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California has always and will always have drought conditions and winds on occasion. Climate change has not affected any of that. What has changed is the mitigation due to a change in land management since Democrats took over the state. Sierra club and other groups have forced Dem governors and legislators to cut way back on clearing brush, deadwood and other plants in the name of creating a more natural environment. The result has been that the inevitable wildfires due to lightning strikes, arson or whatever have up to ten times the fuel available in forested areas near civilization and the result has been all too apparent. Blaming Trump and climate change is a convenient political ploy and may be believed by stupid and ignorant people but the true cause of the degree of devastation this year is daft and ridiculous land management policies. The fox is running the hen house and the voters are getting exactly what they voted for whether they realize it or not.
It pains me to think two of my all time favorite wineries Castello di Amorosa and Duckhorn have been affected.
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“more natural environment.”
No, it’s just another unnatural environment that makes some people “feel” better. A true natural environment burns off periodically.
Reminds me of a very tough conversation I had to have with one of my kids after we had to put a very old and beloved dog to sleep.
My son was painfully distraught, as was the rest of our family, at the dog dying. Once the fog cleared he just said “it’s so unnatural.” We had a great conversation on how the dog living to such a ripe old, crippled age was just as unnatural, and that in nature he would have died a long time before because he couldn’t keep up with the pack.
It’s the same with the wildfires. We have full time work forces focused on stopping wildfires before they get out of hand. That creates a totally unnatural situation where dry/dead brush accumulates. Then, the firefighters can no longer control it, and nature REALLY takes over but in a totally massive way that is just as unnatural as keeping smaller fires from burning.
When feelings are involved, unnatural is whatever I want it to be.
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I watched the famous movie Chinatown last week and what a movie that was about 1937 California, water policy, population growth, and corruption in the political process and law enforcement. Nothing has really changed for the better as far as I know but the movie, made in 1975 was so spot on and how everything has gone sideways. A truly great movie.
“If you can’t bring the water to Los Angeles, bring Los Angeles to the water.” And everything that followed.
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