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Colorado Receiving $30 Million to Fight Bark Beetle
02/08/10 - 07:26 PM
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Colorado’s two U.S. Senators announced Monday that the Centennial State will get $30 million to help battle the bark beetle epidemic. Colorado is receiving the majority of the $40 million that the government is allocating to fight the bark beetle, which has destroyed millions of pine trees across the Rocky Mountains and northern Plains. Both Senator Udall and Bennet requested the federal funds, which will come from the U.S. Forest Service. The Senators say most of the funds will go towards protecting people and communities.

The pine trees that are killed by the beetles creates a much higher risk for wild fires, while falling trees have also been a concern to communities and campgrounds across the state, according to Senator Udall. The dying trees also create a higher risk for soil erosion due to a decrease in the roots from healthy, living trees, Udall told reporters in a conference call.

Senator Udall also says bipartisan legislation he introduced to the Senate along with Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho a couple of months ago will likely be voted on later this month as part of a natural resources bill. The legislation would designate “insect emergency areas” to prioritize resources and action to be taken in the hardest hit areas, and also compensate people for cutting down dead trees.

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I’m guessing that the money is intended to prevent conditions favorable to wildfires, which is more of a concern here since Storm King Mountain.  But you’re right.  The federal bank bailout was disgusting.  If the Republicans today were more like their fathers--that is, pre1960--we wouldn’t be in this financial fix.  No one is there to tell the government ‘no’ anymore.  Both parties are spending the future.

Posted by  on  02/09  at  12:29 AM

Seriously, $40 million for bugs. Is that really detrimental at this time of people losing their homes, the food lines are getting longer. God I really with these stupid politicians would pull their heads out of each others rear ends and do something that matters to the people at this very difficult time. UGH!

Posted by  on  02/08  at  10:09 PM
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