Changes unveiled in fireplace ban regulations - now all fireplaces are in the crosshairs(California) --- KGET news story, Apr. 15, 2003 --- posted at Free Republic, Apr. 15, 2003, by chance33_98 ---
Changes unveiled in fireplace ban regulationsThe air pollution board has unveiled big changes in the latest draft of its fireplace ban regulations.
The new proposal would ban burning in all fireplaces on about 25 nights a year.
Previous drafts would have permitted the use of EPA-approved stoves and gas fireplaces, but now, all fireplaces are in the crosshairs.
The ban would go into effect, only on the smoggiest nights. Exceptions would be made for mountain homes, and for houses with no other source of heat.
A public meeting on the proposed ban is set for May 7th at 2 p.m., at the air-board office at 2700 M Street.
You can email your comments to: tom.Jordan@valleyair.org
The envirals cause several states and a large chunk of Pacific ocean (OH! the poor Dolphins) to be inundated with smoke so thick that normal activites had to be curtailed for a week.
But now these same folks are concerned about an infinitesimal amount of smoke from the few people who are heating their homes with wood.
Where is the concern for the poor folks who heat with wood because they can't afford electricity or gas?
Will Barbra Streisand tear down her seven chimneys?
I have an idea for another invention: "The Sierra Club", a knarly piece of wood used to bash out the alleged brains of environmentalists. I could probably sell a lot of them (for entertainment purposes only).