It looks like the BC Government and corporate-owned media is clearly covering up for the Lumber Industry fire havoc caused once again. The Nelson Star, along with other media outlets, just reported a story with the headline, "Lightning blamed for multiple fire starts across Kootenays". They should change that headline to "LUMBER Industry to blame for multiple fire starts across BC". It can clearly be seen in photos that these FIRES are being started right NEXT TO areas of deforestation, with combustible lumber wood remains clear-cut by the LUMBER industry:
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| The B.C. Wildfire Service: Lightning caused four small fires to break out on or near Revelstoke’s Mt. Begbie overnight Saturday, Aug. 1. Notice where this fire started - right next to a zone that has been clear-cut of trees. You can also see the logging truck trails. |
Not only does the lumber industry cut down trees to sell to China and the global market, at the expense of our FOREST FIRES, but it also leaves these forests DRY and lacking moisture, along with combustible piles of dead wood that is PRONE to catching on fire from heat or lightning. Corporate-owned media outlets will never bring real light to this issue of ongoing forest fires in Western Canada.
According to the Wilderness Committee, an organization aiming to protect biological diversity in Canada, there are several planned logging cuts by BC Timber Sales below the mountain (Mt Begbie in Revelstoke). The area already has been logged multiple times. According to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mt. Begbie has deposits of lithium and demand for that rare metal is expected to double, soon. It’s used extensively in making batteries. (Penticton Western News)
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| A typical clear-cut area of deforested combustible wood debris ready to catch fire near Revelstoke, BC. With the trained eye, these areas are easy to spot while driving through BC and western Alberta. |
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| Deforested patches of land ready to catch fire. These can be seen in numerous mountainsides. When the next fire catches in these areas, you can be sure that lightning and thunderstorms will be to blame. |
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| The typical remains of a deforested area cleared by the lumber industry, with the help of BC Forestry. All that's left are combustible piles of dead wooden debris, just waiting to catch fire. |
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Logging and deforestation has caused this once-lush area of past forest and thick tree cover to easily catch fire.
 | | Another forest fire started in a deforested zone, creating a "dry pocket" that is easily prone to fires. |
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Another fire which has started in a logging zone. You can see the logging route and patch of trees that have been cleared away.
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When will the truth come out? When will politicians stop ignorantly blaming climate warming and CO2 emissions for these forest fires occurring in and around logging zones, while omitting the reckless practices of our money-hungry industries? And let's not forget the role of old-growth forests on climate stability, climate-cooling, and preventing fires. We cannot simply cut down hectares of large, old trees and replace them with tiny saplings, expecting that will save our environment and prevent rampaging fires.
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Sources:
Lightning blamed for multiple fire starts across Kootenays
Fires ignite on Revelstoke’s Mt. Begbie; Kamloops Fire Centre blazes holding
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