Posted on 08/24/2023 8:42:46 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
So across this great nation of ours most of us have had rather consistent exposure to wildfire smoke this summer, and that's not exactly salubrious. PM2.5, VCOs, etc. are verifiably linked to deadly and disabling illnesses. These things we can believe in, unlike the carbon end-of-the-world farce and speculations.
Here's hoping that this winter will be a break from all that pollution. Unfortunately there are people in towns and cities—and now folks rural areas I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about people in areas of considerable population density—who are real crazy for wood burning. I am asking people in such areas to consider scaling back on wood burning as much as you can endure this winter, just so we all can get a much needed vacation from smoke. (A break until global warming thugs, pyrophiliacs, and other morons resume their arson campaign next summer).
I also urge legislators in all states to consider passing default (locally overridable) prohibitions on wood burning in towns and cities above a certain population density (above 25 inhabitants per square mile). It should specifically allow local governments to override the ban on a biennial basis. This will allow localities freedom to continue wood burning if they wish, while switching the political process burden to burners rather than opponents to get their way. This would also redirect opposition to wood burning away from efforts to ban it totally.
Just dreaming of a nice snowy winter with fresh air as a much needed vacation from the ash tray atmosphere we've had this summer.
I’ll be thankful if the temperature drops below 105 degrees at least one day a week this winter.
Wood provides good heat
I don’t need my government’s permission to use my fireplace.
Where to move? Florida? What about the summer?
I think there are a lot of shysters in Florida.
Air quality index is 19 this morning. But the high today is only going to hit 60°.
You’ll have to pry my firewood from my cold dead hands.
Nope. I am using to heat my home, I have an abundance of it, it is a renewable resource, and it saves me a ton of money.
Imagine if they had spent even a fraction of what they wasted in Ukraine on initial attack (instead of spending multi millions to pay GS12's to sit and watch it burn itself out of fuel in order to support their Climate Change agenda.
maybe if they privatized wildland fire fighting the politicians could find a way to racketeer it and we might get some clean air in summer finally and slow down the conversion of North America into a desert wasteland.
as it is, fire management gets in trouble with their politician overlords for spending too much on initial attack, but huge amounts of money is spent after a fire goes big and all they can do is watch
for a fraction of what they spent to support Bidens racketeering in Ukraine they could have sent overkill air support and crews to every little fire that pops up (like they should)
Ill send you some pics of our fireplace on full blast and our backyard leaf burn while we’re eating a cheeseburger. 😆
Not to worry. Soon you won’t be allowed to use anything to heat your home thanks to Biden Harris and the evil bastards running the bureaucracy.
“PM2.5, VCOs, etc. are verifiably linked to deadly and disabling illnesses.”
Haven’t you ever heard “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”? This is just like resistance training for your lungs.
Just admit it, you are against people using wood for heating. Why I don't know, unless you have some irrational fear of ppm levels of pollutants that are unlikely to have any influence on the air in your house already. Do you avoid cooking, or using any cleaning products too?
25 inhabitants per square mile is a very low density of housing, and common even in what most people would call rural areas. The US Census map cuts off at 50 inhabitants per square mile, and those places are really remote.
Woods going for 250 a cord in my area. My brother got together a bought a log splitter, and I have 7 acres of wood 1/3 cedar, 1/3 oak and 1/3 pine. Told them they could thin it out if they wanted.
If you're attractive, I'll put up with it lolz
Yes, 25 does appear to low according to that map. But recall I support local government override. Thanks for the helpful reply.
Have another hit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt83arWRx-M
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