Paradise, CA fire was likely caused by a faulty power grid system, potentially a result of downed power lines from high winds. PGE the leading utilities company has been deemed too big to fail by Gov Brown. Policy was put into place this year to protect PGE from going bankrupt as a result to causing these fires.
PGE is owned by rothschilds inc.
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totally. PGE said 24 hours before the fire that they would shut down the grid, they didnt, and then the fires happened 15 minutes after PGE reported a transmission failure
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a bump for good measure
bi partisan bill, in california no less, which would have helped regulate the clearing of vegetation to prevent it from knocking down powerlines was vetoed by Democrat governor Gerry faggot Brown. the camp fire in northern california was caused by downed PGE power lines on a very windy day. 3 days later, gerry brown is blaming global warming and Trump for the fires. notice the counties most affected by these fires are the most conservative in terms of population. coincidence???? or time to hold brown accountable for genocide? you decide
>The significance of Brown’s veto of SB 1463 (Moorlach), which passed unanimously in 2016 following the Butte fires, was called into question by the Governor's office in response to the oped. The bill required updating of fire safety maps that PG&E has been stonewalling for almost a decade through the regulatory process. Those maps determine whether utilities like PG&E have to mitigate risk of fires by clearing brush near overhead utility lines.
Reporting by the Bay Area News group Sunday also shows just how significant that veto was. The newspaper group reported that since the 2007 San Diego wildfires PG&E has stalled the creation of new fire maps in the Public Utilities Commission process. SB 1463 would have required completion of the maps and process, including input from local communities about their contours. This bill was neither insignificant nor small.
>Why would a governor veto unanimous legislation that was unopposed? That’s between Brown and his priest. However, having watched the statehouse for nearly three decades, I can say it’s no stretch that PG&E, which was too embarrassed to openly oppose the bill, whispered in the ear of the Administration. The fact that former PG&E executives were Brown’s top aides made that whisper very probable.
thank you for adding this
made a screenshot for later use
sidenote, it is the responsibility of the utilities corporation to clear dried vegetation within a certain parameter of their energy grid. PGE never does this, especially in rural cali. There is always dry brush near all the poles and powerlines.
in the above linked article, SS are provided that show PGE mentioned shutting off the grid on both the 7th and 8th. The transmission failure was reported around 630 am and the fire began spreading at about 645, while people were just waking up. People went to bed thinking the grid would be shut down, instead they woke up and had to evacuate. Many people were burned alive.
My guess would be Gerry Browns sister is on the company board that owns a significant amount of PGE. Brown is owned by the energy corporations.
Ill start digging into this area, thanks for the suggestion
Just fyi there is no fucking way to keep powerlines from starting fires 100% of the time. Shit is going to happen. I'm a lineman.
PGE stock down 50% in past few days. But this is a society level problem. No way it can be entirely blamed on one company.
I agree. But after the 2017 cascade fire that was a result of slacklines, pge was well aware of the risk and has a history of this happening during high winds. PGE even were preemptively going to shut down the grid to prevent fires. They never did and now an entire town is burned to the goddamn ground. Rescue teams are requesting the help of archeologists to help find the bones in the rubble of the burned houses.
Why did gerry brown create a bill to protect PGE? Why not just let them go bankrupt and force them to pay restitution? It sure looks like they are over paying their employees, CEO is set to receive a 12 million dollar bonus for 2018
>PGE even were preemptively going to shut down the grid to prevent fires. They never did
About 2 weeks ago PG&E cut power to several towns including Calistoga (where the Tubbs Fire originated).
we will have to wait for the calfire investigation to be complete before we can say who is to blame for this fire. When arson happens, such as the fire that occurred during the Eagle Creek fire in Oregon, that person was held responsible. If the fire is found to be directly caused by a slack lines or downed powerlines, the utility company should be held accountable. Even the courts have ruled this, but alas, gov brown made a bill to protect utility corporations above the people. BTW the bill gov brown created forces consumers to pay surcharges to cover the damages.
That's fine if they are able to shut down entire towns. I would really doubt people will go for it for long. Anytime a line falls down be it for wind or because someone runs their car into a pole and wire hits the ground it is going to cause a fire if the line is still hot when it hits the ground.
If power companies are going to be held liable you are going to have enormous electricity bills throughout the state and systematic outages any time hazards are high. No company would be able to take the risk of having to pay damages to that extent. There is no way to stop a 7,200v or 135,000 v whatever line from creating a fire 100% over as much territory they cover with as dry as it is out there.
i live in california and can tell you it was super windy the day before the fire started, the day the fire started, and the day after it started. so im pretty sure wind was a factor
FAULTY POWER GRID MY ASS
WHY DID NOAA AND EVERY OTHER AGENCY BLACK OUT THE AREA WHEN IT STARTED