Holtec, Palisades' New Owner, Seeks Okay to Restart Palisades News update of Oct. 7, 2023 From: Michael Schneider Originally Holtec had acquired the Palisades Power Plant for what many assumed was for the purpose of decommissioning it, as decommissioning retired nuclear power plants has been a major [...]
Update: Palisades was bought by Holtec Holtec, the new owner of the Palisades plant, has applied to the DOE for support in re-starting Palisades, with the support of Governor Whitmer. Their initial CNC application was rejected but it appears that they are re-applying! This is very good news for Michigan [...]
Sign our letter to Senator Aric Nesbitt to Author Resolution Recognizing Palisades' Carbon Credit-Worthiness The Climate Coalition has drafted a letter to Michigan State Senator Aric Nesbitt urging him to submit a resolution to the Michigan Legislature declaring Palisades to be a legitimate issuer of nuclear carbon offsets. The letter [...]
Recognition of Governor Whitmer's and Secretary Granholm's Efforts to Save Palisades The Climate Coalition and hundreds of co-signers sent a letter on Valentine's Day to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the entire slate of elected Michigan officials urging them to protect Palisades. Since then, our letter has continued to garner [...]
Listing of press related to our efforts to save Palisades A Michigan nuclear plant is set to close. Does it threaten state's zero-carbon future? The Detroit News: February 27, 2022, by Carol Thompson One of Michigan's three nuclear plants will shut down this spring after more than [...]
Steps to help us save Palisades STEP 1: Sign below on our original letter to Michigan officials (replicated below) to show your agreement that Michigan needs to protect Palisades in order to stay on its pathway to zero-emission energy by 2035, as committed by the Governor. STEP 2: Join us [...]
MM Tallying the cost of antinuclear sentiments By Matt MacCaughey, Guest Author I am a passionate pro-nuclear advocate with an engineering degree from UMaine, along with two minors in renewable energy. I am working in the energy sector now doing mostly safety work for nuclear plants and a few fossil [...]
