[Nextrush]

I knew there was a “green” angle to the brushfires.

We’ve heard the same about California brushfires and I assumed that Australia had the same idiotic policies.

“Greens” value plants and animals more than humans so they don’t give a rip for all those people who died.

[Riley]

We’ve heard the same about California brushfires and I assumed that Australia had the same idiotic policies.

Dr. Bill Wattenburg on KGO AM Radio in San Francisco used to talk about this. California's forests used to clear out the tinder-like underbrush with periodic fires. If I recall correctly, he pointed out that the fires would let many of the old-growth trees stand, and they would recover, while removing the accumulation of underbrush. Now, we put out those fires, and the underbrush becomes thicker and dryer- so now when there's a wildfire, it it's much hotter and destroys everything in it's path.

Now They Have Burned Los Alamos The “Let Our Forests Burn Policy” and So-Called “Controlled Burns” During Summertime are Criminal and Stupid. These Policies Must be Re-examined by the Scientists of This Nation

October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001)

by Dr. Bill Wattenburg