DIABLO EXTENSION SCARE: LEFTIES SUDDENLY REMEMBER NUCLEAR POWER EXISTS!

It seems the progressive-industrial complex in California has just discovered nuclear power. Specifically, the power flowing from Diablo Canyon, which Governor Newsom's administration, in a rare moment of lucidity (or perhaps, panic over rolling blackouts), decided to keep open past its original sell-by date. Now, the usual suspects — a collection of 'environmental organizations' — are sounding an alarm so shrill it could shatter the glass recycling bins they so adore.

According to the recent hand-wringing aired by the esteemed Santa Barbara Independent, these groups are suddenly very concerned about the plant's safety and finances, implying it’s a boondoggle. Funny how these 'concerns' only materialize when a reliable source of power threatens to expose the utter inadequacy of their favored windmills and solar panels. For years, the left waged war on nuclear energy, championing intermittent renewables. Now, with Diablo Canyon extending its operations to 2045, suddenly it's 'causing wind and solar energy to go to waste.' What a stunning revelation: stable, baseload power makes fickle, weather-dependent power less… necessary. Who knew?

The real story, of course, isn't about safety or 'wasted' renewables; it's about control. Nuclear power, like abundant oil and gas, represents energy independence and a degree of common sense that is anathema to the climate change alarmists. They prefer a system entirely dependent on subsidies, virtue-signaling, and the benevolence of the wind god, leaving taxpayers on the hook for unreliable energy and endless infrastructure projects. President Trump's administration, meanwhile, continues to prioritize actual energy security over green fantasies. Perhaps these groups should take a cue from the White House and embrace all forms of domestic energy, instead of just the ones that make for good grant applications and virtue signals.