Call or email Senator Laird NOW and tell him to oppose Newsom’s manipulation to fund dirty and dangerous energy, and instead invest in clean, zero-emissions renewables. In a stunning turn of events, Governor Newsom’s fear of power outages like the kind in 2020, which are rare and …
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179 Organizations Oppose Subsidies to Delay Closure of Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Mothers for Peace (MFP) has worked long and hard for nearly 50 years to first prevent operation and then to shut down Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. Keeping the plant operating puts millions of Californians at risk due to the plant’s proximity to multiple earthquake faults. Additionally, continued …
Mothers for Peace Slams Political Flip-Flopping on Diablo
The group draws on nuclear and energy experts to lay out the truth. On June 15, Mothers for Peace invited nationally-renowned nuclear energy experts to discuss Governor Gavin Newsom and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s attempts to funnel billions of dollars towards extending Diablo Canyon’s …
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Statement by Kevin Kamps
Radioactive Waste Specialist, Beyond Nuclear, at Mothers for Peace media conference re: Diablo Canyon, June 15, 2022 Electricity is the fleeting byproduct from atomic reactors. The actual product is forever deadly radioactive waste, a curse on all future generations. The risks include to our …
Environmental Organizations from Across the Nation Push Back on Efforts to Extend the Operating Life of Diablo Canyon
Despite the 2018 closure agreement and a myriad of obstacles, there is tremendous political and media momentum building to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon beyond the planned closure dates of 2024 and 2025. But there is also grassroots pushback from environmental organizations across the …
June 22-23, 2022: Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Meetings
The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee will be meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 and 23. You may attend this meeting either remotely or in person. Point San Luis Conference Room, Avila Lighthouse Suites (First and San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, CA) Zoom …
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Don’t Nuke the Pacific!
Japan has plans to dump more than 1.28 million metric tons of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant beginning in the spring of 2023. The dumping will continue for three decades or more. TAKE ACTION TO OPPOSE THIS PLAN! 1. On Thursday, June 9, …
Governor Newsom Begs Feds to Change the Rules to Save Financially-Underwater Diablo
May 31, 2022 In a stunning turn of events last week, Governor Gavin Newsom asked the feds to bailout PG&E‘s failing nuclear power plant under the guise of protecting California from rolling blackouts. Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Diablo Canyon nuclear energy facility has been …
Is Nuclear Energy the Answer to Climate Change? NO!
By John Smigelski John is a resident of San Luis Obispo. He is a member of the SLO Climate Coalition and the California Alliance for Community Energy. He earned a BS in Engineering and MBA. His career was spent in the utility and energy industry. It has been suggested by some that nuclear …
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Former Prime Minister of Japan Sounds the Alarm on Diablo Canyon
Naoto Kan Advises Governor Newsom to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant ASAP May 2022 - Naoto Kan was Prime Minister of Japan when the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster began. Hearing that California Governor Gavin Newsom is considering extending the operation of the Diablo Canyon …
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