California

- is imposing black-outs for a 2nd time in a year

- saw electric prices rise 6x more than rest of US, 2011 - 2019

- is shutting down last nuclear plant which creates cheap, clean, reliable power to 3M people

- is the model Democrats want to impose on the rest of US
The black-outs are a result of political corruption and incompetence by @GavinNewsom and his cronies who have been ruining California for 50+ years

Background:

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California is often cited as a climate leader but

- in-state emissions from electricity rose from 33 to 44 MMT of CO2 from 2011 and 2017

- emissions rose 3.7% even as they declined 5.4% in the rest of US https://environmentalprogress.org/california ">https://environmentalprogress.org/californi...
To recap:

- In the name of preventing deadly heat waves from climate change, California is making heat waves more deadly

- In the name of protecting the poor, California raised electricity prices 6x more than rest of US
- In the name of protecting the environment, we Californians are shutting down our nuclear plants & replacing them with fossil fuels & industrial solar projects that require 400x more land & kill endangered species including our condors & desert tortoises https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Never-Environmental-Alarmism-Hurts/dp/0063001691">https://www.amazon.com/Apocalyps...
California says its climate policies are needed to prevent heat-related illness & death

But shutting down nat gas & nuclear plants, and trying to rely on renewables, have created blackouts which risk heat-related illness & death

My latest @Forbes! #d53f2421591a">https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2020/08/15/why-californias-climate-policies-are-causing-electricity-black-outs/ #d53f2421591a">https://www.forbes.com/sites/mic...
Same nightmare is unfolding in Europe

“I am currently finding it difficult maintaining my pro-renewables position.”

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Pacific Gas & Electric has just begun rolling blackouts

But instead of providing info on them @PGE4Me has tweeted a link to a web page with "warm weather tips"

The first one?

"Avoid using your oven on hot days" https://twitter.com/PGE4Me/status/1294813406311124998">https://twitter.com/PGE4Me/st...
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