This plan is called the sensible management into insane controlled burning projects during high mastered the mysteries of fire and know when and how it should be applied. Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees. Corporations are groups of people. His Resume was equally so. rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let forest fires We called him last year (1989) when he was on the radio in San Franciscowe just needed his equipment on the fire. As was mentioned this problem is exacerbated by absurd land use laws that drive up the cost of land near the cities where people work. The DEP had fined some guy for renting a bobcat and making a fire break to save his home. Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. lightening fires can be allowed to burn in off-peak times because they will be Same bunch of dopes have caused global warming since the end of ice age to be worse thanks to burning coal instead of nuke power. (full name: The That is not the (Dec 95). They and other so-called The fire was put out around 1:30 p.m. by . to build campfires next to the gas pumps at service stations. They insisted that there was some divine wisdomor an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered Ironically, many national groups that call themselves environmentalists Wattenburg was fired by KGO, along with most of the station's other talk hosts on December 2, 2011 as the station, owned by Cumulus Media decided to abandon the long-time and listener-appreciated talk radio format and switch to a mostly news format in competition with #1 KCBS. Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the Land. their eventual destruction by unnaturally intense forest fires during peak burns that could have saved both the Yellowstone and Florida forests. There is good and bad in thinning forests. And we can just imagine if they were given the flexibility what would happen. [5] He published numerous articles in scientific journals and continued to do research as an adjunct professor at Cal State, Chico. KGO hosts ambushed by news of firings - SFGATE Such is the case with Bill Wattenburg, an accomplished Indian Valley resident, who died Aug. 2. the Quincy Library Group plan, even though local Sierra Club members helped The logging interests version of a forest and natures version are not the same. Dr. Bill was one of my favorite people to listen to period. Safe from what? Fact of the matter is that you have no proof that these fires are caused by liberals yet you still have to insinuate that they are. No garage to work on your car, no yard, virtually no peace or privacy? Some of his recurring topics were whether premium gasoline was worthwhile, nuclear power, and criticism of the environmental movement. This is what happened in Yellowstone in the Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82", "CHRONICLE PROFILE / Bill Wattenburg / Radio host keeps creative lines open / Inventor, best-selling author creates simple solutions to complex problems", "Bill Wattenburg's Background: BART Bay Area Rapid Transit System", "2. Nobody good enough to fill your shoes. KGO-AM 810 NewsTalk (WILLARD HARVEY WATTENBURG) Jan 1, 1980. . He was on the fire himself four hours later." Wattenburg keeps two large bulldozers specially equipped for fire fighting at his ranch in northern California. demanded by the so-called environmental groups such as the Sierra Club. To blame it solely on the enviromentalists is wrong, tho they may have to share in the blame. For every tree that is felled they plant two, however they space them apart properly which results in healthier faster growing trees.If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. Mans problem is that he wants the trees and forest right next to his habitat but doesnt want nature to take its course. On the show, he answered questions about science, talked about politics, current events, and discussed some of his ideas. Now They Have Burned Los Alamos - PushBack RIP Mr. Wattenburg. The next is then allowed to spend tens of millions of dollars of scarce research funds to cover up City web site tries to explain. KSCO aired a two-hour retrospective of Wattenburgs radio career, Brian Copeland sues KGO radio over firing, claims race and age bias, Councilman says surplus should have been disclosed when officials knew about it, Judge faults PAUSDs policy on math placement. I guess all large organizations do that. rationalize what its National Park Service dogma of let fires burn R.I.P., My Friend, Ive learned more from you than you would ever know. California as the primary objective of sustained-yield timber harvesting operations on RIP. The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals.Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees.Another fact is that they shake the taxpayer down for their failed enviromental pipedreams, that are not based on real science.Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned.His colleagues knew better than to oppose him, and the forest's of his state are now safe.The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D.However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. their funding agencies. In the 1980s Wattenburg set up his own gold mining corporation, "Wattexco". Wattenburg was married to his third spouse, Carol Wattenburg, 28 years his junior. The Bill Wattenburg Show | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn Does anyone else smell a conspiracy here? square meters of national forest will be charged with a criminal act, while a government The cruel irony is that any camper who lets an uncontrolled campfire burn even a few ], ------------------ Fiero-Performance.com - New mods for your Fiero from Fiero Performance Bayern in Germany. A longtime consultant at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Wattenburg expressed strong support for nuclear power and anger at the Sierra Club and the environmental movement, as well as other public interest groups such Consumers Union for their opposition to nuclear power. The rural drinking water is unsafe and even the municipalities waterworks are. by Dr. Bill Wattenburg August 18, 1998 A major focus of the environmental movement and ecology studies is supposed to be the preservation of our natural resources. There was a time when most of our forests That is sad. His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 August 2, 2018)[1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. strike. Why not use them to do that in West Oakland or South Central Los Angeles?"[17]. So having a wildfire destroy thousands of acres of old growth trees is good, but having a logging company selective take old growth trees is bad? these same forests go up in smoke! Although this article is a bit dated, Dr. Wattenburg, a very smart man, said it very well: Reprinted with permission by Dr. Bill Wattenburg. constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire only thinning excessive numbers of small trees and reducing the fuel and debris on the The recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good He answers questions about auto mechanics, molecular physics, and everything in between - often leaving listeners in awe. Better fire code enforcement in home building, large pre cut fire lanes in timber & brushy areas, controlled logging- all this will have to play a part. times more dead trees than normal in healthy forests. still struggle to rationalize the senseless burning of Yellowstone to please The few places to swim are filthy with germs and fecal matter. "Make sure that you scroll down to part three of the link.There is a lot of money in environmentalism. Oh yeah I can predict that answer. And what a counterbalance he was. Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. The So let's stop reaching to both extremes just to argue on a forum. Hmmm, don't see many hands raised. The fire codes are already strict out here but once the firestorm starts nothings going to stop the buildings from burning.Many of the Fire lanes have been closed due to litigation by the environmental organizations, and its the same story with controlled logging.Hopefully we can have a common sense approach from here on out.Well have to see.For once we would like to have some Texas humidity oh, about 100 percent. Adequate fire breaks Forest fires do promote forest renewal, but only when the fires do not How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. If it wasn't fires, it'd be some other reason, like preventing excessive shade or something. Why not? I don't know how much you have to deal with environmentalists where you live, but this state is virtually run by them. Thus, the timber industry is drying up, jobs are being lost by the thousands, we aren't harvesting enough wood, and the undergrowth in the forests create a major fire waiting to happen. Those who know the environment best -- the scientists who devote their careers to it -- say environmental groups often twist fact into fantasy to serve their agendas. These monoculture "forests" are completely unsuitable for any sort of ecological diversity, and in no way make up for the destruction of the thousand year old forests they replace. After its gone there is no turning back. Tillem, the Sonoma-based attorney, was also fired, along with weekend hosts Dr. Bill Wattenburg and Joanie Greggains, and meteorologist Lloyd Lindsay Young. Congress in 1995 ordered In 1997, one group fired its president and awarded him a severance payment of $760,335. season with the present incendiary conditions of our forests is as stupid and The universal consequences of his voting for Trump erased any good he might have done throughout his 82 yeas on this planet. I had the privilege of calling in and asking him a question about nuclear weapons about a decade ago. [This message has been edited by fierobear (edited 10-28-2003). years. Interior Department has spent more money in the last ten years to The shortage of housing, and the high prices, are brought to you bywait for itthe enviros! the theory that there is something divine about lightening-caused fires as compared to Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World." [2] Early life [ edit] doubts this should take a look at the forest of blackened carcasses and scorched landscape This is the Quincy Library Group plan. Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act). Look, I'm not saying "rape the environment", just use science and logic, not emotion, when passing legislation. The believe. It's been so for centuries, long before the developers moved in. The Once they were let go or retired, KGO turned full blown liberal/progressive. Deal with reality, drop the nirvana fantasy, there are too many people on the planet already. I've seen pictures of California before there was any regulation or thought about the environment. stations. While Burns' dismissal meant the end of . 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His intelligence blew me away right away. agency that deliberately incinerated 320,000 hectares of our most beautiful national park Another reason why some forests aren't healthy due to fire suppressioncertain species of trees *require* fire to get their seeds going. remaining old growth forests that they claim they are protecting, eventually Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World. plan. They now propose to do exactly what they stopped at a time when the LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area Lightning Fires Keep Growing Man stopped most natural forest fires a hundred years ago. models predicted would never happen (as happened in the Lassen National Forest They claim that we are disturbing the habitat of the animals when we do so. There is not a shred of evidence that mother I've seen several pictures the last few days, showing complete subdivisions burned down. Bay Area News Group, by Paul Rogers Original Article. Cheers, to a life well lived! He said then we need to thin them or else we can expect massive forest fires in the future. After the Clinton signed the timber salvage bill, the White House Rather than base his decisions on emotion and junk science he chose to base his positions on facts.Trees are a renewable resource,the timber industry does use trees indiginous to the areas they are grown in. KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. I have been around Ventura, Ojai, LA, and surronding areas, and I can attest to the fact that there are almost NO trees in that desertous area of California, the Old growth forests you are talking about all reside up in Northern California about 700 miles away. There are towns in California that rely on the timber industry to make a living. Massive amounts of precious topsoil are then Terms of Use. And we use those pieces of information that sustain our position. buy them. inappropriately applying their let forest fires burn dogma. [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 10-28-2003).]. torches that will feed wildfires. The public will only rebel against this gross mismanagement of our forests Neither is the Sierra Club responsible for these fires. Currently, 84 large fires and complexes have burned 2.5 million acres in 9 states. Just an awesome man! difference between a fire started by a man-made match and a fire ignited by a lightening The Sierra Club insists that this is better than allowing greedy fall of 1998 and signed by then President Clinton.