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Blaming the fires on Climate Change doesn't actually fix anything. We can stop all human emissions, 100%, and the climate will still continue to warm, fires wou
by oceanplexian 6y ago
Blaming the fires on Climate Change doesn't actually fix anything. We can stop all human emissions, 100%, and the climate will still continue to warm, fires would continue to burn, etc. I guess I am a bit tired of the "woe is me" political rhetoric, which usually doesn't contain any actual solutions and instead just tries to pass the buck on to the public.
Come up with some real solutions. CA, WA, OR are wealthy states, and could go buy up hundreds or thousands of firefighting aircraft. They can engineer homes with fire resistant materials and landscaping. Instead of promoting policies that encourage sprawl into wildlands, come up with better building codes and zoning regulations. Mitigate fires with controlled burns and forest management. And yes, if we want to curb climate change that's a noble goal, but maybe politicians could start by providing adequate civil services and then work up their ambitions from there.