In Business news: North Cowichan’s Mayor wants BC to speed up timber permits, and Drax reports positive first half 2024 results, seeks extension on UK financial support.
On the Jasper wildfire front: expert Mike Flannigan says the fire was too powerful to stop, some say the causes are complex, but most want to point fingers:
- WJ Burn: ‘Green’ forest policy turned Jasper into a tinderbox
- Ed Struzik: Jasper Is another grim warning of Canada’s wildfire failures
- Ryan Tumilty: How much did beetle-killed trees feed the runaway wildfire?
- Byron Hackett: We need context without piling all the blame on ant one party
- Lorne Gunter: Parks Canada insisted forests be allowed to regenerate naturally
- David Climenhaga: Yes, Alberta, it’s time we had a grown-up talk about wildfires
- Marc Fawcett-Atkinson: The blaze fueled a wide disinformation firestorm
- Corey Morgan: We need proper forest management now or fires will get worse
In other news: Canada invests in fire-detecting satellites; Boise is the command centre responsible for deploying US’s firefighting resources; a Saskatchewan scientist says soot from wildfires is adding to glacial melt; and a California study says exposure to smoke raises the risk of dementia.
Finally, Domenico Iannidinardo is appointed CEO of Strategic Natural Resource Consultants.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor