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the only thing that would make pge worse if if the inept california government takes over it
The obvious solution here is to continue to build more and more houses in these fire prone areas. It's been working well so far.California does controlled burns. It's just not feasible to do it over millions of acres or near people's homes.
California does controlled burns. It's just not feasible to do it over millions of acres or near people's homes.
Is this a new policy? I'm sure that they didn't always do it.
But buns aren't really the answer for this - they need to clear the right of ways.
I live in Florida, we have shit weather. It’s just hot and humid the whole year vs a dry mild climate like Cali.Move to Florida?
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/prescribed-burning
There is an active prescribed burn program. But like I said, it's only useful in small applications.
FWIW this is the second time in the past 2 decades that PGE has filed bankruptcy. California tax payers bailed them out last time as wellI would think that the state almost has to. Or at least take it over long enough to sort it out and then auction it back into the private sector. It's a public utility, I don't think the state can or should ignore what that means for its residents.
After some more reading it seems that Brown signed something last year to allow for more burns - I read they only burned 19,000 acres the year before. Thats less than .001%
That's probably been the plan all along. Dems in Cali would love to get their hands on that much power and control and MONEY. They'd start fining people, forcing people into Solar that doesn't work and using the money for "climate change" which means it would simply disappear. God help those of us in California if it happens. Our politicians are too corrupt and inept to have that much power. It will surely be a shit show just like everything else they touch.
To all the WarRoom posters and mods who live in California, get out while you still can.
Calm down, Jim. That's not what I meant. The lousy way that they have dealt with it since the fires has made us all around here predict, apparently accurately, that Newsom wants to get his greedy corrupt hands on all that power and money. It's what the Dems do. Our Govt. here is equally to blame for not maintaining our forests becuase they are too busy kissing the asses of environmental groups.Yea, the "plan" was fjor a private company to be extremely negligent in regard to their infrastructure maintenance resulting in dozens of deaths from wildfires sparked by their equipment, so the state could take them over.
Step 1: Take over Legislature
Step 2: Force heavily regulated Public Utility to spend money on "Green Projects" and not on infrastructure
Step 3: Experience results of infrastructure neglect and lack of results from Green Projects - Black Outs become "new normal"
Step 4: Push for "Public Outrage" over mismanaged Utility
Step 5: Have Government take over Utility
This is straight up Communist / Socialist pattern to seize power and control. Next up! Oil and Gas Industry as gas prices go above $5 a gallon.
Calm down, Jim. That's not what I meant. The lousy way that they have dealt with it since the fires has made us all around here predict, apparently accurately, that Newsom wants to get his greedy corrupt hands on all that power and money. It's what the Dems do. Our Govt. here is equally to blame for not maintaining our forests becuase they are too busy kissing the asses of environmental groups.
My buddy Whip said it quite well here:
Why don’t they bury the lines?
Add an increase to the bill to pay for it. Once paid drop the extra fee.