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Related: About this forumBloomberg Proposes 'Fire Corps,' Double Wildfire Spending
Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg called for the creation of new government Fire Protection Corps and to double the amount of money the government spends on preventing and combating wildfires to $10 billion a year as part of a plan unveiled Thursday to address climate change.
The release comes as devastating wildfires in California, Australia and Brazil have burned millions of acres in recent years and drawn attention to the ways climate change is making the world more vulnerable to environmental disasters. The ones in Australia have killed 28 people and destroyed more than 30 million acres.
Raging wildfires, worsening storms, and rising temperatures continue to devastate our communities, and the federal government isnt doing anywhere near enough to address them, Bloomberg said. As president, I will launch a full-scale effort to fight climate change and strengthen Americas resilience.
Bloombergs plan, one of several climate-related proposals from the Democratic candidate, sets a goal of reducing life and property loss from wildfires by half within four years, an amount the candidate said would save the U.S. economy as much as $12 billion annually. Bloomberg said he would direct the U.S. Forest Service to make fire resilience and carbon sequestration a top priority.
Its pretty comprehensive, John Bailey, a wildfire expert Oregon State University said by phone, adding he agreed with Bloombergs nod to forest management -- actions that include harvesting and thinning -- in the plan. Part of the mitigation is going to be creating more resilient landscapes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-16/bloomberg-proposes-fire-corps-double-u-s-wildfire-spending?srnd=premium
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)GW is the underlying cause of the fires scope and intensity-focus.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"... $10 billion a year as part of a plan unveiled Thursday to address climate change."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
keithbvadu2
(36,865 posts)Hope he included enough money for rakes.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden