After the California fires: rebuilding green?

There are continuous water shortages in southern California, and a climate that provides lots of sunshine even in the winter. You gotta ask, rebuilding green? It's so obvious a choice that even local TV stations are covering the advantages to solar and other green tech when replacing the burned out homes.

One San Diego County city offers free demolition for those burned out. Removing the debris is expected to prevent some water pollution and other environmental issues. It'll also make it easier for owners to re-build.

And now global warming has crept into the local discussion of the San Diego area fires. "A projection last year by several academic and government scientists said the failure to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions could lead to 55 percent more large wildfires in California by the end of the century."

And even a fire prevention technology has sparked (couldn't resist that pun, sorry) political anger. Who gets and who can afford a fire retardant that saved houses in the fire storm?