California wildfires
Can We Use Sheep to Help Fight California’s Wildfires?
By Alastair Bland If rotated wisely, sheep and cattle can graze away the fuel of deadly wildfires in the American West The excited bleating of sheep crescendos as farmer Sarah Keiser approaches. “Hi babies,” she says as she steps over a deactivated electric fence and greets the eager flock. It
Low Pay, Massive Fires: The Life of a CA Wilderness Firefighter
We now live in a state which has a high risk of fires for nearly half the year (or more). I got curious and ended up sitting down to talk with a California Forest Service Firefighter who has worked all over Idaho, California, and pretty much all of the western
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Reminder: One-Third Of Firefighters In The Wildfires Are Inmates
We’re watching in helpless horror as the Tahoe Basin is enveloped with wildfires. This leads us to forget that there are currently 18 wildfires burning across California, including the Dixie Fire — which has been burning for more than a month — and is still not even halfway contained. Don't
California’s 7 Largest Wildfires Were All In The Last 3 Years
We regret to inform you that northern California’s still-raging Dixie Fire is now the second largest wildfire in California history, according to NPR. Nearly half a million acres have burned in this wildfire alone, and the best ways to help or chip in to these affected communities is by giving
Nestlé Is Worsening The California Drought With Illegal Bottled Water
Arrowhead bottled water is not a company in and of itself. Arrowhead bottled water is one product from Nestlé, the world’s largest multinational food and drink processing conglomerate. And Nestlé is making this year’s California drought and fire season a hell of a lot worse by using 25 times the
How to Prepare for Fire Season and Support Firefighters
Fire season in California has officially kicked into high gear. It has been less than one week since the National Weather Service issued the season’s first red flag warning on Friday, prompted by a heatwave with record-breaking temperatures and gusty, dry winds. Since then, firefighters have been racing from city
Doing Away With Private Utilities Is a Matter of Life and Death
By Ryan Smith The toll of this year’s wildfires is the second in as many years to break entirely too many state records, increasing the call to hold private utility companies like Pacific Gas & Electric to the flames of their own making. When the last embers cooled there was