CA On Fire; CA Republican Solution - Eliminate The Renewable Energy Mandate For Utilities
California is on fire, and Republicans have a solution: pour gasoline on the flames. As smoke choked the air – and as 180,000 people evacuated their homes and millions more endured blackouts – two Northern California legislators took the opportunity to continue the Republican Party’s ongoing war against … clean energy. State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Tehama, and Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, want to halt “a popular state law Democrats passed last year to get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2045,” according to a story by The Sacramento Bee’s Bryan Anderson.
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Gallagher actually said canceling the state’s ambitious plan to get to 100 percent clean energy would be “smarter climate policy.” This makes no sense unless you’re in the slim minority of Californians that rejects science. Most Californians know global warming will increase the frequency and severity of disasters like the Kincade Fire. They know this is why we must transition to carbon-free energy. That’s exactly what California set out to do with Senate Bill 100, which aims to transition the state to 100 percent carbon-free electricity.
Of course, Nielsen and Gallagher know their idea has no chance in wildfire hell of passing the State Legislature. “How predictable,” said Kathryn Phillips of Sierra Club California. “The Republicans’ best suggestion is to block renewable energy – something we know will help us avoid even worse climate events.” Kevin De León, who authored SB 100, called it a “boneheaded idea.”
“This is another opportunistic example of Republicans, who have always come up short on dealing with the realities of facts and science, exploiting the tragedy of these families that are fleeing the devastating effects of the wildfires because of extreme weather patterns brought to you by the consequences of climate change,” he said.
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