You've heard the saying..'when it rains...it pours ?

[Coyotefurharvester]

California doesn't need electricity, or they would have built power plants.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

California doesn't need electricity, or they would have built power plants.

Its funny how they flip out over the cleanest power there is. They have never met a nuke they didnt shut down

 

[wedgy]

Its funny how they flip out over the cleanest power there is. They have never met a nuke they didnt shut down

Ask @carlsbad
Sad because most of my Sierra fishing lakes are mud puddles

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Ask @carlsbad
Sad because most of my Sierra fishing lakes are mud puddles

Ive been to his plant and all the others. Sad situation

 

[rr2030]

Living with the drought daily here in CA. This is nothing new. Seams a though it's a way of life and understanding that the government here, has the same solution for drought as they do for guns IE: restrict usage and raise the price. I have been a resident here since 1978 (this state was relatively conservative back then) I don't recall the construction on a single reservoir, maybe I am wrong but anything that may have been built has been insufficient for our needs. I wonder why we don't have multiple desalinization plants along our coast, then I heard the only one in CA is being shut down because people are concerned about the fish that are killed in the process, this may or may not be true. As a whole, we as a country are getting exactly what we deserve. Now I will go and dig up and throw out my Fig tree that was perfectly fine last week, but due to water restrictions, is a dead stick today.

 

[DogBuster]

California doesn't need electricity, or they would have built power plants.

I'm betting they are still using power from our massive local 3 unit coal fired plant

Correct me if wrong

 

[DogBuster]

Actually we have two local coal fired plants...

The 3 unit......another 1/2 hr away but it's only 2 units

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Living with the drought daily here in CA. This is nothing new. Seams a though it's a way of life and understanding that the government here, has the same solution for drought as they do for guns IE: restrict usage and raise the price. I have been a resident here since 1978 (this state was relatively conservative back then) I don't recall the construction on a single reservoir, maybe I am wrong but anything that may have been built has been insufficient for our needs. I wonder why we don't have multiple desalinization plants along our coast, then I heard the only one in CA is being shut down because people are concerned about the fish that are killed in the process, this may or may not be true. As a whole, we as a country are getting exactly what we deserve. Now I will go and dig up and throw out my Fig tree that was perfectly fine last week, but due to water restrictions, is a dead stick today.

We proposed quite a few desalinization plants 10+yrs ago for local governments, but they were always stopped cold by larger governments due to environmental impacts and skyline changes. We could have watered every yard and every crop within a couple years, but now not so much

 

[Steve Blair]

We proposed quite a few desalinization plants 10+yrs ago for local governments, but they were always stopped cold by larger governments due to environmental impacts and skyline changes. We could have watered every yard and every crop within a couple years, but now not so much

The California Coastal Commission, which sounds good on paper, is one of the biggest impediments to progress in the state.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

The California Coastal Commission, which sounds good on paper, is one of the biggest impediments to progress in the state.

I wasnt ever sure who it was but i bet it was them. A county or city would want it, fund it plan it and all then 6mo in they would call and say uhhhhh, we got our hand slapped

 

[carlsbad]

Lot of exactly correct statements in this thread. Indeed CA has been anti-nuclear for decades. While San Onofre is shut down and well into deconstruction and decomissioning, there is growing suport for keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant up and running. (currently scheduled to shut down next year) Hurdles to jump over in Sacramento to make it happen but it could.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Lot of exactly correct statements in this thread. Indeed CA has been anti-nuclear for decades. While San Onofre is shut down and well into deconstruction and decomissioning, there is growing suport for keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant up and running. (currently scheduled to shut down next year) Hurdles to jump over in Sacramento to make it happen but it could.

Good luck on that. I truly hope common sense will prevail

 

[rr2030]

The California Coastal Commission, which sounds good on paper, is one of the biggest impediments to progress in the state.

True. This was recently discussed on a Cato podcast earlier this week.

 

[DogBuster]

Another U Tube video popped up about the Capitol Reef Flash flood...June 23rd

Probably the best one yet...not sure if it was a local Utah family..or tourists

 

[22BRGUY]

I wonder how much water the Mississippi River could give the West?

Depends on how many will volunteer to carry buckets.

 

[spencerhenry]

painful to listen to the narration.

 

[Medic505]

Limit hydroelectric production. Lake level rises.

BUT,BUT, I have to plug in my car!

 

[DogBuster]

painful to listen to the narration.

yes

agree ):

 

[rwj]

Depends on how many will volunteer to carry buckets.

Taking it over the Continental Divide will certainly be a challenge!

 

[spencerhenry]

Taking it over the Continental Divide will certainly be a challenge!

Just truck it over in an electric truck powered by the wind or solar!