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• California Edges Toward Nuclear Power

  "Nuclear power is a dead-end in California, and we shouldn't be wasting resources on such an expensive and problematic energy option," said Bill Magavern, director of Sierra Club California. "We have far cleaner, cheaper and safer energy resources like solar, wind and geothermal, and we should be investing in those." Well, that's not very positive, is it? After all, the... Posted Nov 03 2008, 03:23 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California, Nuclear Energy

• Chuck Devore on Why California Needs More Nuclear Plants

  Check out the California Assembly Man's editorial at CaliforniaCityNews.org . Read More... Posted Sep 05 2008, 09:53 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California, New Nuclear Plants

• Californians Becoming More Favorable to Nuclear Energy

  That's according to the San Francisco Chronicle : In a sign that record-high gas prices are changing the way Californians think and live, a new poll shows that state residents are losing their long-held hostility to nuclear power and may even reconsider their opposition to oil drilling off their scenic coast. For the first time since the 1970s, half of Californians support building more nuclear... Posted Jul 17 2008, 01:50 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• A History of California's Energy "Policies"

  Over at the City Journal , Max Schulz - a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and director of its Center for Energy Policy and the Environment - wrote a brilliant summary on California's myopic energy policies. Below are some of the many highlights. I encourage everyone to read the whole thing : In truth, however, the Golden State’s energy leadership is a mirage. California’s environmental... Posted May 25 2008, 11:10 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California, Nuclear Energy

• Schwarzenegger on Nuclear Power

  Here's the Wall Street Journal blog again : “I think nuclear power has a great future, and we should look at it again,” California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said, closing The Wall Street Journal’s “ECO:nomics” conference. While he understands some people might still be afraid of the nuclear option, most Three Mile Island analogies are “environmentalist scare tactics. The technology has advanced... Posted Mar 16 2008, 10:20 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• California Wants to Control Your Thermostat

  Interesting piece from the pages of the International Herald Tribune . Joe Somsel, a one-time contributor to NEI Nuclear Notes, makes an appearance. Read More... Posted Jan 14 2008, 02:51 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• Another California Heat Wave

  We Support Lee has the details. Read More... Posted Sep 04 2007, 03:22 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• New Nuclear Plants for California?

  Former NEI Nuclear Notes contributor, Joseph Somsel, looks at the possibilities . Read More... Posted Jul 19 2007, 01:39 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• An Energy Decision in California

  For a state so concerned with controlling greenhouse gas emissions, Ruth Sponsler is wondering why California isn't doing more to roll back its moratorium on new nuclear build : At some point, California will be stuck between a rock and a hard place as it attempts to meet emissions reductions while at the same time providing sufficient electricity to meet the needs of its residents and information... Posted Jun 26 2007, 04:06 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• Why California Needs New More Nuclear Power

  In today's Chico Enterprise-Record (CA), Lionel Brooks has something to say about how his home state is going about constraining greenhouse has emissions : We may find ourselves with mandated wind power that is good as long as the wind blows, solar power that is good so long as the sun shines, and bio-power so long as the area of fertile land can be prepared and harvested. Remember the adage, "There... Posted Jun 21 2007, 08:58 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California

• Giving Nuclear Energy a Second Look in California

  Over at Inside Bay Area.com , Sarah Tribble has put together a nice overview of why policymakers in California are giving nuclear energy a second look . Here's a passage that made me smile: As California grapples with global warming, energy-industry leaders, environmentalists and policy-makers are subtly — but significantly — starting to shift their thinking about the controversial power source... Posted Jun 19 2007, 10:21 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: California