by R. Cort Kirkwood, The New American:
Democratic environmental and diversity policies might just be to blame for the wildfires that are raging through Los Angeles, notably the posh Pacific Palisades area that is home to far-left Hollywood celebrities.
In October, the Biden administration stopped the controlled burns that exhaust the fuel on the forest floor before it can feed an uncontrolled wildfire.
Going viral on X (no wonder) is President-elect Donald Trump’s warning to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a woke Democrat, in 2019, when almost 8,000 fires burned almost 300,000 acres. Clean the forest floors, Trump warned.
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And two years ago, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” became the top priority of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) when the city elders hired an aging lesbian to run it.
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No More Prescribed Burns
Though the wildfires’ cause is yet unknown, one recent decision didn’t help matters. The Biden administration stopped controlled burns in the state.
Controlled burns involve deliberately-set fires to burn the detritus and debris that accumulate on forest floors.
“By ridding a forest of dead leaves, tree limbs, and other debris, a prescribed burn can help prevent a destructive wildfire,” as the National Geographic Society explains:
Controlled burns can also reduce insect populations and destroy invasive plants. In addition, fire can be rejuvenating. It returns nutrients to the soil in the ashes of vegetation that could otherwise take years to decompose. And after a fire, the additional sunlight and open space in a forest can help young trees and other plants start to grow.
Some plants, such as certain pine species, require fire before the cones or fruits containing the seeds can release them. These cones or fruits need fire to melt a resin that holds the seeds inside. As a result, without fire these species cannot reproduce.
The brainiacs in the Biden administration banned prescribed burns almost three months ago. “The pause comes amid the crucial fall window for planned, controlled burns, which remove fuel and can protect homes from future wildfires — raising concerns that the move will increase long-term fire risks,” far-left NPR affiliate KQED reported.
The controlled burn ban’s contribution to the fires around Los Angeles is unclear. But the raging Eaton wildfire, minutes northeast of Pasadena in the Angeles National Forest, has burned 10,000 acres and left two people dead.
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