Lifeis a precious gift; every day we wake up, we are given a choice on how we will face the world and connect with those we hold dear, those we come into contact with, and those we would rather avoid. How we choose to handle every encounter has a deep impact on our soul and well being. With the colder months ahead, this becomes even more important because we tend to need our community more during the winter months, and in turn, others need us as well.
October brings the golden leaves and the chilly nights, and then we are ready for pumpkin season and all that comes with it. The farms, pumpkin patches, hay rides, corn mazes, and of course, Halloween and Pumpkin Spice Lattes; even though I am not a fan of the lattes, I will partake in everything else.
As life starts to return to “normal,” or at least what seems to look like the “good ole days,” our calendars begin to fill up, and life becomes busy once again. Our boys started school at the beginning of the month, soccer Saturdays are now in full swing, and our evenings are full of events; for me, it has been essential to remember what we all went through and how our lives are forever changed by it. So I give myself some grace to slow the pace at least once a week, recoup my thoughts, and remember the days I longed for a “normal” overly busy schedule.
I have embraced the changing times in full force and will forever be grateful for my family, our team, friends, and community who walked through the last few years together, knowing that it is different today and that it will be okay.
We love what we do and enjoy sharing your neighbors with you; we hope you have a wonderful October and enjoy this month’s edition of Avila Beach Life.
Hayley & Nic Mattson
“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.”
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Rick Cohen avila beach foundationfellow Avilones. With summer safely in the rearview mirror, we can now set our sights on the upcoming fourth quarter of the year, filled with activities and holidays. October is a month when we typically see some of our best weather here in Avila Beach, though it is not uncommon to have a few exceptionally hot days, which for the most part, we avoided this past summer.
With a return to normal fourth quar ter functions after a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the “Foundation” enters its busiest season. Our focus over the next couple of months will be on evaluating applications from local agencies seeking grants for programs/projects to take place in 2023 and choosing those we can support. Come December, I will publicly announce
By now, I imagine most of you have been informed about the future of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Previously on a track toward de-commissioning, things have changed, mostly due to concerns about potential power deficiencies without the plant. Circulated in early September by Eric Daniels, PG&E Public Policy and External Fairs representative for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties was the following communication…….
“Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 846 into law today. The law directs all relevant state agencies and PG&E to act quickly and coordinate on the necessary and prudent actions to extend Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) operations for an additional five years beyond 2025. SB 846 ensures energy reliability as the state accelerates its tran sition to renewable sources. The bill was supported by local representatives Sena tor John Laird and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham. The Legislature showed overwhelming support for the bill in its final votes: Assembly Floor 69-3 and Senate Floor 31-1. PG&E is committed to California’s clean energy future, and as a regulated utility, we are required to follow
“As part of SB 846, the state will autho rize a loan of up to $1.4 billion to PG&E to support extending operations at DCPP. The law also directs PG&E to take steps to secure funds from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and any other potentially available federal funding, which would be used to pay back the loan and lower costs for customers. To that end, today PG&E filed an application for federal funding through the DOE’s Civil Nuclear Credit program.”
“While the state has changed policy regarding operating DCPP beyond the current expiration date of the licenses, it has also directed continued work on decommissioning planning activities. Consequently, PG&E intends to continue on a parallel path towards ultimate decom missioning, including maintaining the Decommissioning Engagement Panel.”
On another matter, a question was directed to me last month about the Bob Jones Pathway, so I reached out to Nick Franco from SLO County Recreation and Parks for a clarification about the issue of motorized bikes allowed on the Pathway. Nick responded thusly………….“electric bikes are a frequent topic of discussion on
the Bob Jones Pathway. The Pathway is extremely popular (which is a great thing), and that can sometimes lead to conflicts with so many users on the trail and some not displaying appropriate consideration for others.
Whether on a pedal bike or an e-bike, the laws require people to travel at a speed that is safe for the conditions. When the trail is crowded, that safe speed may only be 5 mph, 2 mph, or less. California law prohibits class 3 e-bikes from trails but permits class 1 and 2 e-bikes on trails. For the purposes of this law, the Bob Jones Pathway falls under the trail category, and class 3 e-bikes are prohibited, (a class 3 e-bike features Pedal Assist only and tops off at 28 mph), but all other bikes are allowed.”
Last but not least, I offer a heartfelt thank you but sad farewell to longtime San Luis Bay Estates resident Sherry Danoff, who recently sold her home and is moving to San Diego to be closer to family. Sherry served diligently for many years on SLBE and AVAC boards and committees. She will be difficult to replace, but always remembered as a valued Avilone. Good luck, Sherry!
That’s all for now. See you at the beach!
Since we last met, the stock and bond markets have continued to be volatile with a down-ward tilt as I type this note (Sept 21). Stocks enjoyed a sizable bounce thinking Fed Reserve Chair Powell was going to “blink.” He “blinked” alright, like Agatha, the mean mother-in-law on the old show “Bewitched,” when she would turn “Durwood” into a frog orsomething. Methinks J Powell wanted to show the markets who’s boss and let everyone know he’s channeling 1980s Fed Chair Paul Volcker (R.I.P.).
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buy a big house in a great neighborhood with good schools and other amenities without robbing a bank to pay for it. Oh well, it does snow there in the winter, and since I hate being cold, I guess you are stuck with me because I will never leave our wonderful Avila Beach!
Hi All – They always say you can’t go home…but it sure feels great when you can. I just got back from visiting my son and his family in Avon Lake, Ohio, and it was beau tiful. Living in California for so many years, I tend to forget how beautiful Ohio is with its green grass, trees, and Lake Erie beaches. Don’t get me wrong…I love Avila Beach because of the friendly people and warm weather and sandy beach, and so many other things, including playing golf all year long. Ohio is where you can
Jenny Crooks, Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School (BSFCS) parent volun teer, came up with a great fundraiser for a new garden shed in the School’s Garden. A picket fence was designed and installed last spring, with each picket perfectly painted by a Bellevue student, teacher, family member, or
community member. They love the whimsy and charm that these creative pieces of art have added to their School Garden. You are welcome to check out the fence and help them raise the neces sary funds to build a much-needed shed in their amazing School Garden. You can paint a picket on your own time or join them for a Picket Painting Party outside of school hours which will be announced in a few weeks. Pickets are $50 each and are on sale now until sold out. Please pay via their BSFCS PTO Venmo, or you can write a check and leave it at the school office located at 1401 San Luis Bay Drive with Lisa, including your name and contact infor mation. For more information or to pick up your picket(s), please contact Jenny at (805)264-6193. Your support will be greatly appreciated.
The Children’s Business Fair will be held in the Avila Beach Commu nity Center’s Healing Garden on Satur
day, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. I hope that you will all stop in to support our kids in their endeavors. They have worked very hard to prepare for their event and look forward to seeing all of you and selling their homemade products. Kristen McKiernan and friends are sponsoring this event for a second year which should be an even bigger success than last year with your help.
Julie Andrews-Scott is continuing to teach her Cuesta Emeritus Healthy Cooking classes through Thursday, Oct. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Avila Beach Community Center.
San Luis Obispo County District 3 Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg will continue hosting her office hours in our office on the first Thursday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. beginning Sept. 1 through the end of the year. This is your opportunity to discuss important issues with Supervisor Ortiz-Legg.
By MARY FOPPIANO For Avila Beach Life
Julie Turk, Principal/Administrator of the Bellev ue-Santa Fe Charter School (BSFCS), was born in San Luis Obispo and went to Chico State for her undergraduate degree and Cal Poly for her Master's. She lived in Costa Rica for a semester and taught English in Spain for three years with her degree in Spanish. She has two children, Alex, 12, and Zac, 15. She also has three stepdaughters, twins Brooke and Bryce, 27, and Brianna, 20. She and her husband Joseph live in Nipomo with their family and enjoy barbecues and pool parties. Julie also enjoys crafts, knitting, and sewing and has her own She Shed, for which I am very jealous.
Julie took me on a very interesting tour of the BSFCS, which is really an amazing place. There are 162 students, with a maximum of 24 students per classroom. The school, which is not part of the San Luis Coastal School District, goes from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is a conversion charter school which means that Avila Beach area students
are given priority.
One of the most outstanding facilities that they have is their Scitechatorium. They have equipment that simulates things such as a wind tunnel or earthquakes. It was developed by Engineering seniors at Cal Poly with funding provided by a Cal Poly Science profes
sor. The 6th graders act as docents for visitors to the facility. Parents volunteer so that the kids can come during their lunch hours to spend time in the facility.
Classrooms are color-coded, and the kids can participate in different activities, such as the Apple Valley Days wearing 1890 clothing or the Colonial Gold Rush Days. They learn about pollinating bees and butterflies and work in their garden to tend to fruit trees and vegetable beds. They are participating in their 20th year at the Arroyo Grande Performing Arts Center, with a musical presentation coming in February. They have an Artist in Residence program with drama, dance, and painting for which kids can sign up.
In October, the fathers will have a camp out with the students, and in May, a Mother’s Day tea. Each holiday has its own activities, such as pumpkin carving for Halloween. They also have music class outside to learn how to play the guitar.
I asked Julie why she loved Avila Beach. She said it is such a bright spot, and people are so cheerful. She has had a very interesting life and is a great asset to the school and our community.
Ali is a miniature long-hair Doxie who is six months old and lives with pet parents Hugh Cocke and Michelle Specht in Indian Hill. Ali loves to go for walks and car rides and absolutely loves the beach. She keeps busy chasing the birds away, digging holes, chasing the water, and collecting seaweed. She also loves her toys and playing fetch (but doesn’t like to give
the ball back), adores her stuffed chicken, a good game of tug of war, and her personal favorite…playing “catch me if you can” when they are getting ready to leave. It’s so much fun, although her mom doesn’t always think so.
Ali is a gentle soul who loves other dogs and their owners…and needs to take her nap to recharge her battery after sharing all of this about her life with me!
Please send your pictures and a short paragraph about your pet to avilabeachcc@gmail.com Thanks, and introduce us to your furry friend next month!
Mary Foppiano
Avila Beach Civic Association
Not only is a visit to the station well worth anyone’s time, but especially pictur esque is the three-mile hike along a trail which winds through the hills high above the ocean.
—San Luis Obispo Tribune, June 21, 1939
Fall is a beautiful time to hike to the lighthouse. Trail docents lead hikers along the Pecho Coast Trail to Point San Luis every Wednesday and Saturday morning when weather permits. Hikers leave at 9 am from the Fisherman’s Memorial in Port San Luis Harbor and generally arrive at Point San Luis at about 10:30 am. After touring the lighthouse buildings and grounds (admission to a tour of the buildings is $10), hikers head back at about noon. Although not a “walk in the park” by any means, the hike offers panoramic views of Avila Beach, and hikers are treated to stunning landscapes while learning about local flora and fauna from docent naturalists.
Before the road was laid in the
noonday brilliance, or at sunset, amply repaying weary muscles, awaits you at every turn of the trail. Time to Avila 15 minutes; hike over the mountain, 1 hour.
Of course, weary muscles could result in a tumble. In 1933, the San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram reported that a hiker had suffered a badly wrenched knee due to a fall “while walking with a party of others from the Lighthouse to Port San Luis.”
Lucy Moorefield wrote about the trail in the book Glimpses of Childhood in
the path, hoping not to see any cattle. As I recall, I never did have to thread my way through the herd, but it was always a dreaded possibility…
Along the trail to the lighthouse, snakes were another concern, espe cially during warm weather…One foggy morning I was running through the meadow and stepped in the middle of a large snake. It whipped up around my leg and then quietly uncoiled. I kept running as fast as I could. That day, I reached the school faster than an Olympic runner.
While the snake Lucy wrote about was most likely a gopher snake, there were also rattlesnakes, as a 1960 San Luis Obispo Telegram article reported:
Except for a foot path which winds itself around the high cliffs just north of the Port San Luis Transportation company pier, the station is accessible only by boat. Recently, rattlesnakes have been encoun tered along the path, and a warning sign to prospective visitors is being prepared by the coast guardsmen. Walking to the station takes about an hour.
1.7-mile portion of the trail that connects the lighthouse with Port San Luis near the entrance to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant…The short trek from the lighthouse to Harford Drive offered spectacular views of the harbor, Avila Beach, and the sweep of the coast line to the south as far as Point Sal.
Krenn says the new trail was mitiga tion for a California Coastal Commission permit to construct a simulator building.
“After the Three Mile Island incident, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission required every nuclear power plant to construct one. PG&E’s was built in the coastal zone. The trail was a condition for the permit.”
The Nature Conservancy was the trail’s first manager; PG&E took over its management in 1996. The new trail will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023.
For more details and to sign up for a hike, visit bit.ly/pecho_coast_trail.
mid-1960s, keepers and visitors to the Point San Luis light station either hiked the trail or came by boat.
In 1907, Keeper William J. Smith described the trail without wasting words as “a footpath from the station to the rail road depot at Port Harford about one mile distant.”
In 1931, the Pismo Times described the trail with a bit more eloquence:
The abalone fan, the shell fan, and the good hiker will enjoy a fascinating trip to Point San Luis…Drive north to Avila and park the car. Walk the rail road track to San Luis Hill, circle the old hotel porch to the rear, mount the steps and follow a good path up and over to the lighthouse at the Point. The keeper will show the lighthouse on request…A glorious panorama, in morning mist,
the Old West, 1840-1940. Lucy’s mother married lighthouse keeper John Robert “Bob” Moorefield in 1929. Lucy, who had been living with her mother in San Luis Obispo, was seven years old when her mother married the keeper. Moorefield’s son, John Robert “Sonny” Moorefield Jr., was a year younger. After moving to the lighthouse, Lucy attended the Port School, a one-room schoolhouse. To get there and back, Lucy and Sonny hiked the trail:
Our walk to and from school was an ordeal in two places. I was always terrified of Marre’s range cattle which wandered at will except for our fenced reservation around the lighthouse. They occasionally came to a certain meadow and spread themselves across the area. Every day, I found myself holding my breath until I reached the last bend in
Unfortunately, after the road was built, the trail fell into disuse and gradually disappeared.
It wasn’t until the early 1990s that a new trail was built. According to PG&E biol ogist Sally Krenn, “originally the trail was headed to Rattlesnake Canyon and then up to San Luis Hill and down to the light house. However, it was decided that this section of the trail would be too strenu ous for the average hiker, so the California Conservation Corps built a trail that did not go up San Luis Hill.”
In February 1993, the Five Cities Times Press Recorder reported on the Pecho Coast Trail’s official dedication. After a luncheon and remarks “by and about some of the people who made the trail possible:” …small groups of visitors led by trained docents set out to hike the
Author’s note: Versions of this article first appeared in the July 2022 edition of Keeper’s Log, the quarterly newsletter of the Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers, and in the summer 2022 edition of Lighthouse Quarterly, a publication of the Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers.
In this recently discovered circa 1914 photo, three unidentified young women rest on a bench overlooking San Luis Bay during a hike to the lighthouse. Courtesy of Dianna Jackson and the Paso Robles Historical Society; enhanced by Bob Mihelic
Docent leading hikers along the Pecho Coast Trail section overlooking San Luis Bay in February 1993. Photo by Mike Hodgson. Published in the Five Cities Times Press Recorder Feb. 10, 1993
If century-old coastal live oak trees could talk the stories, they would tell.
There are countless seasoned coastal live oak trees in San Luis Obispo County. Oak tree heights can reach up to 100 feet. Coastal live oaks grow about 2 feet per year. The crown can spread and often exceed the tree’s height. A broad canopy provides ample shade for many to enjoy. Twisted and irregular limbs give a unique character to this drought-resistant native tree. Lower branches often recline on the ground. The name “live oak” reflects its evergreen appearance during the winter months. Live oaks lose and replace their oval spiny margined leaves gradually throughout the year, thus look “live,” while other oaks are leafless during the colder months of the year.
Although the lifespan of coastal live oaks can be well past one hundred years, there are times when circum stances create hazardous conditions. Recently perhaps, you witnessed the strategic actions performed by a certi fied arborist or heard chainsaws cutting down the deceased coastal live oak that was adjacent to the Bob Jones Pathway in Avila Beach. Unfortunately, the dry
tree was diseased, leafless, coated with black fungus spots, and posed a substan tial risk of falling onto the heavily used trail. Due to toppling unpredictability and concern for safety of trail users, it was in the best interest of all to eliminate the tree. If the oak were in a forest, it would have simply decayed and returned to nature. The mighty tree had seen brighter, healthier days, but now it was at the end of life. The oak was estimated to be between 100 and 110 years old. The trunk base was 66 inches at its widest diameter. Think about all the things that tree had witnessed over the years, such as the Pacific Coast Railroad train that would travel towards Port San Luis. The train tracks ran parallel to the tree. In recent years golf carts whizzed by, and of course, thousands of trail users journeyed along past the long-lived oak. Like most oak trees, it once was a great habitat for birds of prey, numerous animals, such as deer, black bears, small mammals, and a storage bin for woodpeckers.
Live oaks reside in the coast ranges of central California southward to Baja California. Coastal live oaks are normally found within 62 miles of the Pacific Ocean and at elevations less than 2,100 feet, but occasionally up to 5,000 feet in altitude. A Mediterranean climate suits oaks well.
The oak tree thrives in mild winter and summer weather created by ocean prox imity. It is obviously tolerant to the aero sol-borne sea salt. Coastal fog buffers the rainless California heat, which is especially beneficial with current drought conditions.
The beautifully sculptured coastal live oaks are exceptionally fire-resistant. Mature trees have a particularly high fire survival rate. Evergreen leaves, thick bark, and sprouting ability are keen fire adap tations. Oaks can sprout from the main trunk and upper crown even after severe burning. Roots are protected from fire by an outer corky layer and earth. The tree’s deep tap roots collect moisture from several layers of soil. It is good to know oaks hold out well in incendiary condi tions but keeping fire at bay is a preferable situation. Most fires are human-caused, practicing conscientious actions is the best way to prevent the loss of our valued envi ronment.
Acorns produced by coastal live oaks are mainly dropped in the fall. Oak acorns were a valuable part of the Native Amer ican diet. Meal made from the ground seed was created to make bread or boiled into mush. Various wildlife depends on the acorn as a food source. Specifically, tree squirrels and the abundant mule deer population rely on acorns as a staple item.
An interesting round, fruit-like looking ornament hanging from oak tree branches are galls or oak apples. Gall wasps deposit eggs into the base of a vegetative bud, which activates the oak into producing a protective structure around the develop ing larvae. Relationships between insects and plants are fascinating yet common in a healthy environment. Exit holes are visi ble when wasps have fully developed and departed from the gall.
Normally, galls do not physically harm the tree.
To ensure that coastal live oaks, as well as other trees, will survive and flourish, please protect them. Do not injure the trunk. Keep machines and weed whips away from tree trunks. Adopting an aware ness and understanding of nature ensures better care of the flora and fauna that surrounds us. We all need to do our share in preserving natural resources. Coastal live oaks are part of California wood lands and are essential for water filtra tion, nutrient cycling, carbon storage, soil formation, and stabilization. Next time you venture on the Bob Jones Trail, or any other County trail, take time to gaze up at the coastal live oaks, follow their gnarled branches from the base to the tip. Like life, the limb turns, twists, and has rough edges but continues to survive.
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Breakout your broomstick and costumes for the Annual Witches/Warlock Paddle in Morro Bay! Meet at the north end of the bay along the Embarcadero, for a ghoulish morning on the water.
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Kids develop a brand, create a product or service, build a marketing strategy and then open for business in this one-day marketplace. The event is free and open to the public. childrensbusinessfair.org/avila-beach
Bring your family to the annual Pumpkins in the Park celebration. Children 12 & under are encouraged to participate in pumpkin decorating, games, crafts, bounce houses, etc. for ages 12 & under. The costume contest will begin at 11:30am and will include multiple prizes for all age divisions.
Laboratory’s inertial confinement fusion program, as reported by Katie Spence, their scientist shot a laser the length of three foot ball fields and focused all 192 of its beams of light on a capsule of hydrogen the size of a BB pellet. The action created the necessary 100 million degrees Celsius and pressure of more than 100 billion times the Earth’s atmosphere.
In August, we discussed nuclear fission power and all the new advances like the Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which are simple designs with standard parts and passive features that cost half the prices of large nuclear plants and are quicker to get into action. There are also expected to be safer, have less radiation, and drastically cut the time of being hazardous even to burn off 99 percent of long-lived actinides that are the big hazard for longterm disposal.
We also discussed nuclear fusion power projects that are trying to produce minisuns and a possible inexhaustible form of green energy. The nuclear fusion process releases huge amounts of energy with no carbon emissions and very limited amounts of radioactivity, among many other benefits. The process is to smash two light nuclear nuclei, which naturally repel each other, to form a single heavy one which is what the sun does 24/7. The problem is making a large amount of temperature over 100 million degrees Celsius.
A year ago at the Lawrence National
Just a month ago, as a result of the experi ment, three peer-reviewed papers confirmed that, for the first time, fusion ignition is possible. The yield was more than 1.3 mega joules in less than 4 billionths of a second. That is 10 quadrillion watts of fusion equal ing nearly 700 times the complete gener ation of the present U.S. electrical grid at any moment.
This fusion of two hydrogen nuclei changes into a single heavier nucleus of helium, a non-toxic gas that is inert, harm less, and lighter than air hence a balloon filler and squeaky voice. Fusing two hydro gen atoms releases nearly 4 million times more energy than a chemical reaction by burning gas, oil, or coal. Plus, it doesn’t rely on fossil fuels or green energy to keep it going. This technology is where we need to put more of our research and develop ment money and not blindly so heavily into windmills and solar supplied by unfriendly countries.
The last renewable energy sector possible mainstream process we are going to discuss is “green” hydrogen.
In a report on alternative energy in the Wall Street Journal by Jennifer Hiller and
David Hodari, hydrogen is looking like a good source of energy, especially in trans portation with trucks, planes, and ships, because conventional batteries to power these already heavy vehicles either weigh too much or hold a charge too short for long trips. Much lighter hydrogen would be the way to go to help transition from fossil fuels. Hydrogen can replace fossil fuels for industrial processes and heating that require constant high temperatures, plus it can be stored. When windmills and solar are producing excess electricity, or are specif ically designed for a single project, this energy can be used to run electrolyzers that strip water molecules of their hydro gen, which is easier to store in tanks and caves than to store electricity in batteries. It is expensive compared to other energy sources, especially if no fossil fuels are used in the production. Green hydrogen is much more expensive than grey hydrogen made from natural gas and blue hydrogen is also made with natural gas but using cleaner carbon-capture processes. With economies of scale, the price will be brought down. However, because it is used so rarely, it still stays expensive, and sales are slow.
If governments crank up hydrogen manufacturing policies, that would stimu late demand, and the European Union and the U.S. are posed to do just that. Amrith Ramkumar in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote that the U.S. Energy Depart ment has just announced a $1 billion loan to Monolith in Nebraska for a grey hydrogen plant that will, instead of splitting water, run on renewal energy electricity to heat natural gas and turn it into hydrogen and carbon black, which can go into things like tires and paint.
Also, big players and investors includ ing Shell PLC (which said it will build the largest green hydrogen plant in Europe), Amazon, Mitsubishi, and several other big players are getting in the game.
Wall Street Journal’s Jenny Strasburg and
Rhiannon Hoyle report that British Petro leum (BP) is putting together a $30 billionplus project to produce a bunch of green hydrogen in the Australian Outback, 2,500 square miles — an area larger than Dela ware, geared to sell the hydrogen to compa nies that pollute and have a hard reducing emissions while using fossil fuels. Unlike natural gas, green hydrogen emits water instead of carbon dioxide when burned for fuel.
Nuclear fusion and green hydrogen are now at the bottom of the energy totem pole because of costs and some physical and scientific challenges. However, it's better for long-term domestic sustainable renewable energy that doesn’t rape the Earth’s crust, depend on slave labor or rely on the unattainable 24-hour wind and sun, among other effects. Green hydrogen and nuclear, especially fusion, appear to be the main answers in the long haul and should be the main global domestic goal for a reliable sustainable renewable energy policy.
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