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Splash the Sloop: Finishing a Long Haul

April 4th, 2016|Comments Off on Splash the Sloop: Finishing a Long Haul

Click here to watch Splash the Sloop: Finishing a Long Haul and make your donation to help us finish the project!   Last October we started a remarkable hull restoration project on the almost 50 [...]

Clearwater Supports the Actions of the Indian Point 11

March 8th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Supports the Actions of the Indian Point 11

Clearwater Supports the Actions of the Indian Point 11 A letter from the Director of Environmental Action, Manna Jo Greene Clearwater fully supports the actions of the Indian Point 11.  Their civil disobedience was entirely [...]

Dave Conover Named Interim Executive Director

February 29th, 2016|Comments Off on Dave Conover Named Interim Executive Director

BEACON, NY– Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has announced long-time Clearwater staff member Dave Conover as the interim executive director of the Beacon based non-profit organization. Mr. Conover has been the Education Director at Clearwater since [...]

Environmental and Health Organizations Call For Immediate Indian Point Shutdown

February 28th, 2016|Comments Off on Environmental and Health Organizations Call For Immediate Indian Point Shutdown

BUCHANAN, NY — The latest in a spate of troublesome incidents at the Indian Point Energy Center has prompted an urgent call from six environmental and health organizations to immediately shut down the aging nuclear [...]

Volunteer Maintenance Day- February 28th

February 26th, 2016|Comments Off on Volunteer Maintenance Day- February 28th

Spend Sunday at the sloop! We are excited to host another open maintenance day for anyone who wants to get involved in our biggest restoration yet! The day begins at 9:30 and ends at 3:30. [...]

Celebrating Environmental Justice has been canceled

February 24th, 2016|Comments Off on Celebrating Environmental Justice has been canceled

CANCELED Our February concert "Celebrating Environmental Justice" has been canceled. The concert series will pick up again on March 20th with "A Tribute to the Memory of Pete Seeger" at The Linda in Albany.  For more information [...]

Hull Restoration

February 15th, 2016|Comments Off on Hull Restoration

Explore photos and ship plans depicting completed projects and the extensive work remaining in the third phase starting October 2015. In the winter of 2009-2010, Clearwater crew and shipwrights from Rondout Woodworking worked on the [...]

Indian Point: Radioactive Water leaks into Groundwater

February 9th, 2016|Comments Off on Indian Point: Radioactive Water leaks into Groundwater

Indian Point Leaks Increase Dramatically:  In response to a hugely elevated spike in the ongoing leaks at Indian Point Clearwater, Riverkeeper, Scenic Hudson, Sierra Club, IPSEC and many others will be calling  for this aging [...]

Clearwater Receives ‘Sea Education’ Award

February 9th, 2016|Comments Off on Clearwater Receives ‘Sea Education’ Award

BEACON – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater has been awarded the Sea Education Program of the Year award for Clearwater’s ground breaking Youth Empowerment Programs. The award was presented to Captain Annika Savio on January 30th [...]