California burned again this summer. But don't blame global warming, drought conditions and an abundance of dry tinder, said Hyper Nonsense co-hosts Shawno and Jen, who live in San Luis Obispo. Blame the gays. "The gays! I'll get you, gays!" Shawno vowed.

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BIG SUR -- As flames swirled toward their family homestead, the Curtis brothers figured they'd get no help and had no choice: The only way to hold on to their 55-acre compound would be to fight fire with fire.

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The Burning of the West - Why Wildfires are Spreading

After reading Cormac McCarthy's famous book, 'The Road', I am now convinced McCarthy did NOT destroy our world in a nuclear war. I think it was done simply by fire. In the book there are numerous references to ash in the air, on the ground, and in the little rain that fell.

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Compelling Photos of the Year

The photo that first jumped off the screen for me was the picture of the California brush fires that have decimated more than 40,000 acres worth of land as well as countless amounts of houses.

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A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above Malibu, the scene of last month's devastating fires in California. The latest blaze is said to have spread through the canyons and hills above the resort, forcing 15,000 residents to flee.

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Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case

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This is what Jon Stewart thinks.. check it out

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OUR STORY begins with something really weird: a thread connecting the first California fire this week, the Asian tsunami, whatever happened on Sept. 11, 2001 and the stolen presidential election on Nov. 7, 2000.

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[opinion piece- I do not necessarily agree with this author but am seeding it because I believe it provides an interesting insight into another point of view ] Excerpts

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The University of Redlands' 275-foot "R" that overlooks Highland and Redlands from the San Bernardino National Forest was threatened by the Slide Fire on Wednesday. According to Carol Beckley, U.S.

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CA Fires, How You Can Help

American Red Cross: Cash donations can be made through www.redcross.org or through a local Red Cross chapter. Volunteers also are needed.

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Questionable 4-year-old FBI memo presented as new to stoke terror fears

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It was bound to happen, Harry Reid is blaming the fires on global warming. Uh, Harry, it was arson according to the LA Times, at least for most of the fires. Did global warming fry the arsonist's brains?

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