Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyWeekly</span></a> cover story </p><p>"On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Vistra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vistra</span></a> facilities were taken offline.</p><p>"Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.</p><p>In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”</p><p><a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/the-vistra-fire-in-moss-landing-caught-everyone-by-surprise-what-we-can-learn-from/article_7c3112af-73d0-4ca5-a599-05e77d09963b.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">montereycountynow.com/news/cov</span><span class="invisible">er/the-vistra-fire-in-moss-landing-caught-everyone-by-surprise-what-we-can-learn-from/article_7c3112af-73d0-4ca5-a599-05e77d09963b.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BatteryFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryFire</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGE</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Thebratdragon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Thebratdragon</span></a></span> It seems the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> batteries were involved in the fire. And it seems that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> also had a hand in "ensuring safety" at the facility. And they want to keep <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant</span></a> going? smh</p><p>"This is not the plant's first fire; it experienced another in September 2022, when an individual battery storage unit rose in flames.</p><p>"Operations resumed in December 2022 after the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), a third-party energy safety consultant, finalized a review of the situation. PG&E, in conjunction with Tesla, the battery provider, 'implemented corrective actions and conducted extensive system testing,' as PG&E announced.</p><p>"The exact cause of the current incident at the plant remains uncertain. Still, ESRG's 2022 report identified that last year's fire was sparked by 'an equipment installation issue resulting in water ingress caused the battery's cells to overheat and catch fire,' according to the press release.</p><p>"Due to the blaze, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Highway1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Highway1</span></a> near the site has been shut down, as reported by KION concerning the California Highway Patrol."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/technology/</span><span class="invisible">tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MossLandingPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLandingPowerPlant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BESSfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BESSfires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteryFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteryFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a></p>
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺<p>Today <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> ( <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGE</span></a> ) had an electric outage in my neighborhood. They are investigating the cause. My mother heard an explosion around noon, so we think a transformer blew.</p><p>According to a post on Nextdoor, at 12:17pm it left 5092 customers without power, down to 775 at 12:28pm.</p><p>On PG&E's site, they estimated service restoration by about 3:30pm. They got it back on at 2:24pm.</p><p><a href="https://nextdoor.com/p/jkHG5bXSyZJz?post=373225060" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nextdoor.com/p/jkHG5bXSyZJz?po</span><span class="invisible">st=373225060</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> agrees to reevaluate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeismicRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeismicRisk</span></a> at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant</span></a> </p><p>Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 4:01PM<br>Nuclear News</p><p>"In response to a petition filed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> groups earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will reinvestigate earthquake fault lines and the potential for seismic activity and ensuing damage at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.</p><p>“ 'This is a major step forward and a clear acknowledgment that our concerns are valid,' said Diane Curran, legal counsel for Mothers for Peace, about the NRC’s decision. 'It’s rare for the [commission] to review a petition of this nature, highlighting the . . . seriousness of the seismic risks involved.'</p><p>"Critics of Diablo Canyon, which is California’s only remaining nuclear plant, say previous environmental reports about the site significantly underestimate the likelihood of a severe earthquake.</p><p>"Owner Pacific Gas & Electric has long contested claims of danger due to seismic activity, since Diablo Canyon was built and retrofitted to withstand powerful earthquakes. In March 2023, PG&E received approval from the NRC in the form of a 'timely renewal' exemption to continue operating the Diablo Canyon reactors beyond their retirement dates of 2024 and 2025. Later that year, in December, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to extend the life of the plant an additional five years. A 20-year license renewal application for plant’s two reactors is currently under review with the NRC."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-agrees-to-reevaluate-seismic-risk-at-diablo-canyon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ans.org/news/article-6353/nrc-</span><span class="invisible">agrees-to-reevaluate-seismic-risk-at-diablo-canyon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukesForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MothersForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothersForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascadianSubductionZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CascadianSubductionZone</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a></p>
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> is running a virtual town hall right now, but doesn't let attendees see the other virtual townspeople and their virtual torches and virtual pitchforks.</p><p>PG&E continues to raise rates to its customers and continues to pay dividends to its investors.</p><p>Last year we paid $0.27 per kWh. Now it's $0.48.</p>
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺<p>Local TV news (KTVU) described the recent power outage as the third-largest in PG&E's history.</p><p>Here's an article from years ago. It mentions deregulation, but I think this is also an example of "regulatory capture".</p><p>"PG&E Outage: A look back at utility company's history of blackouts"<br>By Ken Miguel KGO <br>October 25, 2019</p><p>"PG&E has had its share of massive blackouts since the state deregulated utilities in 1996. Some have been planned, others have not..."</p><p><a href="https://abc7news.com/pge-pacific-gas-and-electric--pge-power-outage/5606454/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abc7news.com/pge-pacific-gas-a</span><span class="invisible">nd-electric--pge-power-outage/5606454/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deregulation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RegulatoryCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegulatoryCapture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGE</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PGandE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGandE</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>August 23, 2023 7:23 pm<br>Data shows PG&E's reliability record is getting worse</p><p>"NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit delved into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> regulators’ 2022 data on PG&E, finding that its performance that year was the company’s worst in decades. Audrey Asistio spoke with investigative reporter Jaxon Vanderbeken about what’s causing this."</p><p>Watch video: <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/pge-reliability-record-getting-worse/3302502/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcbayarea.com/news/california</span><span class="invisible">/pge-reliability-record-getting-worse/3302502/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNewNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PriceAndersonAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceAndersonAct</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, if <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> can't even handle keeping power lines safe, what makes the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> think they can keep a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> built on top of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaultLines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaultLines</span></a> safe?</p><p>Judge rips PG&E for executive greed and poor safety record leading to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a></p><p>By Michael Liedtke<br>Published February 19, 2020<br>Associated Press</p><p>"SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put greed before safety and telling the utility that has been blamed for huge California wildfires in recent years that it should plan to have at least 1,100 more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of causing even more devastation.</p><p>“'I am going to do everything I can to protect this state from more death and destruction from this convicted felon,' U.S. District Judge William Alsup said of PG&E."</p><p><a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/judge-rips-pge-for-executive-greed-and-poor-safety-record-leading-to-wildfires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ktvu.com/news/judge-rips-pge-f</span><span class="invisible">or-executive-greed-and-poor-safety-record-leading-to-wildfires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNewNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PriceAndersonAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceAndersonAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Application Filed to Extend Life of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyon</span></a> Power Plant Another 20 Years</p><p>PG&E Submits Application with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> to Renew Plant’s License </p><p>By Jean Yamamura <br>Wed Nov 08, 2023</p><p>"Renewal of Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s license was formally filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by owner <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> Company on November 7, more than a month ahead of the end of 2023 deadline. The 2,200 megawatts of carbon-free power generated by the nuclear plant can provide electricity for as many as three million of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>’s 39 million residents, fully 17 percent of the state’s supply of zero-carbon electricity, according to PG&E. But is it still needed?</p><p>"A number of groups fighting the nuclear power plant contend a potential for disaster exists from the aging facility, finished in 1973. Nonprofits like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MothersForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothersForPeace</span></a> in San Luis Obispo, where the plant is located, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AllianceForNuclearResponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllianceForNuclearResponsibility</span></a> argue that questions about brittle welds and nearby earthquake faults remain unanswered. Friends of the Earth is seeking to overturn the NRC’s licensing procedure for Diablo in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.</p><p>"The NRC agreed to shorten the five-year window for the license renewal, causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfTheEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfTheEarth</span></a>’s legal director, Hallie Templeton, to say: “PG&E’s reckless push to extend the life of Diablo Canyon, while unsurprising, should set off alarm bells for everyone living near this high-risk facility. Diablo Canyon’s operations are extremely dangerous, harmful to the climate and put all of California at risk of a catastrophic accident.”</p><p>"In answer to the question of safety at a nuclear facility located 90 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, PG&E’s chief nuclear officer, Paula Gefen, said, 'We have a dedicated workforce that is committed to operating DCPP with integrity and safety at the forefront.' [PG&E is known for greed and poor safety record keeping -- see link in comments]</p><p>"During this shortened window, PG&E has a number of state agencies to persuade in addition to the NRC: It received a lease extension from the State Lands Commission in June for the strip of beach it uses, but the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission are assessing actual costs and outage costs against renewed operations and market revenues. Their documents are underway or in a comment period and are supposed to be final before the end of 2023.</p><p>"If PG&E’s license renewal application passes muster, Diablo would be allowed to operate beyond its current end dates of 2024 and 2025, while the application is further reviewed, said PG&E spokesperson Suzanne Hosn. The process takes longer than a year, after which PG&E would submit for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalZoneManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalZoneManagement</span></a> ct recertification with the California Coastal Commission.</p><p>"Bruce Severance, a regulatory compliance engineer, has argued that certain welds, known to be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/faulty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faulty</span></a> from Reactor One’s inception, are so <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/brittle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brittle</span></a> that replacement of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReactorVessel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReactorVessel</span></a> was a considerable cost the CPUC must consider. Severance and Digby MacDonald, a nuclear engineering and materials science professor at UC Berkeley, submitted a paper to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee outlining the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fracture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracture</span></a> toughness problem with the welds, but that committee won’t be meeting to discuss their conclusions until February 2024.</p><p>As for the need for Diablo to continue generating electricity, David Weisman of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AllianceForNuclearResponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllianceForNuclearResponsibility</span></a> pointed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s statement in October that California’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> storage capacity reached more than 6,600 megawatts: 'More than equivalent to the power Diablo generates,' Weisman said.</p><p>"The turmoil surrounding the nuclear power plant began after PG&E decided to abandon its application for a license renewal in 2016. That would have shuttered the power plant’s two reactors in 2024 and 2025. However, Governor Newsom deemed the power was needed in the face of air-conditioning use during California’s increasingly hot summers. The State Legislature passed Senate Bill 846 last fall to loan PG&E $1.4 billion and extend Diablo’s operations to 2030.</p><p>"The CPUC held a hearing on Tuesday, at which Linda Seeley of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MothersForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothersForPeace</span></a> addressed the commissioners. She told them California was on track to add another 6,000MW in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> power by 2026, three times Diablo’s output. Regarding safety, she said, 'while the Legislature and the CPUC have been relying on the NRC to ensure the safe operation of Diablo Canyon past the reactors’ 2024/2025 license expiration dates, the NRC itself appears to be bending to the State requests — rather than protecting the public.'</p><p>"Seeley emphasized the decision to prolong Diablo’s life could not be a political one. 'Put it together,' she urged the commissioners. 'No inspection of the Unit 1 pressure vessel since 2002; active <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquake</span></a> faults under the plant — couple those conditions with the fact that we don’t even need the power from Diablo Canyon, and you can easily reach a decision that your grandchildren will thank you for.'"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PG</span></a>&E <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNewNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PriceAndersonAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceAndersonAct</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>2015: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanders</span></a> Statement on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxDodging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDodging</span></a> Companies</p><p>April 9, 2015</p><p>BURLINGTON, Vt., April 9 – "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on new data showing the extent to which some American companies are avoiding taxes:</p><p>"'I applaud Citizens for Tax Justice for releasing new data today revealing the unfairness of our tax system and the fact that a number of the biggest and most well-known corporations in America continue to pay little or nothing in taxes.</p><p>"'At a time when we have massive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> and income <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a>, and when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> profits are soaring, it is an outrage that many large, profitable corporations not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, but actually received a rebate from the IRS last year.</p><p>"'Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a>, the sick and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, as the Republicans in Congress have proposed, we need a tax system that demands that large, profitable corporations and the wealthy start paying their fair share in taxes. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the coming months to make certain that happens.'</p><p>Top Ten Corporate Tax Dodgers from Citizens for Tax Justice’s Report</p><p>1. Not only did media giant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TimeWarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeWarner</span></a> pay nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a rebate of $26 million from the IRS even though it made $4.3 billion in U.S. profits.</p><p>2. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> made $1.8 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes it received a rebate from the IRS of $235 million.</p><p>3. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xerox</span></a> made $629 million in U.S. profits in 2014, but received a tax rebate of $16 million from the IRS.</p><p>4. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Prudential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prudential</span></a> Financial made $3.5 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes, it received a tax rebate of $106 million from the IRS.</p><p>5. The toy maker <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mattel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mattel</span></a> made $268 million in profits last year, but received a tax rebate of $46 million from the IRS.</p><p>6. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Priceline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Priceline</span></a>.com not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a tax rebate of $9 million, even though it made $73 million in profits last year</p><p>7. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> not only paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, it received a tax rebate of $84 million from the IRS even though it made $1.8 billion last year.</p><p>8. Wireless technology maker <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Qualcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qualcomm</span></a> made $3.2 billion in U.S. profits last year, but instead of paying federal income taxes, it received a refund from the I.R.S. of $98 million.</p><p>9. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeneralElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElectric</span></a> made over $5.8 billion in profits in the U.S. last year, but paid just 0.9 percent of that amount — less than one percent — in federal income taxes.</p><p>10. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Jetblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jetblue</span></a> Airways made $615 million in U.S. profits last year, but paid just 0.4 percent of that amount — less than half of one percent — in federal income taxes.</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-tax-dodging-companies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sanders.senate.gov/press-relea</span><span class="invisible">ses/sanders-statement-on-tax-dodging-companies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGasIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGasIndustry</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a></p>
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