# End California’s Nuclear Energy Ban!

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Podcast: [Independent Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971)
Published: 2026-04-21T16:15:30+00:00
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## Resource

With California electricity demand growing exponentially, why is the state holding so tenaciously to its ban on new nuclear power plants? Why has California closed itself off from the largest source of carbon-free power generation in the United States? On this episode of Independent Conversations, we talk with energy researcher and author, Paige Lambermont, who answers these questions, and more, in connection with her recently published California Golden Fleece Report.

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