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1. Phos Chek is probably better than the long term effects from a wildfire. I would recommend looking more into consiquentalists ethics. 2. The mountains have e
by fasteddie31003 5y ago
1. Phos Chek is probably better than the long term effects from a wildfire. I would recommend looking more into consiquentalists ethics. 2. The mountains have excesses of water in the spring which could easily be sequestered for wildfire season. 3. I own land and live in a wildfire prone area. I will not be moving out to live in a human shit ridden city. I am prefer nature over close human habitation.
- Johnny555 5y agoSo you're more of a "Let's sacrifice the fish before I'll sacrifice my lifestyle" person?
- fasteddie31003 5y agoYes, I would sacrifice the Sacramento River Smelt for more water for agriculture and humans. Again, I'm more of a consequentialist. I'm for forest management, which means cutting down some trees. Many modern environmentalist deontologists will call me a racist for suggesting we need to cut down some trees for the greater good.
- bronson 5y agoYour last sentence appears incoherent. Got links? Are you willing to move out of fire country for the greater good?
- cdiamand 5y agoIs there an argument to be made for just letting the fires burn? Don't the fires have a positive effect on the soil?
- animal_spirits 5y agoThey do. Many species of conifer seed don't even begin to germinate until exposed to the heat of a wildfire. Fire's are a part of the natural lifecycle of a west coast forest. Unfortunately the over suppression of fires over the last 120 years has over fueled these forests and we are witnessing the consequences now.
- nradov 5y agoIn some areas too much fuel has accumulated, causing fires to burn so hot that they kill the trees and destroy the seeds. After that it can take many years for the forest to recover. https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-forests-magazine/how-trees-survive-and-thrive-after-a-fire https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-fo...
- idiotsecant 5y agoYes, fire is an essential part of these ecosystems.
- zoltar 5y agoAnyone else enjoy the dissonance in this comment between the consequentialism reference and refusal to relocate?
- germinalphrase 5y agoYour nature may be (re)turning into a desert, unfortunately.
- code_duck 5y agoWildfires have many transformative and beneficial effects for an ecosystem when they happen naturally and haven’t been made unnaturally large by 100 years of eager suppression.
- kronin 5y agoWildfires burn up all the dead brush and make way for new growth, along with fertilizing the soil.