IOW, the left has it planned out already.
When they *warn* you of some sort of disaster like this, count on them creating it.
Good. This will be a test run for their future.
“the Citing the urgency of climate change, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-79-20 to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and “more quickly move toward our low-carbon, sustainable and resilient future.”
The Order sets 2035 for a 100 percent ban on the sale of internal combustion engines for passenger cars and pickup trucks within California, with later target dates for similar bans on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and off-road vehicles and equipment.
The Order next focuses on fossil fuel extraction and refining activities in the state, directing that no hydraulic fracturing permits be issued after 2024 and that state agencies “expedite regulatory processes to repurpose and transition upstream and downstream oil production facilities,” and also “manage and expedite the responsible closure and remediation of former oil extraction sites.”
Citing the urgency of climate change, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-79-20 on Sept. 23, 2020, to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and “more quickly move toward our low-carbon, sustainable and resilient future.”
Key Provisions
The Order sets 2035 for a 100 percent ban on the sale of internal combustion engines for passenger cars and pickup trucks within California, with later target dates for similar bans on the sale of internal combustion engine medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and off-road vehicles and equipment. Used internal combustion engine vehicles may still be sold. The Order supports “zero emissions technologies” such as electric vehicles, and accelerated deployment of affordable fueling and charging options for zero-emission vehicles, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
The Order next focuses on fossil fuel extraction and refining activities in the state, directing that no hydraulic fracturing permits be issued after 2024 and that state agencies “expedite regulatory processes to repurpose and transition upstream and downstream oil production facilities,” and also “manage and expedite the responsible closure and remediation of former oil extraction sites.” The Order further directs agencies to assure appropriate decommissioning and remediation activities, and to impose financial bonding requirements to cover anticipated costs. The Order does not impose a deadline for ceasing operations or removing upstream and downstream oil production activities”
How can that be California is a socialist utopia!
Talk to a communist. They blame California’s woes on deregulation.
Thankfully, our Governor has addressed this concern head-on, decisively issuing an Executive Order mandating that all vehicles sold in the state be electric-powered by the year 2035. We have a special kind of leadership here in the Golden State...
“The Order sets 2035 for a 100 percent ban on the sale of internal combustion engines for passenger cars and pickup trucks within California, with later target dates for similar bans on the sale of internal combustion engine medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and off-road vehicles and equipment. Used internal combustion engine vehicles may still be sold. The Order supports “zero emissions technologies” such as electric vehicles”
What’re you going to do with electric vehicles in an energy shortage.
California has shut down all of their coal and nuclear power plants. They’ve built no new hydroelectric capacity since the 1970s; even many of these are being diverted to provide habitats for this or that fish species. They’re heavily dependent on out of state power generation running through an archaic transmission grid. The grid was never designed to handle these long distance sources and is poorly maintained.
Of course the upshot is going to be annual brownouts and blackouts, along with fires started by malfunctions from ancient converters and transformers.
Does everyone just go out and get a generator and a dozen fuel cans?
California seems to know the right direction to go & has decided to take the opposite path. Creation of electrical energy is one of them.
What does Newsom care?
He’ll blame everyone and everything else except his own stupid policies - while he continues to defy those same policies he himself set for the rest of the state.
And the media will print every word he says w/o criticism.
Think the a/c goes off in the statehouse - or his private residence - when Sacramento hits 113 degrees in July, August and September?
“675 megawatts” of battery power is a drop in the bucket.
With apologies to my California neighbors, another round of outages would clinch Newsom’s demise, would it not ? Bring on the heat.
Boot the idiot—and ideally many of the swarm of D legislators with him—and then begin the long slog of fixing California to a state it once enjoyed.
Friends, colleagues; spend this summer elsewhere. Trust and pray your home doesn’t burn to the ground.
Power problems have become a fact of life in California. There’s no fixing it with Woke Leftists in charge.
During fires, rationing of water and electricity Californians (non FR ones) seem to gather closer together in a cozy hugging family surrounding and loving Newsom. His possible replacement would be another Marxist.
Alternative: vote for a genuinely conservative state government and Governor who will allow freedom, fewer regulations and less money wasted on illegals and phony climate change stuff.
That would imply personal responsibility and work for one’s own future rather than socialism. Thus, hugging parties for Newsom.
How many years has California been a Dem Uniparty state? A long time.
Ahhh, the sight of EVs sitting in traffic jams as they wait to get to charging stations for a quick zap of energy to get home or to get anywhere. (when zaps are available that is)
Yes, warms the cockles of me old ticker.. Honk Honk!!
(which will soon turn into road rage&line jumping violence like none we have ever witnessed before)
The state and postal service to order more electric autos that should help things along Oh and electric semis too.
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I couldn’t care less about CA problems. I live in a town with a city owned utility; gas, electricity, fiber optic cable to each house for tv and high speed internet. We sell excess power out onto the grid which reduces everyones electtic bill. I have to shovel snow in the winter but I’ll take it.
California just needs to pass a law against the sun setting.
It’s that simple.