Thursday, April 14, 2011

CPUC public hearing in SF or "WE HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY SHUT DOWN THE NUKES"

A Public hearing for the California Public Utilities Commission on April 14th 2011 in the state building at 505 Van Ness Civic Center San Francisco FLYER

The commission heard from 30+ concerned citizens, mostly about safety hazards posed by smart meters and especially the proposed re-licensing of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County. This comes after an "unprecendented" nuclear crisis situation (ongoing) on Japan's northeastern coast at the Fukushima Plant, and discovery of previously undiscovered fault lines within the Diablo Plant area (who's fault? OUR FAULT!) Many were over the generation and actual activists who opposed the diablo canyon and san onofre plants 20 years ago, saddened that it is still occurring for sure but still at it nonetheless with more conviction than ever (I'll assume since its my first experience with such group). Complete with drums, posters, banners, guitar, (no megaphone?) for the 50+ protesters on the state hall steps afterwards. We want a full life! We dont want a half-life.

Here is what it is about CPUC ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4398

Good experience to see how the commission operates, learned a lot.

News coverage:
sf cbs local

Friday, April 1, 2011

Spring has arrived!

A week or so late, but here nonetheless.
Back in
Big Bear
The sun in shining, blue skies and 60 degrees plus. Weather to walk around in a T-shirt and keep the door opening well into the evening. Actually the evening time is my favorite this time of year, daylight savings time switch leaves it light until 7 pm. Check Bensweather.com, local citizen giving daily weather briefings with link to cool time lapse camera overlooking the san gorgonio wilderness

And what of the nuclear storm? Is it over with and no more worry to public health as officials continue to state? TEPCO is decommissioning the busted reactors, and radioactive food and water is turning up in Japan, well outside of its mandatory evacuation zone. How long will we see the
Fall Out
from this event worldwide? The jetstream models show it into Mexico and Europe already.