U.S. enduring the worst wildfire year on record, and it's not over yet ›

mnenvironmentalillnessnetwork:

Ron Meador:

“Perversely, the programs that were raided to pay for more firefighting were the very programs aimed at reducing the risk of big, expensive wildfires through such preventive measures as brush reduction and selective thinning of overgrown forests.”

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∞  10/13/12 at 05:05pm via mnenvironmentalillnessnetwork
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