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Two weeks ago, a comment on this blog asserted that California is sure to fail in its attempt to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor without increasing emissions. The writer pointed out that the reactor is responsible for 9% of California’s power and about 17% of its zero-emissions power. (1) That is a lot of […]

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