tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post5775219934237613992..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Buy Local and Help Your Community: Guest Post by Kenyon WebberMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-34657550437951258062012-11-14T09:00:35.239-05:002012-11-14T09:00:35.239-05:00At one time we believed in a world that was sparkl...At one time we believed in a world that was sparkling new....we built our machines four times as big as the last rendition...amazingly more efficient and cut the cost by half. Our machines were four times as big as yesterday's and our incomes were rising to the stratosphere. <br /><br />But today its only about "me"...not our greater good...<br /><br />Mike Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503388974475495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-3690423732130290522012-11-13T19:19:11.574-05:002012-11-13T19:19:11.574-05:00My aunt, Blanche Stein Vision, is a retired judge...My aunt, Blanche Stein Vision, is a retired judge and lives in Arizona. She wrote me about this post and gave me permission to use her email as a comment.<br /><br /><i>I have followed some of the statements made about vy. The one today by the young woman was very heartwarming and interesting. With the average income of the state so much lower than the national average people should be concerned about the increased costs of energy without VY. Besides a stated goal of Obama is to make us energy independent within a few years and to restrict oil imports--I think that is what he said.</i>Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-46593781537392145142012-11-13T11:42:36.524-05:002012-11-13T11:42:36.524-05:00I've never posted on this topic before, but I ...I've never posted on this topic before, but I have definitely thought about this issue. People in the "Buy Local" movement seem to create an artificial distinction between a local business which is owned by a large corporation (Entergy, in this case), and a local business owned by a single person, limited partnership, or small local corporation. Which, is unfortunate.<br /><br />I've seen numerous people write about how they like solar and wind because they feel it can be owned locally, and just supply the local community. But, what about a small modular reactor owned by a local corporation? What about a locally owned franchise of a national chain like McDonalds, Subway, or Olive Garden? Isn't that a locally owned small business?<br /><br />As this poster points out, it would seem that a power plant that employs a lot of people in a local area, pays a lot of taxes in a local area, provides valuable electricity to a local market, and engages with the local community on projects like rehabilitating a social service center, or kids' safe space, is a good, local business, even if it's publically owned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-16422018736952631012012-11-13T08:43:00.367-05:002012-11-13T08:43:00.367-05:00I'd sure like to talk to Brian, the Vermont Y...I'd sure like to talk to Brian, the Vermont Yankee air operated valve engineer...Mike Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503388974475495672noreply@blogger.com