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Fuel In The Fire: Burn Wood For Power Or Leave It To Nature
2013-10-16 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The record-breaking wildfire in Yosemite National Park is almost fully contained, two months after it started. The blaze calls attention to a problem across the western U.S. - after a century having its fires routinely extinguished, the forests are overloaded with fuel. A heated debate has flared up about what do to with that forest fuel. California is hoping to reduce its fire risk through renewable energy, but some worry about the environmental costs of thinning the forests. 'It Was Torched'...
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