{"id":112891040,"date":"2008-07-30T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2008-07-30T14:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=112891040"},"modified":"2008-07-30T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2008-07-30T14:37:20","slug":"no-new-nukes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=112891040","title":{"rendered":"No New Nukes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 17, Maryland PIRG released a new report showing that clean energy is a faster, cheaper, safer, and more reliable choice to power Maryland&#8217;s energy future than nuclear power.<br \/>\nThe report comes in advance of Public Service Commission hearings in August at which the Commission will gather public input about the proposed nuclear reactor.<br \/>\nMaryland PIRG and the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition are hosting an open meeting on August 12 in Baltimore to collect public comments that will be entered into the PSC record.<br \/>\nHow You Can Help<br \/>\nAttend a Public Meeting to Voice Your Opinion on the Proposed Nuclear Reactor<br \/>\nJoin us for an open meeting in Baltimore to make your voice heard. Comments collected at the meeting will be delivered to MD PSC for inclusion in the public record.<br \/>\nWHEN:Tuesday, August 12 from 6:30-7:45pm<br \/>\nWHERE: Enoch Pratt Free Library &#8211; Poe Room, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore MD 21201<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOverview<br \/>\nIn October 2006, Constellation Energy announced plans to build the nation\u2019s largest nuclear power plant in southern Maryland.<br \/>\nNuclear power is a poor solution to Maryland\u2019s energy and global warming problems. Not only is nuclear power extremely expensive, but it also poses threats to public safety and the environment.<br \/>\nMaryland PIRG is working to stop the construction of a new nuclear reactor in Maryland and is advocating for safer and more affordable alternatives.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandpirg.org\/issues\/smart-energy-solutions\/no-new-nukes\">https:\/\/www.marylandpirg.org\/issues\/smart-energy-solutions\/no-new-nukes<\/a>oldId.20080730143720233<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 17, Maryland PIRG released a new report showing that clean energy is a faster, cheaper, safer, and more reliable choice to power Maryland&#8217;s energy future than nuclear power. The report comes in advance of Public Service Commission hearings in August at which the Commission will gather public input about the proposed nuclear reactor. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=112891040\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;No New Nukes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112891040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112891040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112891040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112891040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112891040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112891040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112891040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}