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(September 2013) ANTI-BIOMASS CAMPAIGN CALL RECORDING & NOTES: “A Pediatrician’s Perspective on Air Pollution and Children”
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign – National Conference Call Notes Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 3pm EST Topic: “A Pediatrician’s Perspective on Air Pollution and Children” – We discuss the human health impacts of biomass incineration and other forms of industrial air pollution, with a focus on our nation’s most vulnerable population: our children. Guest speaker: Dr. Norma Kreilein,…
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Biomass Industry Fans Flames of Wildfire Hysteria
Biomass Industry Fans Flames of Wildfire Hysteria California’s Rim fire, expected to be fully “contained” by October after igniting in Yosemite National Park on August 17, will ultimately benefit the forests it has passed through. While media accounts sensationalize such large wildfires as “catastrophic” and “disastrous,” science demonstrates that, to the contrary, fire is a vital component of…
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Wildland-Urban Fire—A Different Approach
Wildland-Urban Fire–A Different Approach – by Jack D. Cohen, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service Wildland-urban fire occurs when a fire burning in wildland vegetation fuels gets close enough with its flames and/or firebrands (lofted burning embers) to potentially create ignitions of the residential fuels (Butler 1974). Residential fire destruction is the principal problem during wildland-urban fires,…
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