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Australia’s energy policy living in its own private Idaho

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By Cristina Talacko
| Stockhead Verified
By Cristina Talacko Which advanced economy plans to power itself by 2050 overwhelmingly with variable wind and solar – no nuclear, no interconnection to a neighbour’s grid, no great rivers left to dam? Yes, Australia. I spend much of my time inside other countries’ energy transitions, and every flight home arrives with a 1980s soundtrack: the B-52s’ Private Idaho – “living in your own private Idaho, underground, like a wild potato”. A state of sealed windows, where the echo passes for the world.
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California needs to end its outdated nuclear power plant moratorium

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By Jeff Donovan, Cristina Talacko
| MSN Verified
Jeff Donovan, Cristina Talacko With California electricity prices continuing to rise and energy demands set to skyrocket in the coming years, it's time for the state to rethink its outdated views on nuclear power. It has been 50 years since California passed a moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants due to concerns about waste disposal.
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California needs to end its outdated nuclear power plant moratorium

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By Jeff Donovan, Cristina Talacko
| San Francisco Chronicle Verified
The Diablo Canyon Power Plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, pictured in 2025, is California’s last nuclear power plant. In 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom granted a reprieve to its decommissioning, and now it could remain open well into the future. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. Chronicle With California electricity prices continuing to rise and energy demands set to skyrocket in the coming years, it’s time for the state to rethink its outdated views on nuclear power.
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