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Garrett Harris 12:36 a.m., June 19
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Walter Mencken 3:39 p.m., June 18
CPUC commissioner proposes use of storage systems
Seems like everything associated with the utility industry has become corrupt beyond belief, especially including CPUC and UCAN who were supposed to protect us, the worst treason of all. Hopefully, you and the READER can save the people from skyrocketing rates that the San Onofre disaster created.— June 13, 2013 11:50 a.m.
CPUC commissioner proposes use of storage systems
"For just once, can't our civilization triumph over greed?" THAT IS INDEED A MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION YOU ASK DON. One most important reality check answer was written by John Maddox, late editor of "Nature" who wrote a most important book before he passed on, "What Remains to be Discovered" where he discussed in his chapter "Avoidance of Calamity": "Unconventional sources of energy, although free from CO2 emission, are physically incapable in the next century of substituting for any but a small part of present energy consumption. ---- Is the planet (in the anthropomorphic sense), and are national governments in particular prepared to accept the implications the small armies of scientists will be required to remove persisting uncertainties and to devise effective strategies for the avoidance of calamity? The experience of recent years in rich countries is not encouraging. Research communities are everywhere under pressure to be more ‘relevant,’ usually understood to mean that they should assist with national competitiveness in the production and sale of tangible traded goods. ---- Yet preparedness requires that these activities should be supported on a scale, and with a vigor, that is likely to meet the unknown needs. That is on sign that the rhetoric of survival is not matched by resolution. ---- Worse, the strategies eventually adopted internationally are usually burdened by the compromises required to override the vested interests of many of the participants. ---- In reality, there is no reason why any of the potential calamities now foreseen, even the most scary among them, cannot be avoided. But avoidance requires vigilance and courage. Will we have enough?” THAT IS THE #1 QUESTION— June 11, 2013 2:10 p.m.
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
Don, what you are saying is there is no champion for ratepayers in San Diego, and California, who can protect us from criminal acts by SCE (San Onofre), SDG&E (firestorms), PG&E (gas pipeline deaths) and CPUC/Peevey (all of the above) that have already caused public safety disasters.— June 10, 2013 1:44 p.m.
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
“Who should pay for San Onofre fiasco? The answer is obvious” By Michael Hiltzik LATIMES June 7, 2013 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-2...— June 8, 2013 3:10 a.m.
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
Don, as you must know, "pressure on Peevey from Brown's office" is a farce, and a cover-up for Brown if that outrageous statement is true. The fact is that Peevey should have acted long before now when the steam generator tubes carrying radioactive water were suspected of being an unsafe design and construction by some of the engineers. The fact that is now known without a doubt is that SONGS was an unacceptable threat to public safety due to SCE corruption, negligence and incompetence during design, manufacture, construction and operation, threats that the CPUC/Peevey participated in creating. It must not be overlooked that another long-term tragedy is that we needed nuclear power to have any chance at all in eliminating CO2 producing power plants that are unacceptably accelerating climate changes already. But Fukushima already hammered many nails into the coffin of nuclear power, and then SCE/CPUC proved they were just as corrupt and criminally negligent about public safety as their Japanese counterparts. Greed wins again, and the long-term future of humanity is increasingly, unacceptably threatened. Current adult generations have failed again to protect the future for our grandchildren and future generations.— June 7, 2013 1:54 p.m.
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
Don, this ought to keep you and the READER busy for many years protecting San Diego ratepayers from SDG&E, SCE, CPUC and whatever is left of UCAN. Peevey must first be fired immediately by Brown for his part in creating the SONGS disaster as former SCE President, and then making the disaster increasingly worse as CPUC President. If Peevey isn't fired, then ratepayers shall get the worst screwing in utility history and Brown should be fired also.— June 7, 2013 1:05 p.m.
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
"Pope" Doug and his San Diego style empire are dedicated to making as many "corporate welfare scheme"(s) as possible at the expense of San Diego taxpayers, and Wal-Mart is the new slave state that proves the South is rising again at the expense of American Democracy in spite of the Civil War. Quite a combination, proving that oligarchs shall always be with us, to robbing the demos regardless of unacceptable consequences for future generations. Are we ever going to learn from the lessons of history? The READER is the best educator in San Diego today so keep up your history lessons Don, hopefully we'll be able to send "Pope" Doug on the same journey that the "Duke" has been on and overthrow the GOP oligarchs at last.— June 7, 2013 3:16 a.m.
Charles Langley resigns from UCAN
Don, we all thank you for your continuing dedication to investigative reporting San Diego corruption, especially to counter the corrupt "Pope" Doug (the new "Duke") who is dedicated to enriching himself at the expense of the people of San Diego.— June 7, 2013 2:58 a.m.
Charles Langley resigns from UCAN
Now I'm confused, are you saying you left because there was no corruption left to report about and San Diegans are not hopeless, or that you can continue doing an excellent job investigating regardless of location because of better internet access to more information sources than ever before?— June 6, 2013 11:49 a.m.
Charles Langley resigns from UCAN
You might want to add: IN SAN DIEGO, FUKUSHIMA’S LEGACY COMES CALLING By Morgan Lee, U-T June 5, 2013 http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/05/tp-i...— June 5, 2013 1:48 p.m.