Fifth Avenue Forum

So nobody thinks literacy tests are ok, got it.

Trump is asked if seeing the devastation from the California wildfires has changed his opinion on climate change.

Trump: "No. No. I have a strong opinion: I want great climate."

As California’s fire season burst back into the headlines, President Trump generated controversy with a weekend tweet emphasizing the role of forest management in these fires:

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

But here is why it matters.

When deadly fires were burning last August, Mike Marcucci, the assistant chief of CAL FIRE, California’s main firefighting agency, noted in an interview with the CBS affiliate in San Francisco that, “It’s a daunting task that we’re working with some of our cooperators (i.e. federal and local authorities) to make sure we can get some of those trees out of the way to not add to some of the fuel.” CAL FIRE experts expanded on the problem by blaming decades of policy that discouraged controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in the now-burning forests in the north and hillsides in the south, creating tinderbox conditions.

Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns.

Trump's comments on California forest management were undoubtedly ill timed, but there is a lot of truth in that. It is certainly a much bigger contributing factor than climate change.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevor ... revention/

As California’s fire season burst back into the headlines, President Trump generated controversy with a weekend tweet emphasizing the role of forest management in these fires:

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

But here is why it matters.

When deadly fires were burning last August, Mike Marcucci, the assistant chief of CAL FIRE, California’s main firefighting agency, noted in an interview with the CBS affiliate in San Francisco that, “It’s a daunting task that we’re working with some of our cooperators (i.e. federal and local authorities) to make sure we can get some of those trees out of the way to not add to some of the fuel.” CAL FIRE experts expanded on the problem by blaming decades of policy that discouraged controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in the now-burning forests in the north and hillsides in the south, creating tinderbox conditions.

Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns.

Trump's comments on California forest management were undoubtedly ill timed, but there is a lot of truth in that. It is certainly a much bigger contributing factor than climate change.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevor ... revention/

As California’s fire season burst back into the headlines, President Trump generated controversy with a weekend tweet emphasizing the role of forest management in these fires:

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

But here is why it matters.

When deadly fires were burning last August, Mike Marcucci, the assistant chief of CAL FIRE, California’s main firefighting agency, noted in an interview with the CBS affiliate in San Francisco that, “It’s a daunting task that we’re working with some of our cooperators (i.e. federal and local authorities) to make sure we can get some of those trees out of the way to not add to some of the fuel.” CAL FIRE experts expanded on the problem by blaming decades of policy that discouraged controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in the now-burning forests in the north and hillsides in the south, creating tinderbox conditions.

Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns.

It’s a factor. To say it’s a bigger contributing factor than a state which has been in a 10 year drought likely due to climate change probably is pushing it

Stop making people defend Trump.

Trump's comments on California forest management were undoubtedly ill timed, but there is a lot of truth in that. It is certainly a much bigger contributing factor than climate change.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevor ... revention/

As California’s fire season burst back into the headlines, President Trump generated controversy with a weekend tweet emphasizing the role of forest management in these fires:

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

But here is why it matters.

When deadly fires were burning last August, Mike Marcucci, the assistant chief of CAL FIRE, California’s main firefighting agency, noted in an interview with the CBS affiliate in San Francisco that, “It’s a daunting task that we’re working with some of our cooperators (i.e. federal and local authorities) to make sure we can get some of those trees out of the way to not add to some of the fuel.” CAL FIRE experts expanded on the problem by blaming decades of policy that discouraged controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in the now-burning forests in the north and hillsides in the south, creating tinderbox conditions.

Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns.

It’s a factor. To say it’s a bigger contributing factor than a state which has been in a 10 year drought likely due to climate change probably is pushing it

California came out of their large drought over a year ago. Just recently did the state start experiencing a drought again.

Stop making people defend Trump.

Actually it looks like he is criticizing his comments, rightfully so, but providing some information about one of the causes.

Trump's comments on California forest management were undoubtedly ill timed, but there is a lot of truth in that. It is certainly a much bigger contributing factor than climate change.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevor ... revention/

As California’s fire season burst back into the headlines, President Trump generated controversy with a weekend tweet emphasizing the role of forest management in these fires:

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

But here is why it matters.

When deadly fires were burning last August, Mike Marcucci, the assistant chief of CAL FIRE, California’s main firefighting agency, noted in an interview with the CBS affiliate in San Francisco that, “It’s a daunting task that we’re working with some of our cooperators (i.e. federal and local authorities) to make sure we can get some of those trees out of the way to not add to some of the fuel.” CAL FIRE experts expanded on the problem by blaming decades of policy that discouraged controlled burns to reduce the fuel load in the now-burning forests in the north and hillsides in the south, creating tinderbox conditions.

Some of the needed prescribed burns in Southern California’s coastal chaparral and grasslands have been deterred by environmental lawsuits and air quality concerns.

It’s a factor. To say it’s a bigger contributing factor than a state which has been in a 10 year drought likely due to climate change probably is pushing it

California came out of their large drought over a year ago. Just recently did the state start experiencing a drought again.

So a decade drought, 1 year of reprieve, then drought again.

Trump has also called climate change a hoax and recently said scientists are politically motivated. So **** him and anything he says in regards to these fires....because whatever basis he has for it is from one story on foxnews he probably paid attention to for 30 seconds out of 5 minutes

Stop making people defend Trump.

Actually it looks like he is criticizing his comments, rightfully so, but providing some information about one of the causes.

The MO of the reasonable Trump supporter is to disagree with the delivery of the message, but agree with the message. “Hey, he’s an ass, but everyone knows it. BTW, he’s right.” The RTS is willing to ultimately defend anything he does and says with the cover of agreeing with his “stance.” That’s fine; it’s what everyone does. There is a point where a lot of people will say the messenger has gone too far, and distance themselves though. Doesn’t seem to happen with Trump.

Trump's comments on California forest management were undoubtedly ill timed, but there is a lot of truth in that. It is certainly a much bigger contributing factor than climate change.

California came out of their large drought over a year ago. Just recently did the state start experiencing a drought again.

California came out of their large drought over a year ago. Just recently did the state start experiencing a drought again.

Do you not have any relatives that know how droughts work? Someone who can explain the difference between water table and rainfall levels and fire risk?

Last year was the first in I think four consecutively where we had normal rainfall. That simply replenished the natural aquifers. This year was right back to drought.

Drought conditions here go back to 2006, with the odd one- or two-year break every few years. The fire risk has not really abated.

So that's a no, then?

So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!

So that's a no, then?

So that's a no, then?

Oh and an aquifer is an underground water-bearing permeable layers of rock. Figured I help you out there.

So that's a no, then?

Oh and an aquifer is an underground water-bearing permeable layers of rock. Figured I help you out there.

You really don't know how this works, do you.