Posts by Bekah Mamola
Demócratas Respaldan Política Forestal MAGA de Trump
Una falsa salvación para las secuoyas gigantes
Protecting Forests Increases Jobs and Income in Rural Economies
La protección de los bosques aumenta el empleo y los ingresos en las economías rurales
Debunking “Fix Our Forests Act” Misinformation Factsheet
Desmintiendo la desinformación sobre la “Ley para Reparar Nuestros Bosques”
Bennet Logging Bill, S. 670: $60 Billion to Subsidize Destructive Logging
S. 670 is a wasteful logging industry Trojan Horse–one that ignores the fact that hundreds of climate scientists and ecologists are telling Congress that “thinning” and other commercial logging makes climate change worse and tends to increase wildfire intensity.
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JMP et al. comments on Draft EIS, Northwest Forest Plan Amendment
Trump’s Plan to Cut Down More Trees Faces a Host of Problems
USA Today
By Elizabeth Weise, Terry Collins, Zach Urness, and Joel Shannon
“Logging doesn’t curb fires, it intensifies fires. Trump falsely claims that more logging will curb wildfires and protect communities, but there’s an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence showing the exact opposite,” said Chad Hanson, a co-founder of the John Muir Project. “The more trees you remove, the faster wildfire flames sweep through the forest. It gives less time for people to evacuate and less time for first responders to react.” Wildfires move faster because removing trees reduces wind resistance, allowing winds to sweep through faster, Hanson added.
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