Topic – Wildfires

Drought and conservation on agenda for next Texas Legislature

Interim charges on water

Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 18, 11.

Various aspects of the drought including conservation & reducing fire risk will be discussed extensively in preperation for the next Texas Legislative session.

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Texas was warned about sprawl in fire prone areas

Beginning in 1984

Jay Blazek Crossley, Sep 13, 11.

Series of recommendations to restrict home building in fire prone areas & require safety measures were not heeded by the State of Texas, according to Statesman.

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Wildfires rage as firefighters work with slashed budgets

1,000 plus homes lost

Jay Blazek Crossley, Sep 06, 11.

The State government cut grants through the Texas Forest Service to assist volunteer fire departments by 75% beginning Sept 1, 5 days before Bastrop.

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Bill McKibben

Prayer & Global Warming Denial

Author, scholar in residence at Middlebury College, and founder of 350.org, Apr 25, 11.

Texas GOP fights wildfires with prayer and global warming denial

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