People need to understand that what they do or say have consequences…
Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown told Congress on Tuesday that because of their resistance to aggressive climate change policies, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party were responsible for the raging fires in California.
“California’s burning while the deniers make a joke out of the standards that protect us all,” Brown told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, as quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle. “The blood is on your soul here and I hope you wake up. Because this is not politics, this is life, this is morality. … This is real.”
Brown testified against the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind the waiver of California that had previously allowed it to set its own emission standards for vehicles — effectively giving state control over the entire automotive industry. The administration claims that the approach in California is potentially worse for the climate as higher standards make it more difficult for consumers to buy new cars — which are more energy-efficient than old cars.
The recent wildfires in California have a variety of causes. For example, the immediate cause of the Getty Fire in Los Angeles seems to be a tree branch that, according to the Los Angeles Times, was blown into power lines by high winds. Critics have faulted California and its utility companies for spending money on “green” initiatives rather than burying power lines. Others also mention homeless camps, where recent fires have occurred, and weak forest management practices that have blocked brush cutting that can provide wildfire fuel.
Yet Brown and other Democrats have described climate change as the culprit, despite the lack of objective evidence to support that claim. Brown also blamed climate change for wildfires in California in 2015 and 2017, although scientists disagreed, calling Brown’s arguments an “noble-cause corruption” example.
California Democrats are facing new criticism at home as utilities have started cutting power to electricity customers under peak fire conditions — a new practice that the government of the state seems to have been unprepared for.
Jerry Brown was a MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR to Califiornia’s HIGH WILD FIRE RISK situation! He and his fellow environmentalist WACKOS did everything possible to maximize the danger by insuring high quantities of fuel to MAXIMIZE the damage caused by wild fires: no construction of additional water reservoirs, no clearing of underbrush, allowing water precious water to run off into the ocean.
Being a Californian is the equivalent of self admitted IGNORANCE and Self Created Crises!
The utility companies in California have for decades, not properly maintained their transmission lines. This has allowed insulation to deteriorate and become non-existent, increasing the likelihood of arching and causing fires. California has also refused all efforts to increase their water storage capabilities aiding in drier then could be landscape. Then there’s the vast number of illegals and homeless who show little regard for safety with fire or environmental health or even personal health. Their, California’s problems are self made.
Hey, Curtis. Did you serve? You make it sound like you have that experience. Better stick with what you know–dressing up and trying to play another character. Do something constructive—find a cure for cancer or save a life.