Weatherman2020
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Yet another example of Leftistism that thinks by doing something, anything, they accomplished their goal. Results are irrelevant.
Two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon plant in California are being forced to shut down in 2024 and 2025. When nuclear reactors are taken off the grid, fossil fuel use and the emissions that go along with them consistently increase. Independent groups have estimated that California will emit an extra 15.5 million metric tons (MMT) of global warming emissions due to the retirement of Diablo Canyon. In an attempt to prevent that from happening this time, bill SB 1090 was passed in 2018 requiring Diablo Canyon electricity generation to be replaced with clean energy.
Except Diablo (cleanest reliable energy source in the world) will be replaced at least partially by coal and mostly unreliable energy sources.
Two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon plant in California are being forced to shut down in 2024 and 2025. When nuclear reactors are taken off the grid, fossil fuel use and the emissions that go along with them consistently increase. Independent groups have estimated that California will emit an extra 15.5 million metric tons (MMT) of global warming emissions due to the retirement of Diablo Canyon. In an attempt to prevent that from happening this time, bill SB 1090 was passed in 2018 requiring Diablo Canyon electricity generation to be replaced with clean energy.
Except Diablo (cleanest reliable energy source in the world) will be replaced at least partially by coal and mostly unreliable energy sources.
Blog: Treadmill Decarbonization Doesn’t Help
Two nuclear reactors at the Diablo Canyon plant in CA are being forced to shut down by 2025; Adam Stein investigates the impact on state emissions.
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