FIRE! Does it again!

FIRE! ^ | 02/04/2003 (FR gets a head start) | Eric Buckner

[EBUCK]

(Fighting Irresponsible Radical Environmentalism In ARIZONA!!)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/04/2003

CONTACT:
Eric Buckner
FIRE! (Fighting Irresponsible Radical Environmentalism)
ericb@azfire.org
http://www.azfire.org/preleases/arizona/AZprelease.html

FIRE! Erects Billboard in Heber Arizona, Blames Environmentalists for Forest Disaster

Heber, Arizona, 02/04/2003 - FIRE, a non-profit political action group, has erected a billboard near Heber Arizona, site of the Rodeo-Chedeski Fire. The purpose of the project is to express outrage at the disastrous wildfires largely due to the destructive demands of environmentalists.
It reads:

Thank You
EnvironMENTALists
for Making the 2002 Fire Season
All It Could Be!

FIRE! (Fighting Irresponsible Radical Environmentalism)
P.O. Box 3360
Albany, OR 97321-0713

AFZIRE.org

Eric Buckner, lead organizer for FIRE! explains, "It's time we held environmentalists and their cohorts accountable for the failure of their policies. Activists, bureaucrats, politicians, and judges now bear full responsibility for the ongoing destruction of forest habitat in the West."

This is the second billboard for the organization (the first was near the Biscuit fire in Oregon). The group believes that although fire may be part of the natural order, 80 years of irresponsible government logging, fire-suppression, and poor control of noxious weeds have created stand conditions from which there may be no recovery from a fire without significant preparatory work.

Buckner explains, "This disaster has been building for decades and environmentalists have barred nearly every attempt to avert it. They were warned and didn't listen. Instead, they sued repeatedly until they got their way. Well, look at what it got the forests of Arizona: nearly 470,000 acres denuded more thoroughly than any clear-cut. If it rains hard, rivers and streams will be choked with mud. Then weeds will spread rapidly with little competition from native plants. If we don't remove the fuel and it burns again in ten years or so the damage may be irreversible."

"We all know who's responsible. In their hatred for the timber industry, activists, judges, and bureaucrats have nearly wiped out the infrastructure that could have prevented Rodeo-Chedeski. Now that the fire is over, who is going to fix the mess to prevent an even worse disaster? Millions of acres desperately need restoration work while tribes have been robbed of their principle asset and tens of thousands of those skilled in timber harvesting are now either unemployed, have other jobs, or have left the area. Meanwhile, activist lawyers are STILL standing in the way, doing very well for themselves making demands that promise to destroy what's left.

"This isn't about who cares about nature any more. We're just as concerned about long-term, systemic solutions to these problems as are the activists. This is about who is going to fix it, how to pay for it, and how to verify performance and assure accountability that the restoration project will be performed optimally and efficiently. We believe that free enterprise can do a better job caring for nature than politicians, bureaucrats, lawyers, and urban activists who, so far, are STILL ducking their complicity for this disaster. Private Property rights, water rights, and recreational and commercial land uses are big issues with us. We plan to continue this campaign, perhaps with similar promotional efforts throughout the West."

For additional information or a sample copy, contact Eric Buckner of FIRE! at ericb@azfire.org.

CONTACT:
Eric Buckner
FIRE! (Fighting Irresponsible Radical Environmentalism)
ericb@azfire.org
http://www.AZFIRE.org
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[Carry_Okie]

There's also the fact that last time it was summer. The fires were still in the news.

I agree about the necessary bilateral testotomy.
Nasty... but ya gotta do what ya gotta due.

[EBUCK]

Bilateral testotomy after full frontal lobotomy followed by full length keelhaulotomy followed by...

No fires in winter but you can bet this summer there'll be. And the board will be up all year. Guess I can hold out for the normal FR response until then.

[Carry_Okie]

Lol! I want you to think what it's like to go a week without selling a book.

[EBUCK]

...and then to have some lame ass "beggar" mooch one off of you has got to be adding insult to injury.

At least in the meantime (between delivery and payment that is) you get a lot of free advertising out of said moocher...

[Carry_Okie]

...and then to have some lame ass "beggar" mooch one off of you has got to be adding insult to injury.

That's not how it is at all. An author's greatest reward is to hear that the work matters to the readers and watch them grow as they learn from the work. Even better is if they take it to a new level.

I didn't write this to make money, I wrote it to transform perspectives. It's a responsibility after having learned what I was given. The frustrating thing about not selling books is that the damned things just sit around not accomplishing anything. There is less opportunity to teach.

[EBUCK]

Well consider yourself rewarded, at least one perspective has been radically changed out here.

[WaterDragon]

Very impressive! Congrats on getting the billboard going in Arizona!

[dixiechick2000]

It looks like you two are smashing watermelons, again! Great work!

BTTT!

[madfly]

bttt

[madfly]

Eric, just wondering. Last year you gave folks permission to download the bumper sticker, the Billboard photo and the press release, didnt' you.? Maybe the instructions at the bottom of this one, saying not to use anything without permission is a damper for those who would be anxious to print copies of the PR and hand them out. Perhaps you could explain what permission is needed for and your plans.

I feel the press release Carry_Okie wrote is so much more than an "annoncement". It's valuable info on the state of our forests and damage cuased by politicians, bureaucrats and environmentalists.

Thanks

[EBUCK]

Yes. Perhaps I should create a download link for the PR and image. Great call Mad.

(E-Mialing myself a reminder to do so.)

[hsmomx3]

Keep me on your ping list!!

[madfly]

Thanks, Eric

[HarryArmpitch]

Would really appreciate a definition of "Ping List".

Thanks!

[MeekOneGOP]

It is a list of FReeper screen names that I use to bring articles to the attention of those FReepers. They appear in one's "my comments" page...

Below is a link to some information that you might find useful/helpful also. Go to post #116 first (link should take you right to that post). That article gives a lot of very useful and helpful tips on HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), which you need to post on FR. There are other related links and information there as well.

Click Here.

You might want to bookmark that article. Bookmarking puts an article on your FReeper Profile page for quick and easy referencing. See post #53 & 59 for bookmarking instructions.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to send me a Freep mail or a note and we’ll work through it.

[EBUCK]

Letter I recieved today thru azfire site....

"we have just found out that the environmentalists have shut down the logging in parts of the rodeo/chediski and the loggers are going home, some left today. We are starting a grassroots effort in Heber to fight them and we need all the help we can get. We are just the little people and we are having our 1st meeting at Nic L Niks (fish restaurant) 1846 hwy 260 Heber., not far from your billboard...By the way the whole town loves it and sends a big THANK YOU. The meeting is Wed Feb 12 at 6pm to 7pm. Would you mind if I used your page? You are cordially invited to come also. We don't really know how to do this but what we hope to address is quick results without waiting for the courts. We are trying to get several thous people to make a show of force and if we don't get any action we plan to go out and clean up our backyard by ourselves. Any help or advice you can offer would be appreciated."

We need to help these people. Please ping your buddies in AZ and let's get these guys some support or at least some info on how they can fight back.

Legal types!!! What can they do to stall the envirals or at least hold the injunction?

[WaterDragon]

BTTT! And many thanks for all the hard work of EBUCK and many others.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[dixiechick2000]

Outstanding!

BTTT!

[MeekOneGOP]

Ping to post #96. FReeper help requested...

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Arizona ping list!. . .don't be shy.