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“They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees

“They’re starting again in California. I said, you gotta clean your floors, you gotta clean your forests — there are many, many years of leaves and broken trees and they’re like, like, so flammable, you touch them and it goes up. I've been telling them this for 3 years now, but they don't want to listen.” President Donald Trump Old Forge PA, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/live/nN9mo_Zxdk0?t=2081 https://www.youtube.com/live/nN9mo_Zxdk0?t=2081

vore 3y ago
Didn’t he suggest having people go rake the forest to solve the problem?
- bequanna 3y ago
  A “brush rake” is a heavy equipment attachment which is very common in logging/forestry.
- cscurmudgeon 3y ago
  https://heartland.org/opinion/trump-was-right-about--raking-finnish-forests/ https://heartland.org/opinion/trump-was-right-about--raking-... > In Finland, after clear-cutting a forest area, crews use heavy machinery (similar to what is used in this video) to “rake” or gather tree harvesting residues, tree roots and other material into huge piles. The biomass is then chipped onsite after it has dried up sufficiently, and chips are hauled to local heat-producing plants to generate warmth for local residents.
  - reportingsjr 3y ago
    This has absolutely nothing to do with material build up and drought conditions that exacerbate extreme forest fires. What you linked is weird propaganda about Finnish forestry companies trying to utilize clear cut areas more effectively.
    - cscurmudgeon 3y ago
      The main gist was clearing forests areas, not that method. California wasn't doing anything at that time. Even the method he mentioned is used (as opposed to what the juvenile mockings suggest) but for a slightly different but related purpose. Enjoy this and the instance where the German was laughing at Trump when he warned against over reliance on Russia.
jtr1 3y ago
Climate change and poor forest management can both contribute to wildfires, but our current mechanisms for political discourse have extremely low bitrates and can't handle discussion of problems with multivariate inputs.
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mjmsmith 3y ago
The proverbial pine needle of truth in a haystack of blowhard ignorance.

vore 3y ago

Didn’t he suggest having people go rake the forest to solve the problem?

bequanna 3y ago
A “brush rake” is a heavy equipment attachment which is very common in logging/forestry.
cscurmudgeon 3y ago
https://heartland.org/opinion/trump-was-right-about--raking-finnish-forests/ https://heartland.org/opinion/trump-was-right-about--raking-... > In Finland, after clear-cutting a forest area, crews use heavy machinery (similar to what is used in this video) to “rake” or gather tree harvesting residues, tree roots and other material into huge piles. The biomass is then chipped onsite after it has dried up sufficiently, and chips are hauled to local heat-producing plants to generate warmth for local residents.
- reportingsjr 3y ago
  This has absolutely nothing to do with material build up and drought conditions that exacerbate extreme forest fires. What you linked is weird propaganda about Finnish forestry companies trying to utilize clear cut areas more effectively.
  - cscurmudgeon 3y ago
    The main gist was clearing forests areas, not that method. California wasn't doing anything at that time. Even the method he mentioned is used (as opposed to what the juvenile mockings suggest) but for a slightly different but related purpose. Enjoy this and the instance where the German was laughing at Trump when he warned against over reliance on Russia.

jtr1 3y ago

Climate change and poor forest management can both contribute to wildfires, but our current mechanisms for political discourse have extremely low bitrates and can't handle discussion of problems with multivariate inputs.

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mjmsmith 3y ago

The proverbial pine needle of truth in a haystack of blowhard ignorance.