Recent Comments
Re: “Nuclear power's dirty legacy”
We ought not to reject any and all nuclear technology because of abuse by governement decades ago.
It is now possible to manufacture small nuclear generators providing power to a neighborhood, residential develoment or business disstrict. These small units are buried in the ground, last ten [10] years at which time they are replaced with another unit [which would use the latest technology, of course]. There is no need to remove the spent unit. It stays encased in the protective container forever.
The latest technology is far advanced from the events of 1948. Compensation to victims of our natioanl government should not prevent developing and using nuclear energy now and in the future
Re: “Cleanup conundrum”
Passing the BUCK is what politicians do best.
From Congress to City Councils, the smart constantly re-elected Politicians forget the ""The Buck Stops Here as President Harry Truman's desk sign proclaimed.
The Buck may hace stopped on Harry's desk but it was Congressional action he needed to do anything.
Here in SLO Co. our councils and boards can act on their own since they pass the "laws" for their coverage areas.
There is no valid excuse for SLO Co to Pass the Buck on dealing with the homeless.
Plan affordable projects to complete NOW not expensive projects out the future.
We don't want to read of deaths due to floods in the Santa Maria River basin.
I may campign for elective office but I am no politician.
Re: “We need to end the death of Palestinian children and families”
Perhaps a cease fire while the U.S. airlifts all civilians out of Gaza and into the U.S.
No more likly than accepting Jewish refugees in 1938 . . .
Everyone likes ot speak out but few will take in the homeless regardless of where they come from.
Re: “We don't want your cell tower”
Personally, as a resident off Valley Rd, I would love for my cell phone to operate more reliably.
I am certainly not convinced that property values will drop, Not that I care since I am here to the end of my life. If property values did drop we might see more young families here in the Five cities. I call that a Good Thing.
Cancer scaring is definatley not nice.
Ethel should try out Skype contact with great grandchildren to see the advantages of good connectivity.
Re: “Do the right thing”
We, Libertarians, used to say; "There is no Utopia".
You cannot legislate a perfect world.
So, you are left with dealing with the "outliers" who, in one way or another, do not conform to sociatal norms - and there are a lot of us . . .
Laws are meant to deal with harm to individuals and their property which includes property held in trust or used by the 'state' for the administration of the Laws against force or fraud.
It becomes very easy when Laws aare simple and understood by All to deal with those who ignore or violate the Law.
That is as close to Utopia as we can get.
Re: “Deep clean: PG&E needs to dredge Diablo Canyon's cove to unclog the intake system that helps the nuclear reactors stay cool”
Looking at the photo of the Intake Cove, I wonder where the natural coastline actually is.
Was the cove created by closing in a portion of the coastline or created by digging out behind the natual coastline?
And how on earth could the plant's existence be expected to allow any and all sea creatures to survive the changes in the sea water conditions once the plant was fully operational?
Seems ot me once the plant was permitted and built the loss of sea creatures unable to adapt ot the new conditons was predictable and inevitable.
So, why now, decades into the plants operation should we be worrying about the impact on sea life?
Seems to me that there would be an impact goes back to the original permit to build and operate the plant which is a much needed safe method of power production.
After the fact correction of the unintended results should be outside the coastal commission or the county's jurisdiction and up to the plant mangement and regulatory agency.
Re: “Administrative bloat”
As times change, so must our choices.
Those 'days of yor' mentioned by Shanti and John, led to a lower need for administrators and a greater need for let's guess: skilled workers, the very teachers now being outnumbered by Administrators, computer programers, technicians, and many others.
Continuing to teach as the emand falls should not lead to the imbalance discussed here.
Advisors, parents and students need to look carefully in the world studetns will face in the future.
There are plently of reseach and predictive studies on needed occupations advisors, students and parents can access with computers and phones. Lots of predictions of changes to come that are not as far fetched as the flying cars the 40s suggested we would have by now.
Right now, today, we lack skilled workers to build homes, fix plumbing, repair or replace roofs, rewire old homes, provide care to our elderly or inform, , , , I believe the list might even be endless.
The Community Colleges [Junior College when I left High School, choosing a free 3 year Hospital RN Training program] should be picking up on these needs, saving students and families huge debt for a worthless degree from an administration heavy University.