It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68

January 11, 2025 01:04:48
It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68
Independent Institute Podcast
It Didn’t Have To Be This Bad: Southern California Firestorms | Independent Outlook 68

Jan 11 2025 | 01:04:48

/

Hosted By

Graham H. Walker, Ph.D.

Show Notes

Californians will be in shock for a long time over the vast firestorms in Los Angeles. We don’t yet know what ignited each fire. But Santa Ana winds are a regular, predictable, feature of regional weather. California environmentalism discourages clearing of public and private land, and stymies upgrades of water delivery systems. And Los Angeles recently trimmed back its firefighting budget by $18 million. “Climate change” is not the culprit.

Other Episodes

Episode

June 12, 2023 00:52:13
Episode Cover

Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Banking Health, NAACP Slaps Florida | Independent Outlook 52

So we don’t have to worry about the debt ceiling until after the next presidential inauguration in January 2025. What was all the hullabaloo...

Listen

Episode

February 25, 2022 01:14:17
Episode Cover

Interview with Naomi Wolf: Tyranny & Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this timely and insightful Independent Conversation, bestselling author, feminist and human rights activist Dr. Naomi Wolf is interviewed by Dr. Graham H. Walker...

Listen

Episode

March 15, 2024 00:58:40
Episode Cover

Social Media Free Speech? Biden’s "Shrinkflation" Ploy. IVF Liberties? | Independent Outlook 59

When a state, like Texas or Florida, tries to protect people’s free speech rights against biased social media companies, is the state then violating...

Listen