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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace co-sponsors Part V of the testimony of the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility. This section asks the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to deny PG&E's request that the rate-payers reimburse PG&E the $52.7 million PG&E incurred in its pursuit …

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Robert Freehling's report shows that renewable energy resources to replace needed electricity after the closure of Diablo Canyon will be available. California's clean energy policies will not be compromised by plant closure. …

[Read more...] about “Clean Energy Replacement for California’s Retiring Nuclear Plants”, by Robert Freehling

Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) announcement on June 21, 2016, that the corporation plans to shut down Diablo Canyon in 2025 and replace its energy with renewables was a welcome surprise for San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP). PG&E agrees with MFP and other environmental …

[Read more...] about RESPONSE OF SAN LUIS OBISPO MOTHERS FOR PEACE TO PG&E’S APPLICATION TO SHUT DOWN DIABLO CANYON

On June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced a Proposal to shut down Diablo Canyon nuclear plant at the end of its current licensing period and to bring renewables on-line. There were a number of organizations that joined with PG&E to work out this plan: International …

[Read more...] about Mothers for Peace Will Continue to Advocate for Safety

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) asks the California State Lands Commission (SLC) to delay approval of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E’s) application for a new lease that would allow the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to use state tidelands until 2024 and 2025. SLOMFP asked …

[Read more...] about Letter from Mothers for Peace to State Lands Commission

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (SLOMFP) is pleased that on June 21, 2016 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced plans to withdraw its application for license renewal for the two reactors at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. The current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. PG&E’s …

[Read more...] about PG&E Announces Plans to Shut Down Diablo Canyon

California Senator Bill Monning has put before the California Senate SB 968. Mothers for Peace appreciates his intentions to prepare for the economic impacts of the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in the event that it goes off-line before its current licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. …

[Read more...] about Proposed Amendments to SB 968

Thirty environmental, health and other organizations today announced their opposition to California state legislation that would mandate an analysis of purportedly negative – but not positive – impacts of shutting down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. In a formal opposition letter, the groups …

[Read more...] about Thirty Organizations Oppose Diablo Canyon Bill SB 968

San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace is one of 30 organizations going on record as opposing SB 968. That bill as proposed would focus on the adverse economic impacts to be expected when the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant shuts down. It fails to look at the advantages of plant closure or at opportunities …

[Read more...] about Letter to California Committee on Energy in opposition to SB 968