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Global Warming, Global Con, An Aussie View

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Take a couple of minutes to look at a series of 4 advertisements running currently in Australia. The final one puts the entire issue in perspective from the view of smaller nations. Australia’s Parliament is in a mess over the government’s position on the matter. This week five MP’s resigned rather than sign on to that country’s version of cap-n-trade.

Global warming as it relates to wildland fire budgeting is real. In a previous post I noted how scientists are trying to link future forest fire activity to the effects of “man caused atmospheric changes“.

As long as the government’s EPA and appointed meteorologists keep pushing this folly the Forest Service and other government entities with wildland firefighting forces like the Park Service, BIA and Indian Affairs will receive more funding.

Forest Fire Funds Back Where It Belongs

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The Obama administration’s attempt to divert stimulus money intended for wildfire suppression in the West to urban parks in Washington D.C. was overturned by the U.S. Senate.

The Administration grabbed nearly $3 million off the top off funds clearly labeled for “Wildland Fire Mitigation” use and funneled it to urban D.C parks under the guise of providing “green jobs”. The funds are sorely needed in western forests inundated by pest infestation and the Senate agreed.

Forests infested with bark and wood bore beetles and other pests present a danger to mountain communities, healthy forest lands and wildland firefighters. Dead and downed trees are kindling layering the forest floor that magnify the effects of fire.

The Senate saw this for what is was, a pilfering and in a rare example of bipartisanship restored the funds where they are needed most. More at the Washington Times.