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Won't fix the root of the problem, which is that PG&E or its' successors can be held liable by the state for having power equipment running through a forest tha

by ew6082 7y ago

Won't fix the root of the problem, which is that PG&E or its' successors can be held liable by the state for having power equipment running through a forest that's ready to burn at the drop of a hat. What should have been a simple case of Force Majeure has instead turned owning any part of the power grid into the equivalent of owning a minefield.

campfireveteran 7y ago
No, you're dead wrong. PG&E conducted unnecessary maintenance at, and/or didn't perform proper maintenance before, the peak of fire danger, causing the Camp Fire and let it get out-of-control. They must be held completely responsible for their intentional negligence and the deaths of 100+ people (only 90 or so were identified, it's likely unknowable how many more were burned to ash because most homes were so completely consumed that only metal remained) who were cremated in their homes. Right now, they're lying about it because money and using the taxpayers to bail them out also because, you guessed it, money. And how'd they get the laws passed in California to give them favorable treatment? You also guessed it: money (in politics). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/reuters-america-update-2-pge-says-it-strongly-disagrees-delayed-maintenance-played-role-in-camp-fire.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/reuters-america-update-2-pge... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bankruptcy-pg-e-idUSKCN1LH37B https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bankruptcy-pg-e-idUSKCN1L... These power-cuts are safety theater, virtue-signaling tokenism. More people will die from lack of air conditioning, medical device power and lack of communication during emergencies than will be "saved" from these pointless, alert-fatigue-inducing CYA/retribution power-cuts. PS: Printed in Paradise, CA on recycled electrons. I'm still chipping away at the remnants of a blue wheelie bin that melted and burned into a puddle/ring on aggregate concrete. Oh and insurance wouldn't pay to replace dirt which became toxic below what was shed... more socialized costs, $600 just for that.

by ew6082 7y ago

campfireveteran 7y ago

No, you're dead wrong. PG&E conducted unnecessary maintenance at, and/or didn't perform proper maintenance before, the peak of fire danger, causing the Camp Fire and let it get out-of-control. They must be held completely responsible for their intentional negligence and the deaths of 100+ people (only 90 or so were identified, it's likely unknowable how many more were burned to ash because most homes were so completely consumed that only metal remained) who were cremated in their homes. Right now, they're lying about it because money and using the taxpayers to bail them out also because, you guessed it, money. And how'd they get the laws passed in California to give them favorable treatment? You also guessed it: money (in politics). https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/reuters-america-update-2-pge-says-it-strongly-disagrees-delayed-maintenance-played-role-in-camp-fire.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/reuters-america-update-2-pge... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bankruptcy-pg-e-idUSKCN1LH37B https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bankruptcy-pg-e-idUSKCN1L... These power-cuts are safety theater, virtue-signaling tokenism. More people will die from lack of air conditioning, medical device power and lack of communication during emergencies than will be "saved" from these pointless, alert-fatigue-inducing CYA/retribution power-cuts. PS: Printed in Paradise, CA on recycled electrons. I'm still chipping away at the remnants of a blue wheelie bin that melted and burned into a puddle/ring on aggregate concrete. Oh and insurance wouldn't pay to replace dirt which became toxic below what was shed... more socialized costs, $600 just for that.