet, despite this sobering news, there are forces in Utah plowing forward with plans to build nuclear reactors on the Green River. Gov. Herbert released a disappointing energy plan last week which included nuclear power as an option. An official with Blue Castle Holdings, the firm behind the Green River proposal, went on CNN several days after the Japan crisis began and blithely downplayed events saying, “I believe that this is a contained accident."

It’s clearly time to reject nuclear power as part of Utah’s energy future – if you have not done so already, please sign your name to a letter we sent Gov. Herbert urging him to do same.At Community Night, we’ll discuss all of this. We’ll offer a detailed look at what’s happening in Japan and in Utah. We’ll answer your questions, hear your opinions and suggest ways you can add your voice to this critical debate. And, if you know others who might be interested in the nuclear situation in Japan, please feel free to forward this invitation to them. All are welcome!

If you’ve never joined us before, HEAL Community Night is a monthly gathering of people who care about energy and environmental issues in Utah. We'll give a short presentation, then leave it open for questions and discussions. You’ll get the same information and fact sheets that HEAL gives to state leaders. Most importantly, you'll get to take an inside look at the issues affecting public health, the environment, nuclear waste, nuclear weapons, and energy policy in our state.

Please RSVP by e-mail to Matt Pacenza as space is limited.

       What: March HEAL Community Night: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
       When: Tuesday, March 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

       Where: Washington Square Café, the lower level of the City and County Building (451 S. State Street, Salt Lake City)

Food will be available for purchase from the Washington Square Café.

Parking is available on the street and is free after 6 p.m. The Library Square TRAX stop is also conveniently located across from the City County Building.

Please call 801-355-5055 with any questions or if you need additional directions.

The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) works to engage citizens in efforts to protect public health from nuclear and toxic waste, prevent renewed nuclear weapons testing, and promote clean energy policies for our state. With the help of our members, we are working to create a world in which people, not polluters, determine Utah’s environmental and energy policies.


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