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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "wildfires"
Is Rick Perry's Budget Feeding Texas Wildfires? Local Fire Departments Suffer $23 Million in Cuts
Rachel Farris, AlterNet. September 9, 2011.
In a summer of record drought and heat, did climate-change-denier Rick Perry's budget imperil public safety with millions in cuts to volunteer fire department coffers?
California Needs to Act Now to Avoid a Water Crisis
Dr. Reese Halter, AlterNet. December 12, 2007.
With an antiquated water system, a growing population, and the pressure of global warming, California is in trouble.
Bush Administration Wanted to Promote FEMA Staffer Behind Staged Press Conference
Faiz Shakir, October 29, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: While the White House claimed to be taking disciplinary action, John Philbin was nearly put in charge of press for National Intelligence.
FEMA Staffers Posed As Reporters at Their Own Press Conference
Matt Corley, October 26, 2007.
Matt Corley: The Washington Post reports, "Something didn’t seem right. The reporters were lobbing too many softballs."
Bush Wildfires Response Can't Atone For Katrina Blunder
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 25, 2007.
Too bad Bush didn't race aid to the Gulf Coast as quickly as he did to Southern California.
Hold Politicians' Feet to the Fire
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. October 24, 2007.
While the press does an admirable job bringing us live images of extreme weather, it doesn't explain why these events are happening.
Bush's Agriculture Undersecretary May Be Headed for Jail
Liliana Segura, August 21, 2007.
Liliana Segura: Mark Rey faces contempt charges for ignoring the toxic effect of dropping fire retardant on wildfires.
By Labor Day 2040, Will We Have Endless Summer Heat?
Joe Romm, ThinkProgress December 31, 1969.
If we don\'t act fast on climate change, we won\'t be celebrating the end of blistering heat at Labor Day anymore.