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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

For years now I’ve seen “suspected arson” on nearly every wildfire headline. Never an ounce of evidence explaining why they suspect arson.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    There has been a big PR effort by the fossil fuels industry to blame arson, when that's been responsible for a fraction of fires forever. What's changed is the higher temperatures and lower humidity that goes with them, letting otherwise easily-contained fires grow rapidly. And that change is a result of burning fossil fuels.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Fire investigators can often tell where a fire started and can detect chemicals that are sometimes used to start fires.

    There was a large fire near me where people were seen throwing fireworks down a hill.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    The cause owns the news

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    It's an inconvenient truth.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    If it bleeds, it leads.

    If it burns, it earns.

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