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shower-curtainon To Help Prevent the Next Big Wildfire, Let the Forest Burn

>Besides which, sustainable fires (i.e. ones which don't, in the long run, substantially change forest coverage or makeup) are by definition carbon neutral.

Not when the rate of fires exceeds the rate of regrowth due to climate change.

shower-curtainon To Help Prevent the Next Big Wildfire, Let the Forest Burn

The current frequency of major fires due to climate change is not natural, and we have to compensate.

shower-curtainon To Help Prevent the Next Big Wildfire, Let the Forest Burn

Great quote, but that's just not true. I suggest you research modern logging practices.

shower-curtainon To Help Prevent the Next Big Wildfire, Let the Forest Burn

Wouldn't it be better to practice proper forestry and harvest the timber, rather than let it burn and release hundreds of kilotons more CO2 and pollutants into the atmosphere?