
Power to the People
Bravo California Coastal Commission!
Peter Douglas, Executive Director of the CA Coastal Commission, put forward a staff report that was soundly rejected by his Commissioners yesterday. In a room packed with Sierra Club activists and Mothers for Peace who joined Mr. Douglas in his apparent quest to “stick it” to PG&E, I witnessed some very level-headed Commissioners go against the staff report, and do the right thing in the face of tremendous pressure.
There is a 74 page staff report on the issue, but in a nutshell…
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has a nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo that is licensed by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate through 2024-25. All environmental impact has been taken into consideration, and has been mitigated. The plant provides… Read More