Summary of Katherine Blunt's California Burning

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 On November 8, 2018, a transmission tower in Northern California firestorm-like conditions, killing 20 people.
#2 Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.
#3 Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.
#4 Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

Sujets

• Climate Change
• Global Warming
• Science

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 13 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350001785
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Katherine Blunt's California Burning
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On November 8, 2018, a transmission tower in Northern California firestorm-like conditions, killing 20 people.

#2

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#3

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#4

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#5

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#6

On November 8, 2018, a transmission tower in Northern California firestorm-like conditions, killing 20 people.

#7

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#8

PGE had completely neglected the safety of its transmission towers, which were the origin of the firestorm.

#9

In 1882, a young engineer named Julius Howells joined a band of explorers on a trek through the Northern Sierra. He came upon a lush valley nestled high near the peak of Mount Lassen. The valley’s water was collecting water from mountain streams and underground springs.

#10

On November 8, 2018, a transmission tower in Northern California firestorm-like conditions, killing 20 people. PGE had completely neglected the safety of its transmission towers, which were the origin of the firestorm.

#11

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#12

A transmission tower in Northern California firestorm-like conditions, killing 20 people. PGE had completely neglected the safety of its transmission towers, which were the origin of the firestorm.

#13

The men of Great Western had competitors. John Martin and Eugene de Sabla Jr. , an unlikely yet formidable pair, had spent years laying the foundation for what would become Pacific Gas and Electric Company, building their own electricity network and snapping up tiny, local power companies in a quest to dominate Northern California.

#14

Transmission towers, like highways, must be kept separate from one another and from the insulators that support them. If the space between them becomes too small, electricity can jump from wire to wire or wire to tower in a lightning-like strike.

#15

In the late 1800s, a young engineer named Julius Howells joined a band of explorers on a trek through the Northern Sierra. He came upon a lush valley nestled high near the peak of Mount Lassen. The valley’s water was collecting water from mountain streams and underground springs.

#16

In 1911, PGE approached Great Western about a possible merger to form the largest power company in the world. Great Western’s president hosted executives from both companies in New York to open negotiations. They departed with plans to talk again. Several of Great Western’s board members, as well as some bankers, arrived in San Francisco in November on an overnight train.

#17

In the late 1800s, a young engineer named Julius Howells helped build the foundation for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which would become one of the largest power companies in the world. In 1911, PGE approached Great Western about a possible merger to form the largest power company in the world. The idea that competition was counterproductive and risky gained traction in the following decade as power companies grew rapidly by acquisition.