Breaking down the grid

Desirée A. Rammon, PhD
Nov 1 · 7 min read

The notion of public ownership of utilities has been raised in the smoking specter of heightened forest fires — perhaps this is a crucial next step in abating the climate crisis.

Transmission towers and power lines (Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash)

Wildfires are once again raging in California and a state of emergency has been declared. The Kincade Fire ignited in Sonoma County on October 23 and quickly spread to an area twice the size of San Francisco while the Tick and Getty Fires have…

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Desirée A. Rammon, PhD

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Environmental engineer, scientist, wistful agitator, and parent trying to communicate the science of the environment and support the role of human stewardship.

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