Energy, Climate, and California Burning

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 5 a.m.

A new book called California Burning details Pacific Gas & Electric\u2019s 117-year rise to becoming one of the largest utilities in the United States\u2014as well as how the company\u2019s negligence, a changing climate, and state energy policy have all contributed to devastating wildfires in California. Today on the podcast, we welcome the book\u2019s author, Wall Street Journal energy reporter Katherine Blunt, to discuss these trends, and why California\u2019s experience could be a harbinger of things to come across the globe.

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