San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
@mothersforpeace.bsky.social
All-volunteer group fighting the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Avila Beach, CA since 1973. We welcome collaborators who understand the profound harm to our world caused by nuclear waste and weapons. Standing strong for peace and equity for all.
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Electricity bills are on the rise nationwide—and in the latest @npr.org Short Wave episode, UCS’s Mike Jacobs explains how data centers are passing off their costs onto your utility bills.
Why a new data center in your area could change your electricity bill : Short Wave
Electricity bills are on track to rise an average of 8 percent nationwide by 2030 according to a June analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University. The culprits? Data c...
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Electricity bills are on the rise nationwide—and in the latest @npr.org Short Wave episode, UCS’s Mike Jacobs explains how data centers are passing off their costs onto your utility bills.
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Is thorium a brand new discovery with astounding potential? Gordon Edwards believes this claim flies in the face of the historical record and basic scientific facts. Join us as we unpack this issue.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Is thorium a brand new discovery with astounding potential? Gordon Edwards believes this claim flies in the face of the historical record and basic scientific facts. Join us as we unpack this issue.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Did you know?
The U.S. #solar industry employed 280,119 workers in 2024. #Florida led the Southeast, ranking #2 nationwide with 14,303 solar jobs!
Join Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for a #webinar on December 16th to explore this #data and more:
The U.S. #solar industry employed 280,119 workers in 2024. #Florida led the Southeast, ranking #2 nationwide with 14,303 solar jobs!
Join Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for a #webinar on December 16th to explore this #data and more:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Clean Energy Workforce Insights: Baseline Findings from the 2024 National Solar Jobs Census. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ...
IREC has recently released the 15th annual National Solar Jobs Census, the authoritative benchmark for solar industry employment data and workforce trends across the United States. The 2024 Solar Jobs...
irecusa.zoom.us
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
"The closure of Doel 2 was originally dictated by Belgium’s nuclear phase-out law, which has since been revised. However, Doel 2 no longer meets the legal safety requirements for nuclear facilities..."
RIP. That's one less thing 9 million people within 50 miles of it have to worry about.
RIP. That's one less thing 9 million people within 50 miles of it have to worry about.
Doel 2 nuclear reactor retired after fifty years of work
Doel 2 is the fifth Belgian reactor to be closed, following Doel 3, Tihange 2, Doel 1, and Tihange 1.
www.brusselstimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"The closure of Doel 2 was originally dictated by Belgium’s nuclear phase-out law, which has since been revised. However, Doel 2 no longer meets the legal safety requirements for nuclear facilities..."
RIP. That's one less thing 9 million people within 50 miles of it have to worry about.
RIP. That's one less thing 9 million people within 50 miles of it have to worry about.
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Hey let's spend a decade building more pipelines and strip away enviro regs too. Man, that Carney fella is a 4D chess master: Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 '25 www.juancole.com/2025/12/reac...
Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 '25
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Richard Black and other analysts at the Ember energy consultancy find that all new electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025 was met by solar and wind, main...
www.juancole.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hey let's spend a decade building more pipelines and strip away enviro regs too. Man, that Carney fella is a 4D chess master: Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 '25 www.juancole.com/2025/12/reac...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
So... Taxpayers will pay for new nuclear plants. 😡😤
#Westinghouse
This sounds very similar to France: EDF going bankrupt and nationalized.
Both taxpayers and ratepayers will pay for nuclear energy.
I do not consent!!!
#Westinghouse
This sounds very similar to France: EDF going bankrupt and nationalized.
Both taxpayers and ratepayers will pay for nuclear energy.
I do not consent!!!
US government buying nuclear power plants??????
beyondnuclear.org/us-to-buy-an...
#NoNukes #MothersForPeace #NoDiablo #radiationharms
beyondnuclear.org/us-to-buy-an...
#NoNukes #MothersForPeace #NoDiablo #radiationharms
US to "buy and own" new domestic reactors - Beyond Nuclear
On November 19, 2025, Bloomberg news reported that the United States government will "buy and own" as many as ten new, large (1000 MWe and bigger) commercial
beyondnuclear.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So... Taxpayers will pay for new nuclear plants. 😡😤
#Westinghouse
This sounds very similar to France: EDF going bankrupt and nationalized.
Both taxpayers and ratepayers will pay for nuclear energy.
I do not consent!!!
#Westinghouse
This sounds very similar to France: EDF going bankrupt and nationalized.
Both taxpayers and ratepayers will pay for nuclear energy.
I do not consent!!!
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
Solar output beats wind power for third straight month in US
The latest "Electric Power Monthly" report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that solar grew by 29.9% in September 2025 compared
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Today in 1949, the US Atomic Energy Commission and US Air Force conducted a secret experiment at the Hanford Reservation in Washington State, exposing thousands of people living downwind to dangerous levels of radioactive iodine-131 and xenon-133 from freshly-irradiated or “green” uranium fuel.
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today in 1949, the US Atomic Energy Commission and US Air Force conducted a secret experiment at the Hanford Reservation in Washington State, exposing thousands of people living downwind to dangerous levels of radioactive iodine-131 and xenon-133 from freshly-irradiated or “green” uranium fuel.
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
There are just a few hours left of #GivingTuesday! It's up to us to protect science and democracy to build the future we deserve. Join forces with other science advocates and multiply your impact.
💝Give before midnight.
Donate: act.ucsusa.org/Giving2025
💝Give before midnight.
Donate: act.ucsusa.org/Giving2025
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There are just a few hours left of #GivingTuesday! It's up to us to protect science and democracy to build the future we deserve. Join forces with other science advocates and multiply your impact.
💝Give before midnight.
Donate: act.ucsusa.org/Giving2025
💝Give before midnight.
Donate: act.ucsusa.org/Giving2025
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
@willshackel.bsky.social You complain about nuclear power disinformation, provide banana / nuclear power disinformation, then complain that you're being attacked?
😮💨🤦🏼♀️
Bananas contain natural radiation, potassium-40, that our bodies are equipped to regulate.
No special gear for workers.
😮💨🤦🏼♀️
Bananas contain natural radiation, potassium-40, that our bodies are equipped to regulate.
No special gear for workers.
"Bananas are more radioactive than nuclear plants" Will Shackel responds to Dee Madigan on Q&A
YouTube video by Nuclear for Australia
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
@willshackel.bsky.social You complain about nuclear power disinformation, provide banana / nuclear power disinformation, then complain that you're being attacked?
😮💨🤦🏼♀️
Bananas contain natural radiation, potassium-40, that our bodies are equipped to regulate.
No special gear for workers.
😮💨🤦🏼♀️
Bananas contain natural radiation, potassium-40, that our bodies are equipped to regulate.
No special gear for workers.
Email CA Coastal Commissioners by 5pm Friday, December 5.
Message: Deny the Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for 5-year and 20-year extensions.
[email protected]
Learn more:
mothersforpeace.org/december-5-2...
Message: Deny the Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for 5-year and 20-year extensions.
[email protected]
Learn more:
mothersforpeace.org/december-5-2...
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Email CA Coastal Commissioners by 5pm Friday, December 5.
Message: Deny the Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for 5-year and 20-year extensions.
[email protected]
Learn more:
mothersforpeace.org/december-5-2...
Message: Deny the Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for 5-year and 20-year extensions.
[email protected]
Learn more:
mothersforpeace.org/december-5-2...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Shut out of COP30, Indigenous climate leaders create new independent advisory council
ricochet.media/climate/clim...
ricochet.media/climate/clim...
Shut out of COP30, Indigenous climate leaders create new independent advisory council
At the recent summit in Brazil, Indigenous leaders launch global council to centre Indigenous solutions and knowledge in addressing the crisis
ricochet.media
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Shut out of COP30, Indigenous climate leaders create new independent advisory council
ricochet.media/climate/clim...
ricochet.media/climate/clim...
Excellent opinion piece in SLO New Times regarding the CA Coastal Commission's upcoming decision on Diablo Canyon
www.newtimesslo.com/california-n...
#NoDiablo #MothersForPeace #radiationharms
www.newtimesslo.com/california-n...
#NoDiablo #MothersForPeace #radiationharms
California needs its agencies to do their jobs - New Times San Luis Obispo
In her Nov. 13 commentary, SLO County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg treats the California Coastal Commission’s statement that “energy policy is not within our purview” as a defect in state government (“C...
www.newtimesslo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Excellent opinion piece in SLO New Times regarding the CA Coastal Commission's upcoming decision on Diablo Canyon
www.newtimesslo.com/california-n...
#NoDiablo #MothersForPeace #radiationharms
www.newtimesslo.com/california-n...
#NoDiablo #MothersForPeace #radiationharms
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
'Around four or five years ago, it became cheaper to generate electricity from the sun and wind than it is by setting things on fire. Renewable energy has been getting so plentiful, to the point that some governments are literally giving it away.'
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
We must embrace reality and lower our bills with cheap green energy
WHEN a pavilion at the COP climate summit in Brazil caught fire, it was hard not to think of this as a perfect metaphor in itself ...
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'Around four or five years ago, it became cheaper to generate electricity from the sun and wind than it is by setting things on fire. Renewable energy has been getting so plentiful, to the point that some governments are literally giving it away.'
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
www.thenational.scot/politics/256...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
How the United Nations has under-predicted the rate of global temperature rise
open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...
open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...
How the United Nations has under-predicted the rate of global temperature rise
The UN's climate science body has been conservative in its predictions of temperature rises
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
How the United Nations has under-predicted the rate of global temperature rise
open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...
open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Today in 1958, a B-47 on ground alert at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana, carrying a sealed-pit hydrogen bomb containing no plutonium, caught fire when the Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) bottles accidentally discharged during the pilot’s acceptance check, pushing the plane into a towing vehicle.
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today in 1958, a B-47 on ground alert at Chennault Air Force Base, Louisiana, carrying a sealed-pit hydrogen bomb containing no plutonium, caught fire when the Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) bottles accidentally discharged during the pilot’s acceptance check, pushing the plane into a towing vehicle.
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
For the past year (Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25), South Dakota has generated enough WindWaterSolar to supply 121% of demand:
85% Wind
33% Water
3% Solar
-
121% Total
Montana haș generated 98% WWS
13 states have generated 49.7-121%% WWS
US avg: 25.1%
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
85% Wind
33% Water
3% Solar
-
121% Total
Montana haș generated 98% WWS
13 states have generated 49.7-121%% WWS
US avg: 25.1%
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For the past year (Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25), South Dakota has generated enough WindWaterSolar to supply 121% of demand:
85% Wind
33% Water
3% Solar
-
121% Total
Montana haș generated 98% WWS
13 states have generated 49.7-121%% WWS
US avg: 25.1%
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
85% Wind
33% Water
3% Solar
-
121% Total
Montana haș generated 98% WWS
13 states have generated 49.7-121%% WWS
US avg: 25.1%
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Climatize Facilitates Community Solar Projects in Minnesota and Illinois with Pre-Construction Financing
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/24/c...
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/24/c...
Climatize Facilitates Community Solar Projects in Minnesota and Illinois with Pre-Construction Financing - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Community solar is awesome. Talk about a feel-good story. The savings from community solar can be enjoyed by renters and home...
cleantechnica.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Climatize Facilitates Community Solar Projects in Minnesota and Illinois with Pre-Construction Financing
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/24/c...
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/24/c...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
New EIA data
From Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25, 13 states generated 49.7-121% of their electricity demand with WWS
Wind was #1 overall generator 8 in states (SD, IA, WY, KS, ME, NM, ND, OK)
Hydro #1 in 3 (MT, WA, OR)
Solar #1 overall in CA and #1 WWS generator in NV
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
From Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25, 13 states generated 49.7-121% of their electricity demand with WWS
Wind was #1 overall generator 8 in states (SD, IA, WY, KS, ME, NM, ND, OK)
Hydro #1 in 3 (MT, WA, OR)
Solar #1 overall in CA and #1 WWS generator in NV
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New EIA data
From Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25, 13 states generated 49.7-121% of their electricity demand with WWS
Wind was #1 overall generator 8 in states (SD, IA, WY, KS, ME, NM, ND, OK)
Hydro #1 in 3 (MT, WA, OR)
Solar #1 overall in CA and #1 WWS generator in NV
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
From Oct 1, '24-Sep 30, '25, 13 states generated 49.7-121% of their electricity demand with WWS
Wind was #1 overall generator 8 in states (SD, IA, WY, KS, ME, NM, ND, OK)
Hydro #1 in 3 (MT, WA, OR)
Solar #1 overall in CA and #1 WWS generator in NV
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Reposted by San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...