I voted for that measure. I have also put forward legislation with my colleagues Representatives Grijalva, Napolitano, Lujan, Costa and Poli...
I have suggested that we rename it Denier Island, where those who question the science behind global warming can spend the summer cooling of...
During my lifetime and those of my forefathers, we in the West have learned to live and work with Mother Nature...
Would increased resources for fuel treatments and fuel reduction in the--particularly in the Wildland/Urban Interface reduce the damage that...
We also have an issue of competing endangered species, if you will.
Would you agree that these weather anomalies are related to climate change?
It is clear that the process of planning, studying, consulting, litigating, appealing, and collaborating are failing us in our forests.
We need to remove the volume of fuels that these forests are adding to themselves at a rate of 30% each year.
the longer it stands, the bigger the problem?
Our ecosystems are suffocating. Where we once had 10 to 25 trees per acre, we now have hundreds.
Our ecosystems are suffocating.
I thank Chairman Bishop for holding today's hearing and for cosponsoring my bill, the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 574...
The current federal system continues to prioritize fighting fires. Although the need to suppress fires is never going to go away, we must sh...
That is why I introduced the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012.
I think these towns like Tucson tend to rise to the occasion and that support really helps those people that are experiencing this.
We need to thin the trees. We do not need more 'experiments' or more 'pilots' to tell us what the problem is.
First, my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to our constituents who have suffered from catastrophic wildfires.
Forest thinning works!
