Originally posted by BP with the title Will AG Sorrell be appealing? on Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 17:00:00 PM EST. The original has been copied here, then deleted to deal with a software glitch.
Well we don’t know yet and the drama plays out on several fronts. But hidden behind the online pay-wall at the Rutland Herald is news that the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance has an online petition going in addition to door to door efforts. The petition urges Attorney General Sorrell to appeal the federal ruling against the State of Vermont about retiring the Entergy’s aging Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The petition online has almost 500 signatures.
Petition: Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is old, unreliable and not only an environmental liability but an economic liability to the state of Vermont. The people of Vermont want Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to shut down on time.
We thank our Legislature and the Governor for standing for us and voting, in February 2010 to shut VT Yankee down by declining a Certificate of Public Good passed March 21, 2012!
We urge the state not to back down; to fight for Vermont’s democratic process and to continue to fight Entergy.
We urge the Attorney General appeal Judge Murtha’s bad decision.
Here’s the link … But if you wish to “sign” act promptly because Sorrell has said he will decide soon what action to take.
I’ve copied the comments from the original diary here:
Done!
This should really be a no-brainer.
by: Sue Prent @ Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 17:53:15 PM ESTDunno
I’ve never found him to be remotely appealing.
Musician, Web Designer, Photographerby:JulieWaters @ Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 18:09:52 PM EST
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by:Sue Prent @ Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 18:31:09 PM EST
He will
Yes he will appeal and yes he will lose again. Time to change horses.
by: reelvermonter @ Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 19:38:21 PM ESTAyuh.
by: NanuqFC @ Fri Feb 17, 2012 at 23:17:04 PM ESTnot happening
comfortable to hide behind the Courts decision and very bad time to look like you are throwing away good money after bad.
public pressure never really tweaked Bill in the past. we don’t need your steeeenking petition.
there is no one who would/could successfully challenge him if he decides to run again.
OK, who?
by: Inigma @ Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 21:08:40 PM EST
David Sleigh
by: NanuqFC @ Fri Feb 17, 2012 at 23:20:19 PM ESTRosemarie Jackowski For AG!!! n/t
by:PeteySweety @ Fri Feb 17, 2012 at 11:43:41 AM ESTNo Commitment
The current attorney general was never committed to the case against Entergy, or he wouldn’t have lost. All No-Soda Sorrell is interested in is policing poor people’s sugar intake. In overreaching beyond his job’s boundaries, Sorrell is Salmon’s next nearest rival.by:Aurora Borealis @ Fri Feb 17, 2012 at 23:33:39 PM EST
Donovan vs Sorrell
I have a history with the issues around VY. I’ve been lobbying to close the plant for five years. I was unhappy that we lost the suit to Entergy is district 1, but after sitting through the entire trial I can say this with confidence. We got a bad judge who bought into the glitz and glitter of an expensive law firm. It didn’t help that the closing attorney had a horrible cold. These things mattered. The state put on a very good, logical case. Curt Hebert’s testimony alone should’ve been enough to convince the judge, but he had his mind made up before that trial began.
Now, regarding this article. I’ve been a fan of GMD for a long time and will continue to be a fan for a long time going forward, but I would take issue with this piece.
Mr. Donovan has not “amended” his position. He came out ambivilent on the Entergy suit and only changed his tune when he realized that he would need the anti-nuke constituency to win the primary.
He has publicly stated that he was “mentored” by Burlington’s proclaimed king maker; Harlan Sylvester. Do we believe that Sylvester supports closing down VY, or single-payer, or GMO labeling or any other progressive issue? I don’t, and if this is the man to whom Mr. Donovan is aligned then I sincerely doubt if he does either.
You may ask why would I support Bill Sorrell after he lost the single most important case that I care about? That answer is simple: he is absolutely THE best person to take this case to appeal. His career is on the line with this case. For him it’s a “must win” deal.
For Mr. Donovan it doesn’t really matter. He’s expressed little interest in the case and should he take it forward and lose he can always say that it was Sorrell’s fault. His heart and soul is not in this no matter what he’s saying now.
I have some experience in what I say. Mr. Donovan began reaching out to me during the last legislative session. He said he wanted to buy me a coffee and talk about VY and the case. I told him that I was in the building every day and to just give me a call and we could meet.
He reached out to me 9 times yet never set up a meeting. The ninth time he called me at home after the session was out and I told him that it was too little, too late.
It’s the same way I feel about his new-found interest in the VY case.
by:Bob S @ Tue Jun 19, 2012 at 10:11:13 AM EDT