Don Warden
large animal veterinarian
“I guess I’m a little sad about it. Because up until this point it seemed to provide pretty safe energy. And it brought a lot of jobs and a lot of taxes for the county.”
Johnny Matthes
pastor
“Well, I was born and raised in Fresno, and I’ve been told that all of the electricity generated there goes to Fresno, so it supports our power needs. I don’t know if it’s good or bad. I don’t know what it does to ecology.”
Waylon Shibui
waterboy/walking fortune cookie
“I think it’s nice to see the world evolving. Sometimes growth requires uncomfortable change.”
Richard Smith
general handyman
“I actually don’t agree with the shutdown. I think nuclear energy is some of the cleanest energy we have. Science says we’re not overrun with nuclear accidents, but we do have a lot of accidents with things like oil trains.”
This article appears in Jul 7-14, 2016.