Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Bad Policies Fuel Fires

California warmed 3 degrees over the past 50 years, but that's not the main cause of California's fires, no matter how often politicians and the media say it is.

If there aren't small fires, debris from dead trees and plants accumulate.

The company thinned that forest, creating fire breaks with selective logging.

"We haven't had enough fires for maybe 100 years."

It's hard to convince governments to allow small fires when politicians demand that every fire be put out, and the media call every fire a disaster.

"They're still standing!" giggled an astonished Newsom after the fire passed.

For years, they and environmentalists increased the risk of big fires by opposing the thinning of forests.

https://reason.com/2020/09/23/bad-policies-fuel-fires/ 

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