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May 25, 2016

Peekskill, New York: Residents Launch Permanent Blockade to Stop AIM Pipeline
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In Peekskill, New York, residents have launched a permanent blockade in
a bid to stop construction of a pipeline that would carry high-pressure
methane gas from Massachusetts through Rhode Island, Connecticut and
down to the communities along the Hudson River. Spectra Energy's
Algonquin Incremental Market Project-known as the AIM pipeline-would run
only hundreds of feet from the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant,
sparking concerns that a pipeline break could cause a catastrophic
nuclear disaster that would threaten New York City. Democracy Now! was
there as the blockade was launched just hours ago. We'll bring you a
report later in the broadcast.
Topics:Natural Gas & Oil Drilling Pipeline Nuclear Power

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