WJ: The head of California’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is blaming global warming for making large wildfires more frequent and intense as part of an ongoing public relations and lobbying campaign.
The goal of that campaign: get state lawmakers to change what utilities are liable for when their equipment cause fires.
“Climate change is no longer coming, it’s here,” PG&E CEO Geisha Williams said in an email to Bloomberg. “And we are living with it every day.”
PG&E is pioneering a campaign that could taken up by utilities across the country. Under current state law, utilities are liable for fire damages if their equipment can be tied to the blaze. Property owners can demand compensation even if the utility followed all safety regulations.
PG&E faces $17 billion in potential liabilities from devastating wildfires in northern California last year. The company’s stock plummeted in June when state officials referred 12 cases to prosecutors where power lines and equipment caused fires last year. Read more
PSE is just as corrupt. They are both hooked on taking money for their shameful windmill and solar scams
And here we have another meaning of “transparency”.
A bold strategy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVejEB5uVk
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Geisha ? That explains this Whorish behavior.
Exploding natural gas pipelines contribute to some fires too. PG&E doesn’t want to bring that up though.
Global warming seems to only be happening in California…. soooo California is the cause of global warming.
California must be destroyed in order to save it.
….anybody else gettin’ a chubby thinking about that?
“California must be destroyed in order to save it.”
California Law Makers are way ahead of you pal.
If I remember correctly, companies cannot be held responsible for “acts of God”. But Liberal dogma holds that Global Warming is caused by Man. So does that mean that PG&E can still be sued? Or will the State of California have to seek compensation from all of Mankind who are living today?
If the latter’s the case, I figure my share only comes to about tree fiddy.
Hold on – I think I might have a jar of pennies around here somewhere…
DAMMIT!
The only contact I have with Cali nowadays are the military helicopter pilots who fly out here to the airport. Everyone thought it was a conspiracy of some kind until I asked one of them why they come out here.
Lunch.
So I kinda’ figured it was bad in Cali if the military has to fly 400 miles to get a decent burger, but damn….
all the hot air emanating from sacramento sure as hell is causing something to warm up. let it burn.
Look, over there!
DISCLAIMER: I have relatives that I love at PG+E!
But PG+E has been anti America for at least 70 years. For many years in the late 20 th century and early 21st century they had a Muslim America hater General Counsel named Frank Lindh. His son was part of ISIS/ Taliban and he killed Johnny Spann (another exJarhead – yes I am biased!) 11/25/01.
For whatever reasons GWB did not have this Muslim executed (of course I know! ROP!) .
PG+E ,like GWB has been, and still is, pro Mohammad for decades.
I am shocked that the ROp lies! Shocked I tell you!Frank is now a college professor Again I am shocked! Shocked I tell you!
Iwould be totally in favor of takingPG+E’s monopoly rights away from them – except I have family that depend on heir paychecks!
But PG+E has been the acme of America hate and corruption for many decades. over 50 years!
My crystal ball predicts that if PG&E folds it won’t be other companies that take over…. but rather the government in Sacramento will.
I would need at least 2 packs of smokes to watch that scenario play out to it’s inevitable fiery end.
pacific graft & extortion