Public Watchdogs’ Right To Know Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 2
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Updates
Public Watchdogs invites 1,056 CPUC employees to blow the whistle
DATELINE SAN DIEGO, August 14, 2017 Today, Public Watchdogs announced that it has sent personal letters to every employee at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Each of the 1056 letters invites the recipients to become a confidential informant and instructs them on how to do it safely. A name-redacted sample of the hand-signed and hand addressed invitation can be viewed here. “This is a personal…
New Video: Is Edison’s Community Engagement panel a Sham?
The San Onofre Community Engagement panel is a ratepayer-funded public relations effort by Southern California Edison. It is designed not to “engage” but to pacify the public and politicians into believing that Edison is a responsible, honest, law-abiding corporation that can be a trusted steward of its deadly radioactive waste from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating station known as SONGS. Get the video. SIGN THE PETITION
Princeton Study: U.S. nuke disaster could dwarf Fukushima
New report from Princeton shows failure of Nuclear Regulatory Commission to accurately assess risk For immediate release, May 26, 2017 For background or to arrange an interview contact Charles Langley at (858) 752-4600 A new Princeton study, which uses an advanced weather modeling program called HYSPLIT, developed by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows that a radiation plume from a spent fuel disaster would affect more than 18…
Public Watchdogs’ report blasts NRC for reckless “regulatory failure” at San Onofre
Southern California Edison’s disaster response plan for San Onofre shifts responsibility for a nuclear emergency from FEMA to local fire and police departments SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2017, 7:30AM – Today, Public Watchdogs unleashed a chronological 30-page report and 450-page analysis of regulatory failure and the deeply flawed safety planning and emergency response plans at the now-defunct San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) owned by Southern…
Public Watchdogs talks with citizens about the San Onofre Nuclear waste dump
On January 13, 2018, Southern California Edison will bury the radioactive equivalent of 700 nuclear warheads on the beach at San Onofre State Beach Park within 108 feet of the water. Each of the 75 waste containers holds more radiation than what was released at Chernobyl. When it is completed, it will be the world’s largest beachfront nuclear waste dump.
Ad Campaign pokes fun at “Nuke-Hugging” Surfers
Ad Campaign pokes fun at “Nuke-Hugging” Surfers Urges Public to attend April 14 2017 event at San Diego Superior Court, 1:00 PM DATELINE – SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA, April 10, 2017 Today the non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Watchdogs announced that it has launched a light-hearted social media and print advertising campaign that uses humor to educate surfers about the dangers of the radioactive waste storage facility that…
Resources for April 14 Court Hearing to revoke Nuke Waste Burial Permit at San Onofre
Stand for Nuclear Waste Safety, Friday, April 14th. Text and Video Resources: Ten reasons why the Coastal Commission permit must be revoked [talking points] Frequently Asked Questions explaining why a beachfront nuclear waste dump is dangerous Coastal Commission Staff Report Tu14a, recommending construction of World’s Largest Beachfront Nuclear Waste Dump (goo.gl/1nIhm1 ) Proof that San Onofre will be the USA’s largest privately operated nuclear waste dump Arguments…
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station FAQ
Nuclear energy has been described as “clean, safe and green,” but the harsh reality is that the industry has never bothered to develop a way of keeping its deadly toxic radioactive waste safe. Learn why in Public Watchdogs Frequently Asked Questions about SONGS, the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Public Watchdogs finds “FAULTS” in $12 million seismic study of earthquake risk at SONGS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Public Advocate and a Geologist are singing a sour note over the publicly funded $12 million study of earthquake risks at SONGS, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The study, which appears to assert that the beach is a safe location for the construction of what will be the largest privately owned nuclear waste dump in the USA**, has the consumer group Public Watchdogs all…
Public Watchdogs resets Nuclear Waste Countdown Clock to 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Watchdogs Resets Nuclear Countdown Clock. The beachfront burial of nuclear waste equivalent to 700 nuclear warheads at San Onofre State Beach has been delayed until March, 2018. Contact: Charles Langley (858) 752-4600 Today, the non-profit Public Watchdogs announced that it has reset its nuclear countdown clock for the internment of deadly radioactive waste on the beach at San Onofre. According to the revised…
Infographic: Why trying to get justice from our corrupt Utility Commission is legally futile
The truth about how the California Public Utilities Commission sets your rates. Most people don’t know it, but California’s electric utility rates are almost always set in secret meetings behind closed doors where the public is excluded. Even though these ex parte meetings are illegal, the court system is set up to encourage the unlawful activity. It is one of the reasons California pays the highest utility rates in the nation.
Public Watchdogs Names Orange County Energy Geologist Robert Pope to Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 9, 2017 Today, the non-profit consumer protection advocacy group Public Watchdogs named Robert Pope, an Orange County resident and pioneer in forensic geology and archeology to its Board of Directors. Mr. Pope has gone on the record saying that “A nuclear disaster at the San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump is unavoidable.” Public Watchdogs opposes the construction of the largest privately owned nuclear…
Year-End Message from Public Watchdogs
Public Watchdogs’ geologist just gave Southern California a jolt. He predicted a 100% chance of a nuclear disaster at San Onofre (get the video “100% Chance” here). If you haven’t heard, Edison is about to bury tons of radioactive nuclear waste from San Onofre on our State Beach. If you have heard, then it’s probably because of the hard work of Public Watchdogs. Incorporated as an…
Geologist Warns “A Nuclear Disaster at SONGS is unavoidable.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 12-13-16 To remove your name, reply with “remove” in the subject line. For interviews, contact Charles Langley (858) 752-4600 (Watch the live interview of Geologist Robert Pope on KUSI TV News here). Geology at San Onofre makes a nuclear disaster from “Chernobyl Can” nuke waste “unavoidable” Get a copy of our report Earthquake Bay here. WHO: Robert Pope, Orange County Geologist Pam Patterson, Mayor, San Juan Capistrano…