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Wildfire Season So Far: Tragic, Destructive And Below Average
Posted by National Public Radio: Howard Berkes on July 2nd, 2013
National Public Radio: It may seem like wildfire Armageddon out there, given the tragic deaths of 24 wildland firefighters this year, more than 800 homes and businesses burned to the ground, nearly 1.6 million acres scorched and over 23,000 blazes requiring suppression.
But as dramatic as it's been, the 2013 wildfire season has yet to kick into high gear.
The 2013 Wildfire Season By The Numbers (as of July 2)
Acres burned to date: 1,592,042
Wildfires to date: 23,389
Ten-year average for acres burned to date:...
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‘Bogus Bidder’ Convicted For Energy Auction Disruption
Posted by National Public Radio: Howard Berkes on March 3rd, 2011
National Public Radio: Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher was accused of hijacking bids at a federal auction, in an effort to protect two national parks from oil and gas drillers. Here, DeChristopher leaves the federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Monday Feb. 28.
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher said he disrupted an oil and gas leasing auction in 2008 to prevent greater harm to the planet. But a federal jury in Salt Lake City has decided instead that DeChristopher is guilty of two federal felonies.
"We know...