Submission:
THE ISSUE: A week of storms in @@NAME@@ has caused many accidents from trees falling on electricity cables, leading to deaths and blackouts across dozens of cities. Questions about the safety of the @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ power grid are now springing up.
1. "The grid is totally fine! The root of the problem is the trees!" shouts conservative politician @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We can't plant them close to the cables, plain and simple! So, before all the treehuggers sprout here and start complaining, let's get rid of the danger. Take down the ones within a distance of the power lines, and we'll be safe!"
Effect: the only trees in @@CAPITAL@@ are family trees
2. "Natural problems require natural solutions," postulates environmentalist Thane Ohs. "What I mean is we have long watched the green spaces of @@NAME@@ black out! These storms wouldn't happen if we didn't cause all the damage nature has suffered. The solution is to plant more trees until our environment is perfectly balanced, as all things should be. We will end climate change, and environmental tragedies will cease, leading our land into an age of peace."
Effect: citizens carry around machetes to whack their way through the dense vegetation cropping up across the @@TYPE@@
3. "Here, let me illuminate this discussion," comments your Minister of Energy, while showing you some blueprints. "The solution is an underground grid. It will save many lives and prevent damaged power lines or houses! All we need is funding for this glorious project, however that can be easily arranged by diverting some money from other ministries. Think about it, @@LEADER@@, we'll be the most powerful country of @@REGION@@!"
Effect: children digging around outside are in for a shocking surprise
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