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Will PG&E face murder charges for those killed in wildfires?

Written on 31 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

PG&E could face a host of charges, including murder, if the utility is found to have caused recent deadly wildfires in California, according to a brief filed in federal court by California General Xavier Becerra. [CNN] Becerra filed an amicus... (Continue reading)

Could SLO’s tiny home plan derail zero net energy goal?

Written on 22 Oct, 2018 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by JOHN EWAN Climate change is the result of decisions and actions we make on how much of, and how we use, the world’s natural resources. San Luis Obispo’s proposed Tiny House on Wheels ordinance, created and passed at... (Continue reading)

California to phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2045

Written on 10 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a clean energy bill Monday and put the state on a path to move the generation of electricity completely off fossil fuels. [Cal Coast Times] SB 100 requires California’s utilities to generate 60 percent of their... (Continue reading)

Mothers for Peace seeking to speed up Diablo Canyon closure

Written on 16 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

In a bid to force the closure of Diablo Canyon power plant prior to the planned shutdown dates of 2024 and 2025, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace is attempting to intervene in California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hearings. Mothers... (Continue reading)

Go big on solar or go home

Written on 13 Aug, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 19 comments

OPINION by ROGER FREBERG The impending draw down of Diablo Canyon raises a number of questions, not just for local government entities dependent on the huge tax windfall they’ve enjoyed for decades, but also for PG&E employees, the people who... (Continue reading)

Diablo Canyon closure the result of failed energy policies

Written on 18 Jul, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 21 comments

OPINION by DAN CARPENTER If you live anywhere on the Central Coast, you’re aware by now that on June 21, PG&E announced it will not seek relicensing of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant when the licenses expire in 2024-2025.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay wind farm may be operating by 2025

Written on 18 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

CORRECTION: The average wind speeds in the area of the proposed wind farm were misstated and are 19 mph. The company planning to construct a wind farm off the coast of Morro Bay aims to have the project operating by... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly seeking to build 18.5 acre solar farm

Written on 12 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

By John Lindt, Sierra 2 the Sea Cal Poly is seeking to build a five-megawatt solar farm on their land located on the east side of Highway 1 near the California Men’s Colony. Plans are for the solar farm, with... (Continue reading)

30 organizations oppose Diablo Canyon bill

Written on 23 Mar, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 14 comments

Statement by Mothers for Peace 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... (Continue reading)

Offshore wind farm proposed near Morro Bay

Written on 13 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

Correction: While the long blade turbines are being designed in the United States, it is not currently part of the Morro Bay project. A plan to build a wind facility off the coast of Morro Bay  is currently moving through... (Continue reading)