Why California Needs More Nuclear Power

In today's Chico Enterprise-Record (CA), Lionel Brooks has something to say about how his home state is going about constraining greenhouse has emissions:

We may find ourselves with mandated wind power that is good as long as the wind blows, solar power that is good so long as the sun shines, and bio-power so long as the area of fertile land can be prepared and harvested.

Remember the adage, "There is no gain without pain," because that is how politicians work. The real pain-free answer is to replace aging coal-fired plants with nuclear plants. They emit no CO2. Surely the Russians, Chinese, Indians, Japanese and French can't be all that wrong in pressing ahead with nuclear. Automobiles that will need to charge batteries overnight in the garage will require a reliable and abundant supply of electric power. The day is coming when most cars will have batteries and the governor should be planning for them.

I guess Mr. Brooks must have read this post from last year.