The Brian Lehrer Show

Breaking Point?

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Is common ground possible on the question of whether to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant? The Garrison Institute’s Hudson River Project is hosting a public discussion on the question of Indian Point. A representative from Entergy, the plant’s owner, and from the environmental group Riverkeeper will be joined by conflict resolution experts and other interested participants. Plus, the next installment of The Border: How do other countries handle illegal immigration and guest workers? And swimming across the Hudson, and your calls on in-vitro fertilization.

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Breaking Point?

Rev. Patti Ackerman, Episcopal priest and director of the Hudson River Project at the Garrison Institute
and
Andrea Bartoli, founding director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University,
and
James Steets, manager of external communications for Entergy Nuclear Northeast
and
Lisa Rainwater, Riverkeeper's Indian Point campaign director
- attempt to find common ground over the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County

» The Hudson River Project
» Andrea Bartoli’s bio
» Entergy's Indian Point webpage
» Riverkeeper

Different Strokes

Karen Frillmann, board member of the River Pool at Beacon and WNYC news editor
and
Morty Berger, executive director for the Manhattan Island Foundation, which encourages swimming around the New York City area
- where and why you can swim in New York's natural waters

» The River Pool at Beacon
» Manhattan Island Foundation

The Border: How the Rest of the World Deals with Immigration

Hania Zlotnik, director of the United Nations Population Division
- how guest worker programs work in other countries

» The Border main page and Flickr photo project
» UN Population Division