Green Energy available NOW, but Democrats do not support

Growing a bit lazy this week, I wanted to share with you the efforts of the great California crusader who is working to bring safe, nuclear power plants to California, just as the rest of the world is doing. Assemblymember Chuck DeVore has been putting it all out there for all legislators to address, and finally, Governor Schwarzenegger understands how nuclear power will help save us "billion & billions of oil".

Here's a copy of his e-mail to subscribers. (If you don't subscribe to his e-mails yet, I highly recommend them.)

The Honorable Chuck DeVore:
I had a long conversation with a member of the O.C. Register editorial board yesterday about modern nuclear power. He was very interested in Gov. Schwarzenegger's public embrace of nuclear power. This is the editorial that came out of that conversation and recent events.

Chuck DeVore, California State Assemblyman, 70th Districtwww.ChuckDeVore.com

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/nuclear-power-energy-2001597-percent-california

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Editorial: Nuke the energy crisis
Gov. Schwarzenegger endorses a nuclear future
An Orange County Register editorial

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have signaled a new era of common sense for California regarding energy matters by announcing last week that nuclear power has "a great future" and should be considered, rather than "just looking the other way and living in denial."
We hope this points to a change in attitude among policy-makers, and to overturning a statewide ban on nuclear power plants imposed in 1976. Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, who last year unsuccessfully authored a nuclear energy bill, is encouraged by Mr. Schwarzenegger's endorsement of the concept.
"I'm delighted to see Gov. Schwarzenegger now out front on this vital issue," Mr. DeVore said. The Irvine Republican again has introduced two bills in the current session to repeal the nuclear power-plant prohibition.
Mr. Schwarzenegger and Mr. DeVore are joined by public opinion that increasingly looks favorably on nuclear energy. A 2006 poll of likely voters, for example, showed those favoring nuclear power to be equal to those opposed, each drawing 46 percent of responders. That's an impressive increase from just one year before when opponents were 55 percent and those in favor only 37 percent. That's all on the plus side.
On the negative side, the usual suspects are in opposition. "Nuclear power has no future in California's new energy era because of its monumental dangers to the health and welfare of Californians," declared Democrat Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, chairman of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee.
Contrary to Mr. Levine's assertion, there are at least 434 operating nuclear reactors worldwide meeting electrical needs of a billion-plus people, according to a report by the National Center for Policy Analysis. If those have resulted in "monumental" dangers, we must have missed that story.
Nuclear power provides about 75 percent of France's energy, and even 20 percent of U.S. power from 103 nuclear plants, including two California plants in San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. China plans 30 new nuclear reactors in the next five years. For 30 years there were no applications processed for nuclear plants in California, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received seven applications in the last year alone and expects another dozen by year's end, representing a total of 22 reactors, according to the Sacramento Bee.
A single, quarter-ounce pellet of uranium creates as much energy as three and a half barrels of oil, 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas or 1,780 pounds of coal – without CO2 emissions, according to the NCPA. The nuclear option is a perfect opportunity for Democrat obstructionists and radical environmentalists to support clean power generation without burning fossil fuels that generate the dreaded greenhouse gas, CO2.
Or will Democratic and radical environmental interests keep California in the dark while the rest of the world taps this reasonable, economical and environmentally clean option?

Central Committee Endorsements...and WHY

In my earlier post on central committees, I laid out the basics of its mission and objectives. Today, I will lay out for you the six other candidates you NEED to vote for (along with me, of course) this June in order to maintain the momentum of involvement and support for electeds and future electeds throughout the 54th Assembly District. (I have listed them at the top left, and will maintain this list through the June Election.)

Prior to my election to the central committee, the level of involvement by both this district's committee and others throughout Los Angeles County was sporadic at best. Personally, I had worked two congressional campaigns in Los Angeles County and had never HEARD of the central committees. To this, I give due credit to Mr. Jackson, who promoted the need for increased involvement by the district committees. At the time (February 2006), we were primarily concerned about his own race for Assembly, but he was correct to call out the lack of participation by these committees. In my opinion, the primary reason for the lack of involvement by these committees was the primary reason most people ran for these committees: Their own personal agendas.

I decided to be a candidate that was going to engage differently. It was time for a committee of members that had no specific campaign or candidate in mind, but wanted to get more Republicans elected throughout the district. Others that filed shared this vision, including James Crean (who is taking time away next term to focus more on family & business). James has been a phenomenal mentor of mine, and I hope I can continue working with him in future years to further the principles and values throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

We have some great candidates who are eager to get involved from Palos Verdes to Long Beach, and I'll talk about each one now.

First, I hope that my fellow board member Davina Keiser is elected to the next central committee. Davina has been serving as an alternate, and also stepped up to serve as our committee Secretary. Employed as a teacher in LBUSD, Davina has been this committee's best resource for providing information about the political scene throughout Long Beach. While we have members from Long Beach, Davina has dove deeper into both the LBUSD races and the City Council races, and been a positive point-of-contact for Republican electeds there. I expect Davina to continue building her network within Long Beach, and make this committee's networking event stronger.

Two central committee members that have weathered the storms of the past and I hope will continue to be appreciated and supported throughout the district are Nancy Comaford and Al Han. Both are veterans of past AD campaigns, as well as critical races throughout Los Angeles County. Nancy has been a positive role-model for fellow Republican Women's Federated (RWF) groups throughout the county, and I have benefited much from her knowledge & experiences during meaningful telephone conversations. I very much hope I will continue to benefit from this, and the district will reap those benefits as well. Al has been a critical member of key election campaigns throughout the county, including the LA Community College District race last year and the Victory '06 campaign. Serving as the 2nd Vice-Chair to the County Party, Al has been able to bring increased attention to our district and continues to work hard to get campaign donations to key candidates. Al has also been a critical resource for me as I continue building relationships throughout the county in the best interests of this district.

For new members, I am endorsing a candidate from each of the three primary cities in this district: Chuck Michel from Palos Verdes, John Cozza from San Pedro, and Kevin Kunkle from Long Beach. Each brings a unique background and set of experiences that should help this committee take advantage of lessons learned from a diverse group. Chuck Michel is an attorney who brings contacts and connections throughout the district, including his representation of the American Flag flying at Trump National Golf Course. John Cozza has been involved in both local San Pedran business issues and those within the City of Los Angeles. He was the Legislative Analyst for Former Council member Rudy Svorinich, and has a deep understanding of the 15th Council District of Los Angeles, which is primarily located within the 54th AD. Kevin Kunkle was recently on the local leadership team for Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, and brings with him experiences and lessons from his campaign. Kevin was very active in Get-Out-The-Vote efforts throughout Long Beach, and brings a lot of operational experience and motivation to this committee. Though I worked for a different candidate in the primary, I have a deep level of both respect and admiration for fellow Republicans that supported Ron Paul's high-energy campaign, and I hope we can take some valuable advice from Kevin and others on how to energize our other 2008 races.

Finally, I (John Stammreich) sincerely hope that I have proven to be a valuable player in the local politics throughout the 54th AD. From my neighborhood council election in San Pedro to chairing this committee (when no one else wanted to), I have worked hard to grow this committee back into a viable & credible committee that our Republican leadership has recognized as a key political force in the district again. Knowledgeable local candidates used to skip this committee and proceed directly to the county meetings when seeking endorsements, and many local candidates did not know about the capabilities and support that this committee can offer. Since December 2006, I have risen both the visibility and credibility of our committee, with the help of some great supporters mentioned earlier, and I ask for your vote for myself and the six candidates I have endorsed for the June 2008 Central Committee elections.

Please e-mail me at stammiam@yahoo.com if you have any questions about myself or those I look forward to serving with for the next 2 years.