Blackout

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 7:56 a.m.

b"The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California\\u2019s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise. Dry weather and hot winds fanned the flames - but the spark that lit them came from a faulty transmission line. That and other wildfires have been found to be the result of negligence on the part of California\\u2019s biggest utility, PG&E. Their solution? Pulling the plug on millions of customers. But who pays the bill? And with PG&E facing bankruptcy, how will California power its future?\\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\nGuests:\\nRussell Gold, Reporter, Wall Street Journal \\nJD Morris, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle \\nCatherine Wolfram, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Chair of the Faculty; Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley\\nEmily Wimberger, Climate Economist, Rhodium Group\\nLoretta Lynch, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission\\nDanny Kennedy, Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund\\n\\nPortions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"