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Old 08-29-2007, 11:52 AM   #9
Karenv
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
They have photos of some of these fires being set by arsonists, speculating they were hired by real estate developers. Tragic.
I just got back from Sicily and they have had the same problem. So they put a moratorium on developing burned forest land for 10 years. There is also a problem with people setting fires so they will be hired to plant more trees. <sigh>
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