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Right-Wing Fire Analysis

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On August 7, 2022
Thanks to right-wing extremism, anything in the world can now be part of the culture war. That very much includes wildfire. This article about how people in rural northern California see wildfire is pretty wild. Anyone with any sense knows that the biggest issues in the growth of wildfire are a) climate change, b) way, […]

Droughtastic

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On May 30, 2021

The West right now is just…ugh. Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the Western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of norma

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The Case for Letting Malibu Burn

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On December 21, 2020
That wildfires actually benefit wealthy white people due to handsome government payoffs to them has been known for a long time, at least since Mike Davis wrote his groundbreaking essay “The Case for Letting Malibu Burn.” Looks like nothing has changed since. Wealthier and whiter neighborhoods stricken by wildfires are more likely to get help […]

George Atiyeh

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On September 16, 2020

One of the great environmentalist heroes of recent decades is George Atiyeh. Nephew of the last Republican governor of Oregon Vic Atiyeh, this former logger bucked the industry and made a life crusade

Trump Fire Policy

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On September 14, 2020

The forest policy side of my life really wants to drown in a bottle of tequila right now, as my home states burns. On climate change and fires, Trump says weighed in on “explosive trees.” Here’s

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Oregon Burning

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On September 10, 2020
The fires in the West are so depressing. The specific areas of Oregon that are burning–the McKenzie River valley especially, but also the Opal Creek Wilderness–these are my favorite places on earth. I will never again be able to hike in the same way when I visit my home. Honestly, this is way more depressing […]
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Fire

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On September 8, 2017
The reason I am based out of Oregon for the first half of my sabbatical is to work on a new book project on recent Northwest history. But the other reason is that I want to be in Oregon, my home state. I manage to spend a few weeks here a year, but haven’t spent […]
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