Posted on 08/31/2023 9:52:59 AM PDT by george76
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has embraced "dirty" energy for California as he looks to stave off blackouts threatening the state's strained energy grid.
While Newsom has pushed for a transition to renewable energy in California, the realities there have forced him to increasingly rely on nonrenewable energy sources to meet the state's energy demands. Fighting off heavy criticism from environmental activists, the California governor has countered by pointing out the practical necessity of using some nonrenewables while stressing his efforts to transition to renewable energy.
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"Gov. Newsom is committed to keeping the lights on while maintaining affordability for all Californians," Newsom's deputy press secretary, Daniel Villasenor, told the Washington Examiner.
"At the same time, the governor has advanced the nation's most aggressive transition away from fossil fuels and has taken action to make it easier to build the clean energy projects our state needs," he added.
The state's energy grid has struggled for years amid extreme temperatures. A heat wave in 2020 resulted in two days of rolling blackouts across the state, and last summer, Newsom had to make pleas to the public to conserve energy during particularly hot periods.
Such crises have forced Newsom to change his position on shutting down several energy sites he had been previously critical of.
For example, he campaigned for governor partially on a platform of shutting down Aliso Canyon, a sprawling gas storage facility that drew controversy in 2015 when it became the subject of the largest methane leak in U.S. history, Politico reported.
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Following the energy crisis of the past few years, California's Public Utilities Commission, appointed by Newsom, will vote Thursday on whether to expand Aliso Canyon by two-thirds.
Newsom's administration has also extended the life of three natural gas plants in Southern California, as well as the state's sole nuclear power plant.
He must be running for President.
He needs to embrace the atom...
...and reconsider those EV mandates.
Exhibit A is natural gas. The natural gas that they're limiting the use of (and jacking up the price of) ostensibly to save us is the same natural gas that only a few years ago they were touting as "clean burning" and what we ought to switch to.
Last September, Newsom and his minions asked people to limit recharging of electric cars to conserve energy.
And believe it or not, this happened in the same week that Newsom and the California Air Resoruces Board, decreed that new internal combustion engine vehicles cannot be sold in California in 2035. Only 12 years to go on that one .
How tens of millions of electric vehicles in California will get electricity to recharge was keft unexplained.
that’s the ticket. he is also blaming homeless prob on state’s progressives. moving to ‘center.’
Get ready to see more of Gov Dipstick, I believe he will the Demonrat nominee
Cigarettes are bad too. Still you need to smoke them to pay for Obamacare.
Hey Mr. Hairgel, you again wasted Trillions of gallons of fresh water during this last storm. Why don’t you do your Job??? And you want to be President??? NFW.
I think we just struck gold here.
We now have “Green Energy” and “renewable energy” Vs “Affordable Energy”.
It has just become about Class here.
THAT IS A WINNER!
Ah! The smell of feces on the sidewalk, fentanyl zombies crowding the streets, beautiful boarded up stores, plenty of empty offices to shoot up drugs, kids being taken from parents to have free tranny surgery, rolling blackouts…Newsom 2024!
There’s no dirty energy just dirty governors
Is CA going to continue to buy power from AZ nuclear plant?
He keeps trying to inch closer to the middle in preparation for 2024. It’s, “Look at what I’m saying now, not what I said & did in the past.”
If my ass has anything to say about it, natural gas is renewable.
I think Governor Tiresome and the stupid Libtards should learn to live without any power since that’s what they stupidly advocated
>>embraced “dirty” energy for California as he looks to stave off blackouts threatening the state’s strained energy grid<<
Only path toward progress, worldwide
Drill and dig is the only way to survive.
What is “nonrenewable” about oil and gas that keeps being found pretty much everywhere?
Newsome embraced “dirty energy” because he is running for president.
Electricity costs .06 cents a kwh that the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant produces in Calif that the democrats want to close. It was scheduled to close in 2024 and 2025. It produces 8.3% of ALL the electricity in Calif!! and the democrats want to shut it down!!
The democrats charge us .20 to .30 cents to pay for the pension plans of gov’t workers and other pet projects they want.
FTA: Newsom is committed to keeping the lights on while maintaining affordability for all Californians,” Newsom’s deputy press secretary, Daniel Villasenor, told the Washington Examiner.
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