De Blasio wants to ban new wood fireplaces

nypost.com ^ | april 23, 2014 | beth defalco

[lowbridge]

Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday by proposing more regulations — including a ban on new wood-burning fireplaces.

The mayor made the proposal, along with those for other sweeping regulations that he said would update emission standards and help curb air pollution.

Instead of wood-burning fireplaces, de Blasio wants to allow only cleaner-burning units, such as those that use natural gas.

Residents who already have wood-burning fireplaces would be allowed to keep them, but would be required to use only firewood that has 20 percent moisture or less, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.

Officials said that drier wood burns more cleanly and releases fewer toxins into the air.

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Appearing with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and DEP Commissioner Emily Lloyd, de Blasio said he would also seek legislation that would crack down on food trucks and refrigeration ­vehicles.

He specifically wants food trucks to switch from diesel engines to electric.

The mayor said such small changes “will make a fundamental difference for thousands of New Yorkers living with asthma.”

[from occupied ga]

Read it until you comprehend it. You’re demonstrating that you don’t.

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[OldNewYork]

Reread what I wrote.

[from occupied ga]

Reread what I wrote.

Typical NY attitude.

[OldNewYork]

Maybe. Read it again. You’ll figure it out. And you’re welcome to look through the entirety of my posting and find even one instance of disrespect for conservatives in Georgia or the South.