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Originally Posted by redpoint5
CA has the fastest growing economy because it attracts the most innovators, and has a culture of materialism (more so than most other places in the country). Their economy is growing despite the high price of everything, including utilities, not because of it.
This might be fine for most Californians, but it has an outsized negative impact on the poor, which CA has plenty of.
Perhaps long term there will be some savings to be had by moving towards renewables, but that isn't evident yet. There will likely be no way to quantify the health impacts of going to renewables, other than the clear cases of technicians who fall to their deaths while installing solar roofs, or while working on wind turbines.
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A Carson City roofing contractor was fined $42,000 when a municipal code enforcement officer witnessed his crew members working without OSHA-approved restraint systems while installing a conventional residential roof,a clear violation of conditions of his business license.
Short of an equipment malfunction,I can't imagine why anyone actually concerned about their own health and safety would be at risk.
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As of 2011,a window washer fell to his or her death every 10-seconds in the USA.I suppose we'll be demolishing all the skyscrapers now.