Adding Fuel to the Fire: The Forest Service’s Fuel Reduction Strategy
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Dr. Brian Moench
2d ago
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Radio FreeAdding Fuel to the Fire: The Forest Service’s Fuel Reduction Strategyradiofree.orgMost of the West’s perennial wildfire plague is due to human stupidity. But it’s not just the careless people who start the fires, it’s also all the people that voted for politicians who ignored the climate crisis or called it a hoax. The primary risk factor for increased wildfire vulnerability is hotter, drier forests. Were it not More The post Adding Fuel to the Fire: The Forest Service’s Fuel Reduction Strategy appeared first on CounterPunch.org .
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