Comments | cahwyguy: Is the SC AQMD Next?

cahwyguy

Is the SC AQMD Next?

Sep 27, 2007 11:27

Today's Sacramento Bee has a story about how the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District wants to have Sacramentians (or whatever those folks call themselves) be banned from burning wood in their fireplace on certain days of the year. The concern is the particulates in the wood smoke, which are known to be dangerous to the lungs. ( Read more... )

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zarchasmpgmr September 27 2007, 18:34:17 UTC

Nothing new here.

Denver has no-burn days during the winter.

ellipticcurve September 27 2007, 19:50:41 UTC

>Sacramentians (or whatever those folks call themselves)

I think the Sac Bee uses "Sacramentans", but who knows?

What worries me is that this might mean the end of pellet stoves, which do burn wood (sawdust, really) but do so *extremely* cleanly.

zarchasmpgmr September 27 2007, 19:59:46 UTC

"Sacramentans" is what I use, although I consider myself a "Rosevillian".

I've got no qualm, except for the pellet stove prohibition. A lot of folks have invested in them over the past few years, and they ain't cheap.

zarchasmpgmr September 27 2007, 20:00:42 UTC

Argh, make that "Rosevillain".