Thursday, November 08, 2007

OpenSpace in California and why there will always be fires

And why million $ houses will keep coming up and why they will keep burning down

 

 

Why is there such a huge amount of inflammable vegetation over such a wide area that fires can reach unstoppable proportions by the time they get to places where people live? Because "open space" has become a political sacred cow beyond rational discussion.

The same severe government restrictions on building that drive home prices sky high also lead to vast areas with nothing but trees and bushes. Where it doesn't rain for months, that's dangerous.

No matter how much open space there is, it is never enough for environmental extremists, who will make political trouble if anyone is allowed to break up those miles and miles of solid vegetation with buildings, even though pavement and masonry don't burn

Read more: http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell103007.php3

 

 

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