Oil spilling in the Gulf of Mexico;
Earthquake uncertainty on our coast;
Regulators asleep at the switch. . .
More than ever, the call to change our energy supply from one that endangers to one that is truly renewable, clean and safe must be answered.
Now, IMAGINE this new vision for energy production in California. . .
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility invites you take the “quiz” below and then visit our web site to for an action letter you can send!
CAN YOU SPOT ALL OF THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THESE TWO PICTURES?
Here are two photos of the California coast at the
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
The top picture shows the facility today, with its aging nuclear reactors that use nearly one billion gallons of seawater for cooling every day. The picture below it helps us imagine a bold vision of future energy generation in California. We can make it a reality.
HINT: Here are a few of the differences….
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WIND TURBINES A recent map prepared by the California Energy Commission shows that this area has the highest coastal wind potential in San Luis Obispo County.
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SOLAR PANELS Covering the buildings, parking lots, and flat land areas. These are steps that PG&E could be taking today…Transmission lines are already in place!
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WAVE ENERGY Generated by the orange buoys in the foreground.
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SOLAR THERMAL Parabolic solar mirrors where the reactors domes used to be…and by using closed-loop cooling, the sea cove remains calm and free of thermally heated waters discharged from the reactors…it’s ocean-friendly!
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JOB TRAINING CENTER and energy efficiency think-tank in the former administration buildings will create new technologies and green jobs to power the economy. What you can’t see in either photo are the newly discovered earthquake faults beneath the water offshore of the site— faults that the state wants studied with the latest seismic techniques before PG&E is allowed to relicense this plant for 20 more years of radioactive waste generation and storage on our fragile coast.
Why take the risks? PG&E spent $46 million on their failed ballot initiative, Prop 16. For that same money, they could have purchased 30 megawatts of wind turbines. Why throw our ratepayer dollars into last century’s technology? We can all encourage our legislators and utilities to bring us the clean, safe and truly renewable energy economy of the future.
Take action now! Click www.a4nr.org/ActionLetter to download your action letter and find out more how you can help.
