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Hawaii governor agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ on Maui fires

Headline from New York Post, on the newest of 2 developments

Climate change “amplified” the failures of officials to act properly on the Maui wildfires, Hawaii Democratic Gov. Josh Green suggested on Sunday.

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  1. Hawaii Fires Are Result of Political, Policy Failures—Not Climate Change

    Headline from The Daily Signal ·

  2. Newest

    Hawaii governor agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ on Maui fires

    Headline from New York Post ·

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  1. HeraldNet

    Comment: Maui wildfires show no place safe from climate change (opens HeraldNet)

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    HeraldNet's feed description

    The Hawaiian islands already have experienced ‘rain bombs.’ Preparation and prevention are the only solutions.

  2. The Daily Signal

    Hawaii Fires Are Result of Political, Policy Failures—Not Climate Change (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Left wants to pin the Hawaiian fire on climate change. The truth is that the disaster was caused by human error and bad policies.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Democrats' climate distraction won’t stop Hawaii wildfires (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden can’t be bothered to disrupt his beach vacation to even comment on, let alone visit, the most deadly wildfires in over 100 years, but that didn’t stop other Democrats from blaming the carnage in Maui on climate change.

  4. The Daily Caller

    As Democrats Blame Climate Change, Massive Government Failures May Have Fueled Hawaiian Fires (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Many Democrats jumped on the tragic Hawaiian fires to blame climate change, but failures of government and infrastructure were key contributors to the blazes.

  5. France 24

    Hawaii wildfires stoke climate denial, conspiracy theories (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Climate change-denying social media accounts are exploiting the deadly wildfires in Hawaii to push conspiracy theories that high-energy lasers were used to spark the flames.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Hawaii Gov Doubles Down Efforts To Link Climate Change To Tragic Fires (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Democratic Hawaii Gov. Josh Green attributed some blame for the Maui fires to climate change when he appeared on Face The Nation on Sunday to address the tragedy.

  7. New York Post

    Hawaii governor agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ on Maui fires (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Climate change “amplified” the failures of officials to act properly on the Maui wildfires, Hawaii Democratic Gov. Josh Green suggested on Sunday.

  8. BizPac Review

    Hawaii governor agrees climate change ‘amplified the cost of human error’ in Maui fires: ‘Spend that money now’ (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Hawaii Democratic Governor Josh Green pointed to “global warming” and agreed with claims that climate change “amplified” the devastating string of human errors that hampered firefighters’ efforts […]

  9. Townhall

    Hawaii Governor Makes an Unusual Connection Between Climate Change and the Wildfires (opens Townhall)

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  10. Independent Journal Review

    Hawaii Gov. Blames 'Climate Change' for Amplifying 'Human Error' During Deadly Wildfires (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    “There are finite resources sometimes in the moment.”

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