Leroy N. Soetoro
2023-08-18 23:51:04 UTC
https://nypost.com/2023/08/18/the-maui-wildfires-are-proof-that-carbon-
zealotry-can-kill/
Zero carbon zealotry can be dangerous to your health. In fact, in the
hands of government officials, it can kill.
Ask the grieving families of Maui, the Hawaiian island ravaged by
wildfires last week.
As the fires raged, liberal media blamed the devastation on climate
change.
How Climate Change Turned Lush Hawaii into a Tinderbox, announced The
New York Times.
Sorry, the evidence is piling up that the opposite is true.
Zero carbon extremism diverted the islands main electrical producer,
Hawaiian Electric, from insulating wires, clearing areas around vulnerable
transmission sites and taking other precautions to prevent wildfires it
knew were likely to occur.
It dithered on prevention, while pouring funds and manpower into meeting
the Hawaiian governments mandate that all electricity must be produced
from renewables by 2045.
The death toll from Lahaina Fire has reached 111, but will go higher,
because much of the island hasnt been searched.
The fires already the deadliest in US history. But wildfires ignited by
inadequately maintained electrical transmission systems uninsulated
wires, flimsy poles, out-of-control plant growth have also devastated
Texas, Colorado and California.
Six out of 20 recent wildfires in California, including the 2018 Camp
Fire, which killed 85, the Kinkade fire in Sonoma in 2019 and the Dixie
Fire in 2022, were caused by sparks due to aging transmission equipment
and poor maintenance.
Californias Pacific Electric & Gas boasts that its helping to heal the
planet and is determined to achieve a net zero energy system in 2040
five years ahead of Californias current carbon neutrality goal.
What about healing the families who needlessly lost loved ones in these
fires?
Pursuing zero carbon by sacrificing safety and the production of a
reliable electricity supply is crazy.
We all want to protect the planet, but at a reasonable pace.
On Wednesday, as rescue operations continued in Maui, President Joe Biden
celebrated the one-year anniversary of his Inflation Reduction Act,
announcing that the United States is on a path to reach net-zero
emissions by no later than 2050.
He should have added, come Hell or high water.
Only 30% of Americans support Bidens goal of getting to zero as soon as
possible, per Pew Research.
They can see the trade-offs are too risky.
As the grisly facts come out about Maui, that lesson is clearer than
ever.
Though an official report on the fires causes will take months, photos
and evidence from grid monitors point to a string of fires ignited as
power lines hit trees, other lines or the ground because of wind.
This is strong confirmation based on real data that utility grid
faults were likely the ignition source for multiple wild fires on Maui,
says Bob Marshall, CEO of Whisker Labs, which monitors electric grids
across the US, including in Maui.
Four years ago, in the aftermath of a damaging 2019 wildfire season,
Hawaiian Electric concluded that power lines emitting sparks were a
serious threat, and the company prepared a plan for fire retardant poles,
monitoring technology and insulation.
Then it dithered, spending less than $245,000 on wildfire prevention,
while it went whole hog launching big projects in renewable energy.
It stalled until 2022 to even request a rate hike for wildfire mitigation.
Hawaiian Electrics priorities in hindsight, lethal priorities
reflected the overwhelmingly Democratic, woke political culture of the
state.
Beware that across the US, leftist politicians are pushing for net-zero on
a reckless timetable that sacrifices the safety of ordinary people.
Wildfires are among the worst side effects.
But right here in the New York City area, Democrats are mandating that Con
Edison go to zero-carbon and zero-nuclear electrical generation, never
mind that consumers will see their bills more than double by 2025 (say
good-bye to using the clothes dryer and A/C) and face blackouts.
As energy giant Harold Hamm writes in his new book, Game Changer, with
current technologies, net-zero has zero chance of working.
Tell the politicians, Yes, save the planet, but dont kill us or destroy
our standard of living in the process.
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.
Twitter: @Betsy_McCaughey
Ani Bean
48 minutes ago
Hawaiians voted Democrat. Let that sink in. And at the next election, they
will still vote for Democrats. Toxic cycle goes on.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
zealotry-can-kill/
Zero carbon zealotry can be dangerous to your health. In fact, in the
hands of government officials, it can kill.
Ask the grieving families of Maui, the Hawaiian island ravaged by
wildfires last week.
As the fires raged, liberal media blamed the devastation on climate
change.
How Climate Change Turned Lush Hawaii into a Tinderbox, announced The
New York Times.
Sorry, the evidence is piling up that the opposite is true.
Zero carbon extremism diverted the islands main electrical producer,
Hawaiian Electric, from insulating wires, clearing areas around vulnerable
transmission sites and taking other precautions to prevent wildfires it
knew were likely to occur.
It dithered on prevention, while pouring funds and manpower into meeting
the Hawaiian governments mandate that all electricity must be produced
from renewables by 2045.
The death toll from Lahaina Fire has reached 111, but will go higher,
because much of the island hasnt been searched.
The fires already the deadliest in US history. But wildfires ignited by
inadequately maintained electrical transmission systems uninsulated
wires, flimsy poles, out-of-control plant growth have also devastated
Texas, Colorado and California.
Six out of 20 recent wildfires in California, including the 2018 Camp
Fire, which killed 85, the Kinkade fire in Sonoma in 2019 and the Dixie
Fire in 2022, were caused by sparks due to aging transmission equipment
and poor maintenance.
Californias Pacific Electric & Gas boasts that its helping to heal the
planet and is determined to achieve a net zero energy system in 2040
five years ahead of Californias current carbon neutrality goal.
What about healing the families who needlessly lost loved ones in these
fires?
Pursuing zero carbon by sacrificing safety and the production of a
reliable electricity supply is crazy.
We all want to protect the planet, but at a reasonable pace.
On Wednesday, as rescue operations continued in Maui, President Joe Biden
celebrated the one-year anniversary of his Inflation Reduction Act,
announcing that the United States is on a path to reach net-zero
emissions by no later than 2050.
He should have added, come Hell or high water.
Only 30% of Americans support Bidens goal of getting to zero as soon as
possible, per Pew Research.
They can see the trade-offs are too risky.
As the grisly facts come out about Maui, that lesson is clearer than
ever.
Though an official report on the fires causes will take months, photos
and evidence from grid monitors point to a string of fires ignited as
power lines hit trees, other lines or the ground because of wind.
This is strong confirmation based on real data that utility grid
faults were likely the ignition source for multiple wild fires on Maui,
says Bob Marshall, CEO of Whisker Labs, which monitors electric grids
across the US, including in Maui.
Four years ago, in the aftermath of a damaging 2019 wildfire season,
Hawaiian Electric concluded that power lines emitting sparks were a
serious threat, and the company prepared a plan for fire retardant poles,
monitoring technology and insulation.
Then it dithered, spending less than $245,000 on wildfire prevention,
while it went whole hog launching big projects in renewable energy.
It stalled until 2022 to even request a rate hike for wildfire mitigation.
Hawaiian Electrics priorities in hindsight, lethal priorities
reflected the overwhelmingly Democratic, woke political culture of the
state.
Beware that across the US, leftist politicians are pushing for net-zero on
a reckless timetable that sacrifices the safety of ordinary people.
Wildfires are among the worst side effects.
But right here in the New York City area, Democrats are mandating that Con
Edison go to zero-carbon and zero-nuclear electrical generation, never
mind that consumers will see their bills more than double by 2025 (say
good-bye to using the clothes dryer and A/C) and face blackouts.
As energy giant Harold Hamm writes in his new book, Game Changer, with
current technologies, net-zero has zero chance of working.
Tell the politicians, Yes, save the planet, but dont kill us or destroy
our standard of living in the process.
Betsy McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York.
Twitter: @Betsy_McCaughey
Ani Bean
48 minutes ago
Hawaiians voted Democrat. Let that sink in. And at the next election, they
will still vote for Democrats. Toxic cycle goes on.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.