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Tempers flare on 40th Anniversary of TMI meltdown at the San Onofre Nuclear “Community Engagement Panel”

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant had a meltdown. Public Watchdogs’ director of development, Nina Babiarz, was working in Pennsylvania as a reporter not far from the disaster. Forty years later, Babiarz addressed Southern California Edison’s public relations organ, the “Community Engagement Panel” on the decommissioning of the failed and leaking nuclear reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear…

Why you should “Throw out your holiday lights”

December 5, 2023December 6, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

According to Forbes, lighting up the Griswold house with Christmas lights would cost the average American about $4,000. Now, one of San Diego’s most trusted consumer advocates has told homeowners to throw out their holiday lights. According to Public Watchdogs’ director of development, Nina Babiarz, SDG&E’s new “peak use” charges could be shock if you use old fashioned incandescent light bulbs with your holiday lights. “Just…

Nina Babiarz Testimony on Vehicle Miles Travelled

December 4, 2023December 5, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

July 9, 2021, Public Watchdogs Director of Development commented on Vehicle Miles travelled. Get The Video. Get The Full Story

NEW LAWSUIT EXPOSES SANDAG’S INCOMPETENCE AND CORRUPTION

December 3, 2023December 4, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

SANDAG, the San Diego Area Association of Governments has been sued by its former finance officer Lauren Warrem This story is a summary of the original story published on the front page of the San Diego Union Tribune . It was written by investigative reporter, Jeff McDonald, on December 3, 2023. Get the original story here. SANDAG, which has also been called San…

The Great American Shakeout and San Onofre nuclear waste

October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Analysis of how tsunamis and earthquakes could pave the way to a radioactive flooding disaster at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Desire to move deadly Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) spawns $26M in DOE funding

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Millions and millions of pounds of eternally lethal nuclear waste is stranded at the San Onofre failed nuclear power plant because the Department of Energy (DOE) has failed to do its job. KPBS covers the story … Editor’s Note: This news story is published under the Fair Use provision of U.S. Copyright Law. We encourage you to view this story as it originally appeared on KPBS…

Webinar on safety risks at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) draws huge crowd

May 26, 2023June 1, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Click on the image below for the complete, unabridged presentation … … or scroll down for an edited presentation in six short segments. On Tuesday, April 23 at 5:30 Pacific Time, Charles Langley of Public Watchdogs, Gary Headrick of San Clemente Green, keynote speaker Paul Blanch, and Cathy Iwane, a Fukushima evacuee, were featured in a 90-minute Webinar by producer Doug Wood of Grassrootsinfo.org . The…

San Onofre: A disaster Waiting to Happen

May 16, 2023May 29, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

PUBLIC INVITED Mark your calendar for San Onofre Webinar, May 23, 5:30PM Nuclear experts say safety measures could fail with floods, tsunamis, climate change and severe weather DATELINE SAN DIEGO: On May 23, at 5:30 PM, Two groups dedicated to radiation safety, San Clemente Green, and Public Watchdogs, are hosting a FREE public webinar on the growing threat of floods, tsunamis, terrorist attacks and climate change…

What SANDAG doesn’t want you to know about the new “Vehicle Miles Traveled” tax

March 12, 2023April 27, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Fourteen questions and problems about the Vehicle Miles Traveled tax (VMT), which will violate your privacy, increase your energy costs, and expose you to identity theft and government surveillance. By Nina J. Babiarz, Public Watchdogs’ Director of Development Get Nina’s Testimony at SANDAG in mp4 format. SANDAG, the San Diego Association of Governments is planning to impose a county-wide tax on motorists, and this time, it’s…

The NRC has kowtowed to political pressure to keep PG&E’s Diablo Canyon open

March 3, 2023March 8, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Advocates at the nonprofit consumer group, Public Watchdogs say that today’s disastrous decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to keep the antiquated Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open flies in the face of the NRC’s own Principles of Good Regulation. “The NRC has broken the public’s trust by betraying its own values and ‘Principles of Good Regulation’” said Public Watchdogs’ Director of Development, Nina Babiarz….

James Conca’s outrageous and deceptive statements

February 20, 2023June 27, 2023 Public Watchdogs 2 Comments

Is spent nuclear fuel really “harmless after four years?” In this video, James Conca, who styles himself as a “scientist,” is falsely claiming that the nuclear waste at the beachfront San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump is harmless after four years. He then suggests that people who are concerned about it “don’t understand the science.” Both statements are outrageously deceptive. According to Scientific American, the USA’s oldest…

Yes, you are getting gouged on the price of gasoline

February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Oil prices are down, yet gas prices are up. Expect $5 a gallon or more throughout the summer, even if oil prices crash. Today, AAA has reported that the official average price for a gallon of gas in San Diego is $4.737, about a penny more than the price was last year on the same day. If there was ever proof that we are getting gouged,…

En banc natural gas hearing at CPUC spawned by Governor’s demand for lower gas prices

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom sent a demand letter to FERC, the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission to initiate an investigation into natural gas price manipulation. In a separate press release, Newsom has claimed that “Natural Gas Price Relief is on the way!” According to Newsom, The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently accelerated the delivery of electricity bill credits of $90 to $120 to provide…

Questions about the so-called “Natural Gas Shortage” and why your utility bills are increasing

January 8, 2023August 4, 2023 Public Watchdogs 2 Comments

At this time, there is a global natural gas shortage due to harsh winters, the Ukraine crisis, and increased demand. However, the current prices hikes for customers of Southern California Gas, SDG&E, and ultimately, Sempra Energy, may be completely unjustified and should command the attention of energy regulators. SDG&E has claimed that it is unlawful for them to make a profit on natural gas sales to…

Why are my natural gas bills so high?

January 8, 2023 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

QUESTION: Why are Compressed Natural Gas Prices SO high? ANSWER: The utility companies claim: elongated cold weather spell brought with the rain CNG reserves low due to national temperature spikes Short commodity purchasing period QUESTION: What can consumers do to decrease their bills? ANSWER: Consumers can: Turn down the thermostat Put on a sweater Fill any leaks that allow cold air to come inside…