Correction, Please!
Leftists Fan the Flames of “Climate Fires”
Diversion: Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed his state’s phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2035 because, he says, they cause global warming and California fires. But for decades forest managers have warned about the dangers of the state’s poor forest management. (Photo credit: AP Images)
Item: Attempting to justify his executive order banning the sale of all new gas-powered cars in California by 2035, Governor Gavin Newsom said on September 23 (on Twitter and Facebook, among others): “NEW: We’re facing a climate crisis. We need bold action. CA is phasing out the internal combustion engine. By 2035 every new car sold in CA will be an emission free vehicle. Cars shouldn’t give our kids asthma. Make wildfires worse. Melt glaciers. Or raise sea levels.”
Item: Discussing ongoing wildfires in California, the London-based Economist (in its August 29-September 4 issue) acknowledged that some previous fires “have been man-made. One started when a car tyre blew and the wheel’s metal rim scraped the pavement. This year’s fires are the latest and starkest example of a different man-made influence: climate change.”
Item: Democratic nominee Joe Biden on September 14 pointed the blazing finger of blame at one person in particular, Donald Trump, saying: “If you give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised if we have more of America ablaze?”
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