GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
December 2007
- Australia: Firecam to help NSW fight bushfires (published by www.zdnet.com.au, 31 December 2007)
- Brunei Darussalam: Brunei Shows Commitment With Heart Of Borneo (published by www.brudirect.com, 31 December 2007)
- USA: Forest Service Concerned About New Years Wildfire Threat (published by www.kwtx.com, 31 December 2007)
- Australia: Three Australians killed in outback bushfire (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 31 December 2007)
- USA: Drought means 2008 brush fire season could be a record breaker (published by www.naplesnews.com, 30 December 2007)
- Ghana: Opinion leaders urged to help combat bushfires (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 29 December 2007)
- Australia: Eyes in the sky to catch fire bugs (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 28 December 2007)
- Australia: NSW unveils cameras to catch arsonists (published by news.theage.com.au, 28 December 2007)
- Ghana: Poverty degrades environment (published by gbcghana.com, 27 December 2007)
- Australia: Bushfire out of control in Perth’s south (published by parramatta.yourguide.com.au, 27 December 2007)
- USA: Fire near gas line causes concern (published by www.albanyherald.com, 27 December 2007)
- USA: National-forest access could soon be free again (published by www.sfgate.com, 27 December 2007)
- Greece: After the Greek fires (published by www.hellenicnews.com, 27 December 2007)
- India/Kashmir: Indian army mobilized to control fire in Kashmir (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 27 December 2007)
- India/Kashmir: Forests on Fire (published by www.greaterkashmir.com, 27 December 2007)
- Australia: Bushfires brought under control (published by www.thewest.com.au, 26 December 2007)
- Australia: Record temperatures stoke bushfires in Western Australia, arson suspected (published by mensnewsdaily.com, 26 December 2007)
- Brunei: Emergency Calls Up (published by www.brudirect.com, 25 December 2007)
- USA: Two Teenage Boys Transported To Hospital After Fighting Grass Fire (published by www.kltv.com, 25 December 2007)
- Australia: Perth burns as temperatures soar (published by news.theage.com.au, 25 December 2007)
- USA: Forest Service mulls changes to fire equipment lease system (published by www.missoulian.com, 24 December 2007)
- USA: Red flag warning issued for county valleys, mountains (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 24 December 2007)
- USA: Majority of homes lost in Witch fire burned by flying embers(published by www.mercurynews.com, 23 December 2007)
- Maui: Fires, then rains wreak havoc on Maui (published by http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com, 23 December 2007)
- USA: New homes in O.C. withstand wildfire better than older ones (published by www.ocregister.com, 23 December 2007)
- Indonesia: Politicians must act for Bali climate negotiations to succeed(published by http://wvgazette.com, 23 December 2007)
- USA: Three men plead not guilty to causing Malibu wildfire (published by www.fox23news.com , 23 December 2007)
- USA: $114 million granted for wildfire damages (published by www.nctimes.com, 23 December 2007)
- USA: Retracing flames’ destructive path (published by www.nctimes.com, 23 December 2007)
- USA: Brush fires rage through Central Texas (published by www.statesman.com, 22 December 2007)
- USA: IDs of 4 Who Died During Wildfire (published by http://ap.google.com, 22 December 2007)
- Ghana: Reverend father urges stiffer punishment for bushfire setters (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 21 December 2007)
- USA: SANDAG agrees to pursue wider assault on excess brush (published by www.nctimes.com, 21 December 2007)
- USA: Louisiana Woman Indicted On SD Wildfire Fraud Charges (published by www.nbcsandiego.com, 21 December 2007)
- USA: FEMA and OES Grant $41 Million to CAL FIRE For Autumn Wildfires (published by www.emailwire.com , 21 December 2007)
- Global: Could Carbon Credits-for-forest Conservation (REDD) Reduce Terrorism and Global Warming? (published by mongabay.com, 20 December 2007)
- USA: Fires Normal Part of Ecology (published by www.mvtelegraph.com, 20 December 2007)
- Australia: Recovery operation gains momentum (published by kangarooisland.yourguide.com.au, 20 December 2007)
- Ghana: Forestry Commission on wildfire education (published by www.myjoyonline.com, 20 December 2007)
- Australia: Black Tuesday report highlights CFS failings (published by milton.yourguide.com.au, 20 December 2007)
- Australia: Fuel reduction burns ‘don’t work’ (published by kangarooisland.yourguide.com.au, 20 December 2007)
- USA: Rain helps areas burned by this summer’s Zaca Fire (published by www.ksby.com, 20 December 2007)
- Ghana: Bushfires, a major concern (published by www.thestatesmanonline.com, 19 December 2007)
- Australia: Eyre bushfire bungle to cost $30m (published by www.news.com.au, 19 December 2007)
- Australia: SA govt studying bushfire inquiry report (published by www.news.com.au, 19 December 2007)
- USA: Storm raises worries about floods, slides (published by www.latimes.com, 19 December 2007)
- Australia: Restrictions on festive season fire permits as weather warms up(published by tamworth.yourguide.com.au, 19 December 2007)
- Ghana: Minister calls for collaborative efforts to fight bush fires (published by gbcghana.com, 18 December 2007)
- Ghana: Minister appeals to parliament to amend bushfire legislation (published by www.kessbenfm.com, 18 December 2007)
- Australia: Accused firebug weeps in court (published by www.news.com.au, 17 December 2007)
- Nepal/GFMC: Nepal’s 90% forests lose regenerating power due to wildfire (published by www.gorkhapatra.org.np, 17 December 2007)
- USA: To stop global warming, let’s stop the needless clear-cutting (published by www.redding.com, 16 December 2007)
- USA: Rural fire departments have mixed feelings (published by seguingazette.com, 16 December 2007)
- India: India Revisits Forest Fire Ban (published by www.washingtonpost.com, 16 December 2007)
- USA: Concerns persist about private crews U.S. hires to help battle wildfires (published by www.pe.com, 15 December 2007)
- Russia: Man sentenced for forest fire (published by vn.vladnews.ru, 14 December 2007)
- Australia: National Park destroyed in SA bushfires (published by news.theage.com.au, 14 December 2007)
- Australia: Emergency services to use Fire King to fight fire (published by www.abc.net.au, 14 December 2007)
- Australia: The fires to come (published by info.anu.edu.au, 14 December 2007)
- USA: NOAA: 2007 a Top Ten Warm Year for U.S. and Globe (published by www.noaanews.noaa.gov, 13 December 2007)
- USA: Oxnard man found burning near railroad tracks dies (published by www.venturacountystar.com, 13 December 2007)
- Australia: Bushfires state of emergency may be called (published by www.news.com.au, 13 December 2007)
- Netherlands: Fund targets emissions cuts in peatlands conservation (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 13 December 2007)
- Ghana: Volta Region Increases Forest Cover in 5 Districts (published by allafrica.com, 13 December 2007)
- China: China sees 7,800-plus forest fires from Jan.-Nov. as drought persists in south (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 12 December 2007)
- Amazon: Scientists Fear Amazon May Face Early Destruction (published by www.voanews.com, 12 December 2007)
- Australia: Kangaroo Is bushfire fight intensifies (published by news.smh.com.au, 12 December 2007)
- Australia: US firefighters battle bushfires (published by www.ndtv.com, 12 December 2007)
- Global: Peatlands are quick and cost-effective measure to reduce 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions (published by www.yubanet.com, 11 December 2007)
- UN: UN climate conference hears how EO can help (published by www.esa.int, 12 December 2007)
- USA: Federal appeals court blocks rule on logging, burning in national forests (published by www.tahoedailytribune.com, 11 December 2007)
- Australia: South-east firefighters join Kangaroo Is bushfire fight (published by www.abc.net.au, 11 December 2007)
- Global: 10% of global CO2 emissions result from swamp destruction (published by news.mongabay.com, 11 December 2007)
- Greece: Alberta’s Greek community rallies for forest fire relief (published by www.edmontonsun.com, 10 December 2007)
- USA: Underground coal fire breaks out in Wayne forest (published by www.athensnews.com, 10 December 2007)
- Australia: Bushfire laws may be changed: McGinty (published by news.smh.com.au, 10 December 2007)
- Australia: Army kept out of SA bushfire fight (published by www.abc.net.au, 10 December 2007)
- Australia: Vegetation laws blamed (published by www.news.com.au, 10 December 2007)
- USA: Wildfire protection becomes growing business (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 10 December 2007)
- USA: Stupidity or bad luck causes most wildfires (published by www.ocregister.com, 9 December 2007)
- USA: Plane crashes in Columbus County, N.C., causes small brush fire (published by www.scnow.com, 9 December 2007)
- USA: Defenses may take hit due to budget ills (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 9 December 2007)
- USA: Forest Service collecting fire photos (published by www.kmeg14.com, 9 December 2007)
- Australia: Firefighters gain upper hand in Victoria (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 9 December 2007)
- USA: Academy Teaches Use of Prescribed Fires (published by ap.google.com, 9 December 2007)
- USA: Salaries prompt USFS exodus (published by www.sbsun.com, 8 December 2007)
- China: Human factors behind 98% of forest fires (published by www.china.org.cn, 8 December 2007)
- Global: Amazon Still Faces Threats Old and New (published by ap.google.com, 8 December 2007)
- United States: S.B. County taking new tack in protecting mountain homes from wildfires (published by www.pe.com, 8 December 2007)
- Australia: New Fire King helicopter to fight fires (published by www.news.com.au, 8 December 2007)
- Global: REDD, redemption or real action? (published by www.thejakartapost.com, 8 December 2007)
- USA: Ruling likely to slow burning (published by www.sacbee.com, 7 December 2007)
- Greece: Wildfire recovery plan blasted (published by www.ekathimerini.com, 7 December 2007)
- Indonesia: Peatlands restoration is a cheap way to cut CO2 emissions (published by news.mongabay.com, 7 December 2007)
- Australia: Greens call for ‘flying squads’ to catch fire lighters (published by www.abc.net.au, 7 December 2007)
- Australia: KI bushfires claim life of man, 22, as he tries to flee inferno (published by www.news.com.au, 7 December 2007)
- USA: Forest Service sued over fire management plans (published by www.heraldextra.com, 6 December 2007)
- Indonesia: Bog barons: Indonesia’s carbon catastrophe (published by www.telegraph.co.uk, 6 December 2007)
- Indonesia: Who will benefit from REDD scheme? (published by www.antara.co.id, 6 December 2007)
- USA: Evacuations of OC canyons ordered as storm bears down (published by www.mercurynews.com, 6 December 2007)
- Nigeria: Nigeria: Farmers Want Govt to Enforce Law On Bush Burning (published by allafrica.com, 6 December 2007)
- South Africa: Why landowners should form and join fire protection associations (published by www.itinews.co.za, 6 December 2007)
- Uganda: Uganda: Do Not Cut Grass, Gulu Hunters Told (published by allafrica.com, 6 December 2007)
- USA: Scientists call for improved science in fire management (published by www.newwest.net, 6 December 2007)
- USA: Red-flag confusion (published by www.latimes.com, 6 December 2007)
- USA: Group Wants National Forest Fire Management Plans to Allow More Fire (published by www.newwest.net, 6 December 2007)
- USA: Federal appeals court strikes down White House forest fire rule (published by jurist.law.pitt.edu, 6 December 2007)
- Australia: WA firefighter ‘carefully’ started fires (published by www.smh.com.au, 6 December 2007)
- Malaysia: Haze to get worse over the years (published by thestar.com.my, 5 December 2007)
- Australia: A burning need for more volunteers (published by collie.yourguide.com.au, 5 December 2007)
- USA: Wildfires leave caustic ash, study finds (published by www.latimes.com, 5 December 2007)
- USA: Could West Coast-Sized Forest Fires Hit NH Forests? (published by www.nhpr.org, 4 December 2007)
- Canada: Wetlands burned to kill pest; owner uses spray and fire to rid site of phragmites (published by www.chathamdailynews.ca, 4 December 2007)
- Greek: Greek fire chief resigns 3 months after deadly forest blazes (published by www.iht.com, 4 December 2007)
- USA: Electric fence apparent cause of brush fire in south Bibb (published by www.macon.com, 4 December 2007)
- Australia: Mapping the future (published by stgeorge.yourguide.com.au, 4 December 2007)
- China: Guard against forest fires, vice premier urges drought-hit S China (published by news.xinhuanet.com, 3 December 2007)
- Canada: CLIMATE CHANGE: Forests, the Great Green Hope? (published by www.ipsnews.net, 3 December 2007)
- South East Asia: New data analysis conclusive about release of carbon dioxide from peatland (published by www.sciencecentric.com, 3 December 2007)
- New Zealand: Doc hunts for clues on Chatham blaze (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 3 December 2007)
- Australia: $27m to protect catchments (published by www.theage.com.au, 3 December 2007)
- Canada: U of A grad gets big scoop on beetle poop (published by www.canada.com, 2 December 2007)
- USA: Prosecutors going after wildfire starters (published by www.latimes.com, 2 December 2007)
- USA: Shelter in place’ kept flames at bay (published by www.signonsandiego.com, 2 December 2007)
- Indonesia: Stopping The Rot In Logging Industry(published by Sidney Morning Herald, 1 December 2007)
- USA: Storm brings mud to fire areas (published by www.latimes.com, 1 December 2007)
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