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4.2 earthquake strikes the Central Coast

Written on 29 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred Sunday five miles northwest of Pinnacles and 13 miles northeast of Soledad on California’s Central Coast. [LATimes] The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the temblor occurred at 9:25 p.m. on the San Andreas Fault in... (Continue reading)

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes the Central Coast

Written on 21 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 43 comments

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake that rattled the Central Coast of California on Saturday could be felt from San Fransisco to Lompoc. It struck at 11:55 p.m. with an epicenter 25 miles north-east of San Lucas, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.... (Continue reading)

NRC says Shoreline Fault not a significant threat to Diablo Canyon

Written on 15 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released a letter Friday stating that the earthquake potential of the recently discovered Shoreline Fault does not exceed the maximum amount of seismic shifting the Diablo Canyon Power Plant can handle. PG&E safety measures have prepared... (Continue reading)

PG&E considering less seismic testing

Written on 28 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The California Coastal Commission will no longer hear PG&E’s case for a seismic testing permit in October, but rather at its November meeting. PG&E revised its planned seismic survey Thursday, causing the Coastal Commission to postpone its hearing on the... (Continue reading)

Rate payers on the hook for PG&E’s seismic study

Written on 18 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The State Public Utilities Commission agreed last week to allow PG&E to pass the $64 million cost of a planned seismic survey near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant on to its customers. [KSBY] The current proposed plans are to use... (Continue reading)

Mothers for Peace support a delay in seismic testing

Written on 17 Sep, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 7 comments

OPINION By MOTHERS FOR PEACE San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace supports gathering seismic information about the earthquake faults near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. In the wake of the Fukushima disaster and PG&E’s application to renew the licenses, seismic... (Continue reading)

The gory details of Diablo’s seismic testing

Written on 31 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION By JULIE TACKER Reading the Environmental Impact Report for the seismic testing proposed off our beautiful, so-called ‘protected’ coast, I do so with a box of tissues at my side and the tune of “Twelve Days of Christmas” dancing... (Continue reading)

4.5 earthquake rattles Paso Robles

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A shallow 4.5 magnitude earthquake occurred about 24 miles northeast of Paso Robles at about 12:35 a.m. Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Several residents in both Paso Robles and Atascadero said the shaking was strong enough to... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon under fire for lack of current risk assessment

Written on 30 May, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila beach  hasn’t done a comprehensive risk assessment of their plants’ vulnerabilities to earthquakes for nearly two decades, according to a Government Accountability Office report released yesterday. [CaliforniaWatch] The GAO said PG&E hasn’t updated its... (Continue reading)

Atascadero’s liars and thieves $7.5 million rip off

Written on 16 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Opinion | 24 comments

OPINION By DAVID BROADWATER Not many locals were shocked to learn that Atascadero City officials allegedly fraudulently obtained and used $8 million in federal taxpayer money from FEMA, revealed by the recent release of its OIG (Office of Inspector General)... (Continue reading)