What's Driving California's Blackouts?
Environment,California Wildfires,Disaster,California,Energy,Debates,Green New Deal,Renewable Energy,Fossil Fuels
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- On August 14th and 15th, blackouts in California cut off power to several hundred thousand houses.
- Some critics blamed the blackouts on California's dependence on solar and wind energy.
- Steve Berberich, who's in charge of of the state's power grid, disputes the claim that renewable energy is at fault.
- Some sources instead believe that a dependence on fossil fuels and climate change caused unprecedented heat waves and dangerous weather conditions.
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