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Hi Kirk,<br>
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back in the late 80's I lived in California during the end of the
last major drought cycle there. I watched the levels in the
reservoirs above Fresno and Bakersfield go down to nearly creek
levels. The idea of virgin forests is one that dies hard among the
green activists. Buffer zones where wood and brush and dry grasses
can be harvested -- even for the express purpose of fire
suppression -- is unpopular because it goes against Mother Nature
being the highest value and Nature only really being of value when
it is pristine as in "untouched by humankind". That uncontrolled
fuel accumulation leads to uncontrollable fires is a thought that
goes cross-grain to the Nature religion's orthodoxy. Unluckily, both
humans and all other forms of biodiversity cook similarly when
forest-fired!<br>
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regards,<br>
Ron<br>
P.S. because of the equipment and energy costs, pelletizing is
probably only going to be cost-effective if you will be either doing
large amounts or are co-oping and have lots of free labor. Most free
lunches leave an aftertaste.<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21.09.2015 19:15, kgharris wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">All,</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have known Dr. Paul Anderson
and Dr. Ron Larson for two years and they have been honorable
men.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We in California and along the
west coast of the USA have been experiencing droughts
and numerous wild brush and forest fires. Does anyone on the
list know of a way to harvest brush and make it into wood
stove fuel such as pellets? Can this be a profitable
incentive to remove the brush? If it was profitable to
harvest the brush in key areas, removing it as wild fire fuel,
perhaps the fires could be broken up and contained into
smaller areas before they become so big. Then we would have
the pellets to use as needed.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Kirk</font></div>
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