• kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 days ago

    I thought that the capitalists were allowing the forests to burn because its cheaper than enforcing real environmental protections and harms their profits less

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      11 days ago

      “Allowing forests to burn??” There is an argument that climate warming is causing fires to be more frequent or severe, but they are going to happen no matter what we do, and it is not only beyond anyone’s power to do anything in Northern Ontario, it’s not a problem that needs a solution in the first place. Forest fires are part of the ecosystem. It’s like complaining that capitalists are letting rain happen.