How PG&E Overlooked Wildfire Risks in Favor of its Bottom Line

[mahatmakanejeeves]

If I can get past the paywall, I'll add to this.

David Enrich Retweeted

“He told me, ‘Today might be a good day to die,’” Ms. Natividad recalled. Mr. Downer and his service dog, a Labrador, were killed. @ivanlpenn @uwsgeezer @jamesglanz on the California wildfires and the electric company that set so many of them.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. My guess is,

most Californians living in the Rural Areas saw this coming in real time.

We always commented about the Trees and Brush over growth along and under the Power Lines in and around the Sac Area where visit each year.

All the makings of a disaster starring at you in real time.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. If we here in east TN didn't get so much rain, the same could be said for GL&PS

They barely maintain their lines and refuse to even cut out dead trees waiting to fall.