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In June 2007 residents of Lake Tahoe California were furious at environmentalists and the grip they hold on government regulators who refused to allow the clearing of dead trees.  1,300 homes sustained damage, and the newly homeless victims blamed the special interest environmentalists for their woes.  

In June 2007 residents of Lake Tahoe California were furious at environmentalists and the grip they hold on government regulators who refused to allow the clearing of dead trees.  1,300 homes sustained damage, and the newly homeless victims blamed the special interest environmentalists for their woes.  

The amount of fuel in the Tahoe Basin reached critical levels after years of discord among environmentalists and government agencies over how to thin forests and reduce the fire threat. And it has led to predictions of a devastating wildfire because the basin is one of the areas with the most fire starts in the Sierra Nevada.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-clearance26jun26,0,2914697.story?coll=la-home-center Crowd aims fury at regional panel], Land use agency is criticized for failing to allow adequate clearing of combustible materials. By Eric Bailey and J. Michael Kennedy, ''Los Angelas Times'', June 26, 2007.</ref>

The amount of fuel in the Tahoe Basin reached critical levels after years of discord among environmentalists and government agencies over how to thin forests and reduce the fire threat. And it has led to predictions of a devastating wildfire because the basin is one of the areas with the most fire starts in the Sierra Nevada.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-clearance26jun26,0,2914697.story?coll=la-home-center Crowd aims fury at regional panel], Land use agency is criticized for failing to allow adequate clearing of combustible materials. By Eric Bailey and J. Michael Kennedy, ''Los Angelas Times'', June 26, 2007.</ref>

==Vegans and animal rights==

==Vegans and animal rights==

[[Creation Ministries International]] points out:

[[Creation Ministries International]] points out:

{{Cquote|The reality is that nations and cultures with a Christian background have, on the whole, the best track records when it comes to issues like pollution, etc. Following the collapse of communism, the appalling environmental track record of these socialist ‘model states’, run on [[Atheism|atheistic]] assumptions, went on world display.<ref>[http://creation.com/earth-day-is-christianity-to-blame-for-environment-problems Earth Day: Is Christianity to blame for environment problems]</ref>}}  

{{Cquote|The reality is that nations and cultures with a Christian background have, on the whole, the best track records when it comes to issues like pollution, etc. Following the collapse of communism, the appalling environmental track record of these socialist ‘model states’, run on [[Atheism|atheistic]] assumptions, went on world display.<ref>[https://creation.com/earth-day-is-christianity-to-blame-for-environment-problems Earth Day: Is Christianity to blame for environment problems]</ref>}}  

However, other Christians interpret this as [[stewardship]], the belief that human beings are "caretakers" of the Earth.

However, other Christians interpret this as [[stewardship]], the belief that human beings are "caretakers" of the Earth.