California’s liberal aristocracy drunk with power has begun the dismantling of the nation’s most powerful economy. Under the climate catastrophe delusion that the sky is falling and managerial incompetence, a state blessed with natural resources in abundance is now rationing.
Golden State socialists have absolute power and have been in control for 50 years. They are doing whatever they wish. By abandoning forest management and forcing PGE to use unreliable and expensive green energy they have attracted the world’s attention.
They burned down the entire community of Paradise. The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 in terms of insured losses.
The fire caused at least 85 civilian deaths, injured 12 civilians, two prison inmate firefighters, and three other firefighters. It covered an area of 153,336 acres (almost 240 sq. miles), and destroyed 18,804 structures, with most of the damage occurring within the first four hours.
The Camp Fire is the deadliest wildfire in the United States since the Cloquet fire in 1918 and is high on the list of the world's deadliest wildfires; it is the sixth-deadliest U.S. wildfire overall.
The Camp Fire actually is considered a blessing by the United Nations Agenda 21 smart growth folks that believe no one should be living in rural California anyway.
The Camp Fire is just one of hundreds of major Armageddon-style infernos in the state ignited by liberal policies. This is a bell ringer accomplishment of liberal legislators after assessing thousands of rural Californians an illegal annual $150 per dwelling fire tax above their normal taxation from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2017 for “fire prevention.”
By the state being the quasi-managers of PGE and the state’s deranged forest care policies normal weather patterns now cause cataclysmic disasters. Gov. Newsom’s suggestion that the state take over the largest utility in the nation is laughable when he can’t even keep needles of the ground, rats out of state buildings or human shit off the shoes of pedestrians in his home city. The state has already mismanaged PGE by banning nuclear and fossil fuel energy and even limiting hydro-power.
Newsom also neglects to mention the utility has given nearly $700,000 to his political campaigns, his wife Jennifer’s and his sister’s nonprofit organizations. The utility has also donated $1,000 or more to 98 members of the state legislature which is fairly common for monopolies.
Will Yuba City, Marysville or Linda / Olivehurst flood before our utopian rulers organize a think-group to “scope” whether drug addicted and alcoholic squatters should be allowed to tunnel into multi-million dollar levees that hold back raging rivers? Ignoring this behavior is now considered charitable and humane.
The state has abundant run-off and the Pacific Ocean that could provide endless amounts of water. However, the state’s managerial incompetence again mucks-up the ability to build more dams and desalination plants to harness and utilize this resource. One-half of all water is mandated to remain unused by humans destined instead for the ocean.
Californians have been repeatedly suckered to vote for “water” bonds that actually were used to keep more water from humans rather than catch and conserve the rains. The socialists are liars and deceivers.
Therefore, California has enacted new statewide water conservation rules to begin rationing. Water agencies are to limit customers' indoor water use to an average of 55 gallons per person each day. The target is reduced to 52.5 gallons by 2025 and 50 gallons by 2030. But the targets can be further restricted anytime.
Of course, the current electrical blackouts are the beginning of power rationing. As fossil fuels are forbidden, there will never be sufficient green energy to power the state. Buying from neighboring grids will be cost prohibitive, utilities will become unaffordable and lead to routine interruptions. The state has declared that natural gas be eliminated as well.
All fossil fuel vehicles have been given their drop-dead date and much road maintenance is being scrapped in spite of increasing fuel taxes and DMV fees taken to be used for “upkeep and new roads” - another bait and switch lie. Northern California is not benefitted by any high speed trains or mass transit. The truth is that the rulers will not let the northern counties break-away into a new state because they want to depopulate the north in favor of rewilding.
For California to return to its golden past change needs to occur quickly. The start must begin with signing the petition to recall the governor (ranaf.org).
(Get Lou’s podcast at “No Hostages Radio” and his articles at nohostagesradio.com)
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