Leftists were quick to blame the catastrophic Maui fires on “climate change.”
The County of Maui has filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric Company and its affiliated subsidiaries for their failure to power down live electrical lines during a “red flag” storm.
According to the lawsuit, the fire was caused by negligence by the electric company and dry grass.
Fox News reported:
Hawaiian officials attributed the cause of catastrophic wildfires to alleged failures from the state’s main power utility company and downed power lines this week after Democrats blamed the disaster on global warming.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the government of Maui County, Hawaii, alleged Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) and its subsidiaries failed to properly power down live electrical equipment amid a red flag windstorm earlier this month. Due to this failure, downed power lines operated by the utility company sparked a series of deadly fires on the island, the lawsuit claimed.
“The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants acted negligently by failing to power down their electrical equipment despite a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning on August 7th,” Maui County said in a release announcing its lawsuit.
“The lawsuit further alleges HECO’s energized and downed power lines ignited dry fuel such as grass and brush, causing the fires,” the announcement added. “The lawsuit also alleges failure to maintain the system and power grid, which caused the systemic failures starting three different fires on August 8th.”
Hawaiian officials attributed the cause of catastrophic wildfires to alleged failures from the state’s main power utility company and downed power lines this week after Democrats blamed the disaster on global warming.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the government of Maui County, Hawaii, alleged Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) and its subsidiaries failed to properly power down live electrical equipment amid a red flag windstorm earlier this month. Due to this failure, downed power lines operated by the utility company sparked a series of deadly fires on the island, the lawsuit claimed.
“The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants acted negligently by failing to power down their electrical equipment despite a National Weather Service Red Flag Warning on August 7th,” Maui County said in a release announcing its lawsuit.
“The lawsuit further alleges HECO’s energized and downed power lines ignited dry fuel such as grass and brush, causing the fires,” the announcement added. “The lawsuit also alleges failure to maintain the system and power grid, which caused the systemic failures starting three different fires on August 8th.”
The information revealed in this lawsuit crushes the claims made by both national and Hawaii state Democrats, suggesting that the fires were a result of “climate change.”
WSJ Confirms Maui Utility's Power Lines Caused Wildfire — Not 'Climate Change,' Echoing California Wildfires, Also Caused By Electric Companyhttps://t.co/G8RqrpT4hp
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) August 25, 2023
Last week, Hawaii Governor Josh Green appeared on CBS News’ Face the Nation and blamed the escalation of the fires on climate change.
Watch:
WATCH: Hawaii Democrat Governor Josh Green blames the disastrous Maui wildfires on CLIMATE CHANGE.
— Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) August 20, 2023
These people are insane! pic.twitter.com/g3j4bZWTtn
John Podesta, the White House’s clean energy czar, not only pointed to climate change as the cause behind the deadly fires but also promoted the Inflation Reduction Act as the solution.
John Podesta Blames Climate Change for Maui Fire, Touts Inflation Reduction Act as Solution pic.twitter.com/TMomJBCtSX
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) August 16, 2023
Leftist Congresswoman from Missouri, Cori Bush, demanded that Joe Biden declare a “climate emergency.”
Devastating fires in Maui, a tropical storm in California, Canada is burning, a historic heat dome over the central US — all just this week.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) August 23, 2023
Our planet is not ok. The climate crisis is here.
It’s time for @POTUS to declare a climate emergency.
