Misguided litigation [by "environmentalists"] magnifies wildfires

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 5, 2007 | Damien Schiff/Pacific Legal Foundation

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But the underlying causes of these monster fires aren't as well understood. Why do they keep happening at such intensity? One reason is that for years, groups that literally make a living by obstructing government efforts to manage forests have filed myriad lawsuits intended to delay, stall or stop anything resembling science. They seek to prevent the federal government from implementing balanced efforts to manage the land, including efforts to thin forests and brushland to help prevent catastrophic wildfire.

Just last year in Southern California, an environmental advocacy organization filed a lawsuit against reasonable forest management impacting more than 3.5 million acres in four National Forests. Interestingly, more than 100,000 of these same acres have now burned in the past few days in three of these forests - Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland. But the lawsuit proceeds.

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[TASMANIANRED]

Need to sue them for the cost of damages..

[Petronski]

[NormsRevenge]

Just last year in Southern California, an environmental advocacy organization filed a lawsuit against reasonable forest management impacting more than 3.5 million acres in four National Forests. Interestingly, more than 100,000 of these same acres have now burned in the past few days in three of these forests - Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland. But the lawsuit proceeds.

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nothing to see here (for all the smoke from the fires) , move along..

[Muleteam1]

Winning environmental lawsuits is an important part of the enviro business because it’s a significant source for funding. If the government did exactly everything the enviros wanted, the lawsuits would have to continue.

[Cali Redneck]

PLF is a good outfit. They are leading the charge against the environmental goons out here. It’s good to see them argue the obvious in the SF press.

[SierraWasp]

"PLF is a good outfit."

Without a doubt!!! PLF is one of the best "Public Interest Law Firms" on the face of God's Blue Earth!!! (I don't call it "Green" anymore)(we already have too much GANG-GREEN in CA!!!)

[KTM rider]

also the primary contributor to the bark beetle infestation that is decimating western forests

[SierraWasp]

By the way... Welcome to FR! You picked an historic day to join the world most committed conservative website. (even though it still has way too many muddled moderates hangin on to bait everybody!!!)

[Cali Redneck]

Thanks, been lurkin’ for a while. Does your handle have special significance? I live in the Sierras, not too far from the big trees mentioned in the article. Fire issues get my hackles up.

[SierraWasp]

Yes... I'm a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (Wasp) that lives in the Schwartzensocialist Sierra-Nevada CONservancy!!! Those three exclamation marks are my stingers which I'm adamant about... Oh, and I'm a paper Wasp so wild fires burn me up too!!!

Remember... There is only one Sierra!!!

[SierraWasp]

You must be further south. I'm up here between the Tahoe reservoir and Folsom reservoir. Yes, Lake Tahoe is a reservoir because the Bureau of Reclamation has a dam on it to regulate the level of the body of water mandated by federal law!!!

There's enough water in that reservoir to cover CA's big vally with over 17 inches of water, can you believe it? Could you water ski from Redding to Bakersfield???

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the pings.

This green bs re no fire prevention in forests will stop when those who push this nonsense get hauled into civil courts for the damage causded by their green bs.

[Southack]

I’m surprised that the SF Chronicle even let this view be published...