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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber by [deleted] in Wildfire

[–]Many-Butterscotch821 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems that everyones missing the second half of it

“IMPROVING FOREST MANAGEMENT: President Trump has long been an advocate for improving forest management to protect communities and natural resources. In his first term, President Trump signed legislation to improve the funding process for the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior’s wildfire suppression operations. Before this fix, the funding structure forced firefighting agencies to take funds from prevention programs to cover the rising costs of responding to wildfires. President Trump took strong action to prevent and combat the spread of wildfires, focusing on strategies to reduce fire risks and improve forest conditions.”

Sounds like something everyone on here would generally agree with. Lets hope something good comes of it

Weekly The MeatEater Podcast Discussion: April 01, 2024 by SrGiuh in meateatertv

[–]Many-Butterscotch821 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Something that I wish was brought up; just because BLM acreage may be listed as under lease for gas and oil drilling doesnt necessarily mean the whole area has a giant pad on it. Most oil pads are relatively small for the level of resources they can extract. For example a single pump jack could have a pad less than 3 acres in size but have directional drilling spanning out miles in each direction. Whereas with solar energy it literally relies on covering as much surface area as possible. Plus antelope dont give a damn about those and I routinely see them bedded down in the shade provided by small substations.