Original sentence: Pacific Gas & Electric Company went through six years of hearings, referenda and litigation to have the Diablo Canyon plant approved.The chief concern about the plant was  whether it was sufficiently earthquake-proof
Edited sentence: Pacific Gas & Electric Company went through six years of hearings, referenda, litigation, protests and other stalling tactics before the Diablo Canyon plant was approved.The chief concern about the plant was that it generated electrical energy in turbines powered by steam produced from (gasp) NUCLEAR ENERGY