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PG&E needs to be doing a better job and California should consider bringing back its logging industry. I get burning wood isn’t the cleanest energy source but

PG&E needs to be doing a better job and California should consider bringing back its logging industry. I get burning wood isn’t the cleanest energy source but dead trees are going to burn no matter what. I’d rather someone harvest it and burn it in a controlled environment rather than it rage uncontrollably.

bsder 8y ago
> PG&E needs to be doing a better job and California should consider bringing back its logging industry. The logging industry will happily wipe out nice, mature, profitable trees that are robust against fire and leave behind the unprofitable brush that serves as tinder. No thanks. Electricity infrastructure probably needs to be moved back to a core government function like roadways--especially considering that the infrastructure part is going to dominate more and more over the metered part as more renewables come online.
- almost_usual 8y ago
  >The logging industry will happily wipe out nice, mature, profitable trees that are robust against fire and leave behind the unprofitable brush that serves as tinder. No thanks. That wood waste used to power electric plants across the state before cheap renewables and solar were an option. >Electricity infrastructure probably needs to be moved back to a core government function like roadways--especially considering that the infrastructure part is going to dominate more and more over the metered part as more renewables come online. The forests will burn as long as Federal Lands are not managed and cut like they used to be. The Federal Forests will threaten private forests and the adjacent land will be impacted. It’s simple, dead trees need to be cut down. Invest in as much renewable and clean energy as you want but if we don’t take care of these trees the air quality will be trashed. It’s happening right now.
mistermann 8y ago
Would composting be viable for some of it? This article claims significant carbon capture: http://biomeiler.nl/carbon-sequestration-by-biomeiler-wood-compost/ http://biomeiler.nl/carbon-sequestration-by-biomeiler-wood-c...
Fomite 8y ago
There's plenty of western states on fire right now with robust logging industries.
- briffle 8y ago
  Which? Oregon and Washington are a small fraction of what they used to be. Federal laws (endagered species act, etc) killed off the vast majority of it, and decimated many small towns.
  - Fomite 8y ago
    Idaho and Montana.

bsder 8y ago

> PG&E needs to be doing a better job and California should consider bringing back its logging industry. The logging industry will happily wipe out nice, mature, profitable trees that are robust against fire and leave behind the unprofitable brush that serves as tinder. No thanks. Electricity infrastructure probably needs to be moved back to a core government function like roadways--especially considering that the infrastructure part is going to dominate more and more over the metered part as more renewables come online.

almost_usual 8y ago
>The logging industry will happily wipe out nice, mature, profitable trees that are robust against fire and leave behind the unprofitable brush that serves as tinder. No thanks. That wood waste used to power electric plants across the state before cheap renewables and solar were an option. >Electricity infrastructure probably needs to be moved back to a core government function like roadways--especially considering that the infrastructure part is going to dominate more and more over the metered part as more renewables come online. The forests will burn as long as Federal Lands are not managed and cut like they used to be. The Federal Forests will threaten private forests and the adjacent land will be impacted. It’s simple, dead trees need to be cut down. Invest in as much renewable and clean energy as you want but if we don’t take care of these trees the air quality will be trashed. It’s happening right now.

mistermann 8y ago

Would composting be viable for some of it? This article claims significant carbon capture: http://biomeiler.nl/carbon-sequestration-by-biomeiler-wood-compost/ http://biomeiler.nl/carbon-sequestration-by-biomeiler-wood-c...

Fomite 8y ago

There's plenty of western states on fire right now with robust logging industries.

briffle 8y ago
Which? Oregon and Washington are a small fraction of what they used to be. Federal laws (endagered species act, etc) killed off the vast majority of it, and decimated many small towns.
- Fomite 8y ago
  Idaho and Montana.