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Mid Week Brief: A Massive War is Taking Place in the Retardant Industry. Who Will Win? Is There a Fire Industrial Complex? NPR Says We are Doing Prescribed Burning all Wrong, “A new fire force...”
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Mid Week Brief: A Massive War is Taking Place in the Retardant Industry. Who Will Win? Is There a Fire Industrial Complex? NPR Says We are Doing Prescribed Burning all Wrong, “A new fire force...”

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Jul 06, 2022
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On today’s Mid Week Brief:

  • A Massive War is Taking Place in the Retardant Industry. 2 companies fighting for control both claiming they have the more environmentally safer product. Who Will Win?

  • Is There a Fire Industrial Complex? Does it feed itself?

  • NPR Says We are Doing Prescribed Burning all Wrong, “A new fire force...” They back the same policy that the UN put out early this spring. “Global Wildfire Policy”

  • Plus More.

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