2009 Bushfires

The Firefighters' Union has called on the Australian government to do something about climate change. They are calling for a 50% reduction of emissions by 2020. This is the only real way to fight fires: to prevent the conditions which cause fires. Victorians have been asking what we can do for the firefighters: cutting carbon emissions is what they've asked for, this is what we can do. Firefighters have been so heroic and done so much for us over the last week, I don't think we should let them down:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/face-global-warming-or-lives-will-be-at-risk/2009/02/11/1234028114642.html