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Waste is nuclear
energy’s poison capsule
Re. “Diablo Canyon is protected, dependable and may struggle local weather change,” Web page A6, Aug. 10:
Steven Chu and Jacopo Buongiorno cite the numerous advantages of retaining the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Energy Plant in operation. Nonetheless, they shamelessly neglect to level out one of the vital egregious “options” of nuclear energy — the waste it generates, which stays radioactive for 1000’s of years.
The storage of nuclear waste has at all times been the plague of this supply of power.
Shirley McGrath
Walnut Creek
Danger too nice to maintain
Diablo Canyon open
I learn the article about leaving the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open as a result of it gives power and emits fewer pollution within the air (“Newsom need nuclear plant open,” Web page C7, Aug. 13).
I agree with the article apart from the truth that it by no means says what’s going to turn into of the damaging radioactive waste from the nuclear plant. Utilizing nuclear power is ok, however the radioactive waste, which lives on for lots of of years, just isn’t.
Suzanne Barba
Oakland
Photo voltaic tax plan making
Florida look good
Re. “How will historic invoice profit California?” Web page A1, Aug. 9:
Somebody wants to inform the California Public Utilities Fee that Congress simply handed the Inflation Restoration Act which units apart $369 billion to cut back local weather change, together with tax credit for residential photo voltaic and battery storage.
That’s proper, the federal authorities is funding billions for local weather change options, whereas the CPUC’s NEM 3.0 proposal provides pointless photo voltaic taxes on new and current residential photo voltaic clients.
Gov. Newsom’s reelection marketing campaign will undergo when the CPUC approves NEM 3.0, whereas Gov. DeSantis appears heroic for vetoing an terrible photo voltaic internet assembly invoice in Florida.
The very last thing we wish is DeSantis operating adverts telling Californians that if they need reasonably priced rooftop photo voltaic, then they need to transfer to Florida.
Let’s finish this charade perpetrated by the utilities to line their pockets by eliminating their solely viable competitors. Name Newsom to dam this photo voltaic tax and do the fitting factor to avoid wasting our planet.
Andrew Clever
Fremont
Alzheimer’s invoice important
to caregivers, sufferers
Your current story about Dr. Bredesen’s analysis (“Marin-based examine stories insights on dementia,” Aug. 1) actually spoke to me. My mom is considered one of an estimated 6.2 million Individuals ages 65 and older dwelling with Alzheimer’s dementia. I’m considered one of thousands and thousands of Individuals caring for a liked one with the illness.
Scientific progress wouldn’t be doable with out bipartisan help for Alzheimer’s analysis. That’s why I need to specific my deepest gratitude to Rep. Mark DeSaulnier for co-sponsoring the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Funding Act, to make sure that the nation continues to handle Alzheimer’s and dementia as a precedence.
My easy phrases of thanks don’t come close to to expressing simply how a lot his management and help imply to these of us most impacted by Alzheimer’s and different dementias.
Thanks to your continued protection of Alzheimer’s analysis and different points essential to Individuals with Alzheimer’s and different dementias, and to their caregivers.
April Bolin
Nice Hill
Trump, Biden presidencies
don’t bear evaluating
Ms. Elliot, in her Aug. 11 letter evaluating Donald Trump’s “legacy” with Joe Biden’s 18 months in workplace (“Biden’s wins pale in comparison with Trump’s,” Web page A6), misrepresents historical past.
Oil costs fell in 2017 not attributable to Trump coverage, however due to years of ramped-up manufacturing and fracking through the Obama years. Regular provide and demand, not some magical Trump “coverage,” thus stored inflation and gasoline costs low.
Trump inherited a booming Obama financial system and inventory market surge, which later imploded together with his disastrous dealing with of the COVID crises, but Trumpkateers declare the Obama financial system and “neglect” Trump’s COVID Crash. Border crossings have been down as a result of Trump shockingly employed unlawful, morally bankrupt therapy of unlawful immigrants.
She “forgets” his tax breaks for millionaires and that he initiated, negotiated and permitted the ill-conceived Afghanistan withdrawal.
Trump did nothing for local weather change, infrastructure or Medicare drug bills and now’s destroying our democracy together with his rebel and Massive-Lie-stolen-election claims. Higher than Biden? Balderdash.
Douglas McClelland
Brentwood
