www.californiadroughtupdate.org/20231221-California-Water-and-Infrastructure-Report.pdf
A Note to Readers
A wide variety of topics this week make up the report.
I do wish to call your attention to this week’s Feature (found on page 12). It is a 24 minute video that presents how to judge what means of producing electricity is not only the most efficient, but measured by the critical, and scientifically provable measure, of “energy flux-density.” That is a measurement that was developed by Lyndon LaRouche in the 1970s, and most recently has been demonstrated that is the best means of understanding all the processes in the universe, from the formation of galaxies to civilizations. The video is a presentation by my associate Benjamin Deniston just a week ago. With a nice provocative title, I am sure you will not only appreciate the presentation, but will forward it to others: “Feature: Wind and Solar Energy Will Destroy the Economy.”
The rest of the report:
The report begins with the U.S. Drought Monitor for California, which I will suspend in future reports, since it is not expected to change from zero drought in the state for at least a couple of months or more.
Next is a report on the sparse snowpack thus far this winter in all the western states. There has been, especially in California plenty of precipitation, but it has been relatively warm, and thus little snow has has fallen or stuck around.
Under my title, “There are Non-green Policies to Fix California’s Never Ending Water Crisis,” are several articles, with the first by Edward Ring, followed by the announcement that California’s only remaining nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon was granted a five year permit for continuing operation. That is then contrasted with the consequences of shutting down a coal plant in the mid-west, which will strain the power grid, and possibly break it, as “renewable energy” cannot fill the gap.
The next section, “The Water Wars, Agreements, and Forecasts”, covers various infrastructure and policy fights in the state in regard to water infrastructure and policy.
Forecasts and agreements and potential disagreements on Colorado River developments are covered in the final section before the Feature.
