Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
by arrowleaf on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @02:46PM
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Fighting wildfires is expensive, which means it's big business. There's absolutely business interests in keeping wildfires raging. Fire suppression means the government gets to purchase planes and helicopters, 3M can supply countless brand new sets of fire resistant gear every year considering how high wildland fire employee turnover is, Perimeter Solutions gets to sell Phos-Chek faster than they can produce it, etc.
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Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
by graemep on Friday February 09, 2024 @05:41AM
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Just to be clear, the point you are making is that there is a business opportunity in not having good land management.
Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires
by arrowleaf on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:30PM
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Yes. There's business interest in getting legislators/officials distracted from what is really good land management, namely prescribed fires and public services around clearing combustibles away from infrastructure and homes.