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Governor Jerry Brown declared that California would be powered entirely by renewable energy, mostly wind and solar, by 2045. Tremendous pressure was put on Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) the State's largest energy company, to get started on this project.
Here's where Leo (DiCaprio) gets it right, if unintentionally. The green energy mandate turned the power company's attention and resources away from the power grid, and to wind and solar. How did this lead to new and deadlier fires? Let's put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Wildfires can be started in all sorts of ways. Lightning strikes, campfires not properly put out, a cigarette carelessly tossed away, or sometimes straight up arson. But the worst culprit of all is power lines. In 2018, fully half of California's wildfires were started by power lines or related electrical problems. It's not hard to figure out why. California's power grid is ancient. Most of its elecyrical towers were built before 1950. Some of the lines are so old, they qualify for the National Registry of historic places.
The lines that are failing and sparking fires, no surprise, the old ones. The deadliest fire in California history, the 2018 Camp fire that burned down Paradise, was caused by equipment that dates back to 1921, 100-year-old equipment. It's not that the power company didn't know there was a problem. They knew, but they were focused on more pressing political priorities, like green energy. That's where PG&E, a public utility (which just means it's the politicians who call the shots), put its money in resources. In 2018 PG&E spent $2.4 billion on Renewables. By comparison, in 2017, it spent $1.4 billion on existing infrastructure.
Because my Fire Chief NEEDS to be female and LGBTQ+ in order to fight fires...
h/t - Woodsterman
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Moonbeam's crooked little sissy Kathleen got her stash of loot by stealing from PG&E while her flatulent big bald brother pilfered and looted California residents while farting around in Sacramento. Baldy Moonbeam's pappy set up the Brown Crime Dynasty by forcing motorists who had pre 1961 vehicles to retrofit them with his state approved PCV valve retrofit kits, starting in late 1966 in selected regions of California, expanding the theft ring gradually to include all regions by the start of the late 70s. And any non California model from the 1961 and later model year not equipped with a factory PCV Valve setup got forced to be fitted with a State Approved PCV Valve retrofit kit. Those cars and trucks were not permitted by state law to be fitted with the factory PCV valve setup. All 1946-60 vehicles were also not permitted to be retrofitted with a later year model PCV Valve factory set-up. They were also forced to retrofit their cars with NOx Emissions retrofit kits called "Kar Kit". The NOx Emissions retrofit included cars and trucks built from 1961-70. The loot from these devices lines the pockets of the Pat Brown Crime Dynasty which includes Kathleen Brown, her big Baldy Brother Moonbeam and their 2 big sissies. The loot from PG&E feeds the greedy appetites of the Brown Crime Clan Dynasty which also includes Gaffing Gavin Nuisance Newsom and the D'Allesandro-Pelosi crime family associates.
So while California burns down, The Brown, Newsom and Pelosi crime families profit from the windfalls of Federal government aid loot coming their way into their bank accounts. The nephews and nieces of Baldy Moonbeam get a lion's share of the loot while Baldy Moonbeam and his living sissies get some chump change in their pockets.
Nothing beats a government mandate for selling a product!
It's why the big campaign donors donate to Democrats!
And that weasel of a mayor Karen Bass won't be smiling if the residents of Los Angeles finally wake up and see her for the crooked smelly weasel she really is.
Joe, I'll be happy to post the Karen Bass weasel on a new blog post for you to download and use, if you wish.
You couldn't have said it better............Karen Bass should be in huge trouble....Newscum should, too....but their media is SO in their pocket that she could not respond to ONE question upon her return from Ghana and the media won't mention it. Please pray for my Los Angeles.......I think things are better this morning...Winds have calmed down....supposed to pick up again. !!!
That Anonymous is GeeeZ!
Hiya GeeeZ! All is good in Orange County California too. I can smell the smoke from the Pacific Palisades fire from where I am in Northwest Orange County. I have extended family members over there in Pacific Palisades. They're cousins of my cousins. I have yet to hear from my relatives to know if their cousin's house is safe from the fire.
I bet Moonbeam, Gavin and Nancy are feeling huge orgasms over the fire.
VDH is spot on... wealthy Democrats with their luxury values should not have control over the People's purse! They spend frivolously!
Minus: ...wealthy Democrats with their luxury values should not have control over the People's purse! They spend frivolously!
Caring for our fellow Americans and the environment isn't a "luxury". It's called being a decent person. Something republiturds know nothing about. Take the fake christian Mystere for example.
d0n0ld is having orgasms over the fire. It presented an opportunity to call names and spread lies. He can't live unless he's hating and lying. It's essential for him to live, I think. Like breathing is for everyone.
There is no "water restoration declaration". Dementia d0n0ld created it in his delusions.
d0n0ld is the second dementia-addled president in my lifetime. The first was Ronald Reagan. It seems that, for republicans, dementia-American is a diversity hire.
FYI, the "libs of ticktok" graphic presents false information.
Politico: The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle. link
"In 2018, fully half of California's wildfires were started by power lines or related electrical problems. It's not hard to figure out why. California's power grid is ancient".
This is also false.
The average percent of wildfires by cause in California from 2011 to 2015 is: undetermined (24%), miscellaneous (18%), debris burning (14%), equipment use (8%), downed power lines (8%), vehicle fires (7%), arson (6%), lightning (6%), campfires (3%), playing with fire (1%), smoking (1%), not reported (4%). link.
50%? That didn't sound believable. Well, to you I guess it did. But it seems you're very eager to believe fake info, as long as it fits your preferred narrative.
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