Former California Governor Jerry Brown told Congress on Tuesday that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party were responsible for the ongoing California fires because of their opposition to drastic climate change policies.
“California’s burning while the deniers make a joke out of the standards that protect us all,” Brown told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, as quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle. “The blood is on your soul here and I hope you wake up. Because this is not politics, this is life, this is morality. … This is real.”
Brown was testifying against efforts by the Trump administration to rescind California’s waiver that previously allowed it to set its own emissions standards for vehicles — effectively giving the state control of the entire auto industry.
The administration argues that California’s policy is actually worse for the environment because higher standards make new cars — which are more energy-efficient than old cars — more difficult for consumers to buy.
The ongoing California wildfires have a variety of causes. The immediate cause of the Getty Fire in Los Angeles, for example, appears to be a tree branch that was blown by high winds into power lines, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Critics fault California and its utility companies for spending money on complying with “green” initiatives rather than on burying power lines.
Others also cite homeless camps, where past fires have started, and poor forestry management policies that have barred the clearing of brush that can provide fuel for wildfires.
But Brown and other Democrats have identified climate change as the culprit, even though there is no scientific evidence to support that claim.
In 2015 and in 2017, Brown also blamed climate change for wildfires in California, though scientists disagreed, calling Brown’s arguments an example of “noble-cause corruption.”
California Democrats are facing new criticism at home, as utility companies have begun cutting power to electricity customers in peak fire conditions — a new practice for which the state government seems to have been unprepared.
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Moonbeam Brown is still a total jerk blaming Trump and the GOP for the fires is a typical trait of the Stupid Jackass Party(Liberal Democrat)Brown has only himself to blame for this
Do people still listen to what this idiot has to say? Moonbeam is crazy.
Not at all ironic that the soulless lunatic who was elected in two disparate decades would continue to try destroying California even in his retirement dotage
In my part of the world and your fires are part of life, however since the greenie/communist/leftists/Marxists have “protected’ the environment things have gotten worst. They are usually city dwellers who haven’t faintest notion of how to manage anything. Dumb, naive and crafty would be a definition. However, they never, ever take any responsibility for their own neglectful and dangerous decisions and always have the big con of Climate Change to blame.
Oh Moonbeam what happened your pretty little ranch got smoked ?
The trees will grow back but the financial debacle left by Brown and the socialist party of California will last generations .
The seasonal high winds are an annual event since humans moved there . So who in government thought forest management should be replaced with a let it burn attitude ? Maybe this was the socialist way to take over PG&E . Bankrupt them .
According to the US Interagency Fire Centre responsible for compiling annual wildfire statistics for US Federal and State agencies, there have been fewer wildfires covering fewer acres since 1950 compared with the previous years. The frequency and extent of fires across the US were greater between 1926 and 1950 than they have been in the last 69 years.
However, there is one exception … California. There can be little doubt that its environmental and forestry policies, an increasing population living in high risk areas, tree species and power poles within forest locations (with no fire breaks) are major contributors to California’s problems – not alleged climate change.
Just like “gov moonbeam” to blame his state’s fire problem on anyone who doesn’t buy into his crazy religion–“climate change”.
Reelecting Moonbeam Brown was a mistake and now were stuck with his even more stupider right hand stooge Gavin Newsom
Exhume Jim Morrison and he’d be the next governor of California.
Jerry Brown said “this is not politics.” However, it is totally politics. Even if President Trump’s policies were of a nature to make wild fires worse, he hasn’t been in office long enough to have an impact. As others have said, the real reason California is in so much trouble is the environmentalists have prevented the needed foliage management. Very typical of liberals they blamed problems they cause on others or climate change.
Let’s review –
California policies prevent brush and dead tree clearance
Fuel accumulates for years
Inevitably, whether arson or nature, an uncontrollable fire occurs
Blame Trump
YOU BLOCKHEAD JERRY BROWN(See Charle Brown your no longer the Blockhead)SO FEEL BETTER NOW
Obviously, anything that goes wrong
must be
Trump’s fault
Just like 2 administrations ago
everything was Bush’s fault
Strangely
there was no fault at all during the
unreported crime-ridden administration of
Hosanna O’Bama the MAGNIFICENT !
“California’s burning while the deniers make a joke out of the standards that protect us all,” Brown told the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday”
Brown, the man. The legend. The joker?
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-wet-year-california-snow-20190206-story.html
California revels in a rare wet winter, and more storms are in the forecast
https://sf.curbed.com/2019/5/3/18528696/fires-wildfire-bay-area-forecast-summer
A new wave of wildfires will most likely hit Northern California in 2019, potentially worse than the devastating 2017 and 2018 firestorms, thanks in part to tremendous growth in native grasses that will dry out (“cure”) in the coming months and create a trove of combustible materials throughout the summer.
http://www.ocpublicworks.com/ds/planning/codes/firehazard
Fire hazard is established using a number of applicable criteria including:
Vegetation – Vegetation is “fuel” to a wildfire and it changes over time. Fire hazard considers the potential vegetation over a 50 year time horizon
Topography – Fire burns faster on steep slopes.
Weather – Fire burns faster and with more intensity when air temperature is high, relative humidity is low, and winds are strong.
Crown fire potential – Under extreme conditions, fires burn up into trees and tall brush.
Ember production and movement – Fire brands are blown ahead of the main fire, spreading the fire and getting into buildings and igniting.
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. is the real joke. A 4 term feckless ex-governor who continues to promote the “climate lie” in spite of overwhelming facts to the contrary.
Back in the 1960’s Bel-Aire California was almost totaly destroyed by a brush fire caused by the hot winds called Santa Ana’s and the brush they call Chaparel which become like tinder around this time of the year
Brown would be a witch burner . Blame everything you don’t like on the evil climate change . Never any introspection from Democrats … gee that fast train to no where for example .
Isn’t it nice to have a scape goat that can’t defend itself .
Brown …. “This is real” … you may want to sit down folks.. climate changes . Who knew ? The fires are man made alright just ask the ass who lit 6 .
The socialist solution…. take over the utility company that way we can target end users who are gagging on the cool-aid .
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