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Offline flowers

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San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« on: October 30, 2015, 03:29:14 pm »
http://www.amtvmedia.com/san-francisco-bans-wood-burning-heaters-stoves/

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Starting next fall it will be illegal to install wood-burning heaters and stoves in new homes in at least one major American city: San Francisco.

Even wood stoves certified as low emission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be banned.

“We are serious about reducing the health risks associated with our residents’ exposure towood smoke,” Kristine Roselius, a spokeswoman for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, told theContra Costa County Times. “We are strengthening a rule that has been successful in protecting public health.”

All 22 members of the district’s board of directors voted to amend regulations to bar the installation of wood-burning heaters in new homes starting November 1, 2016. The district consists of the nine counties that surround San Francisco Bay and includes: San Francisco County, Alameda County (Oakland), Contra Costa County, Napa County, Santa Clara County (San Jose), San Mateo County, Southwestern Solano County and Southern Sonoma County.

Fireplaces Already Illegal

Wood-burning heaters will still be allowed in existing homes, the Contra Costa Times reported, although sellers must give buyers a form explaining the “health risks” or burning smoke.

A ban on traditional fireplaces already was in place in the region.

The board also voted to end all automatic exemptions to its existing wood-burning ban, including one that exempts people who live in areas with no natural gas lines. Currently, such residents are exempt on high-pollution days. People living in areas with no natural gas will have to file for an exemption.
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2015, 03:34:01 pm »
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A ban on traditional fireplaces already was in place in the region.
This is what you get when you elect crazy people, I guess.  **nononono*
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2015, 03:38:12 pm »

I love the smell of freedom (wood smoke) in the morning...and hate the stink of government tyranny all the time.
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2015, 03:50:10 pm »
Good. Let the boot of government come down tightly on their necks. The people there will accept it.
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2015, 03:52:57 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 30, 2015, 03:38:12 pm
I love the smell of freedom (wood smoke) in the morning...and hate the stink of government tyranny all the time.
Ditto. That reminds me, I need to split a few more logs.  Global warming may make for a cold winter around here.  ^-^
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2015, 04:20:11 pm »


"Good for yooooouuuu....."
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Re: San Francisco Bans Wood-Burning Heaters & Stoves
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2015, 12:48:46 am »
Just a question but...

... how many "new homes" are being built in San Francisco, anyway...?
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