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What a bizarre world it is, in which a giant energy conglomerate from the region that gave us the Gulf of Mexico oil-spill disaster files a pleading with a federal court to deride Vermont for its allegedly secret desire to promote the safety of its citizens.
But that is what it has come to, as the Louisiana-based owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant seeks an injunction in U.S. District Court to stop Vermont from shutting down the facility.
Quoting statements Gov. Peter Shumlin has made, both before and after his election, about tritium leaks and other safety issues at Vermont Yankee, the Entergy Corp. argues that if Vermont now attempts to justify its position based on economics, or energy policy, or waste disposal concerns, “any such rationale is unsupportable and thus should be viewed as a pretext for Vermont's true safety motivation.”
Wow.
