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What Stage of Capitalism Is This?’ Hedge Fund $3 Billion Richer Thanks to Wager on Wildfire Insurance Claims

Disaster capitalism, like a cancer metastasizing: “While fire victims across California—and elsewhere in the country—continue to suffer the impacts of increasingly destructive wildfires, the ability of hedge funds to profit from such calamities provoked critics of the financial system and its perverse incentives. “ What Stage of Capitalism Is This?’ Hedge Fund $3 Billion Richer …

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Dozens of Groups Urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ‘Facilitate a Public Takeover of PG&E’

“Highlighting a nearby example of the power of public ownership, Nagy added, “in contrast to PG&E’s negligence, the Los Angeles municipally-owned utility just approved a historic project that will provide clean solar energy and battery storage to power more than 280,000 homes.” Dozens of Groups Urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ‘Facilitate a Public Takeover …

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California Representative Ro Khanna wants a public takeover of PG&E | Grist

“The for-profit motive does not work,” Khanna said by phone Wednesday. “The public utility is a much better option because you’re not having to worry about maximizing shareholder returns and you will make the safety investments that are necessary. PG&E’s profiteering has particularly rankled Californians watching their homes burn, businesses suffer, and medical clinics close …

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PG & E website to calculate electric car rebates and incentives

Ask not what the planet can do for you but what you can do for the planet.  PG & E:Electric Vehicle Incentives You may be eligible for a range of incentives, including EV rebates, EV tax credits, and various other benefits. Incentives are personalized for where you live. Personalize Incentives You are eligible for the …

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NapaVision 2020: Eyes on Napa presents the PG&E Nightmare

Imagine this: A group of young workers from Davey Tree Service shows up on your land ready to do “tree trimming” along the power lines. They insist that they cut all limbs and trees within a 12-foot radius of the power line. The PG&E regulations say 4-foot radius. You have heard about neighbors’ experiences where the limbs and …

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