"We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate.This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations."
Albert Einstein
ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM: Welcome to the Trenches March 1, 2003
by L. Backus, B.A., Historical Studies, M.A. candidate, E. Backus, B.S., Health Science/Respiratory Therapy <lisa.maria@mindspring.com>
March 25th, 2003 update on chemical tests on the sludge residue from the perpetrator's wood stove.
Victims Speak
California 3/03 I just went outside for a moment, and, it's bad again. I can't believe
it. At 8:30, I couldn't smell a thing, and now, it was pretty smokey.
It's March now, and it's about time this stuff stopped!
Regards,
Thanks for the information. How do I reach the complaint line for the Bay
Area Air Quality Management District? I have a next door neighbor who is
making our lives a "living Hell". In fact, the Vet last week during my
dog's checkup before an operation asked if we were affected by wood
burning smoke. My dog is now a victim.
Regards,
Forest fires in West could mean health problems for asthmatics American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
( 611 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone 414-272-6071 Fax 414-272-6070) AAAAI Practical Guide Case StudiesUnfortunately, no one is diagnosing children with winter cough from wood smoke. Think of the medical cost to us all because we don't want to recognize wood smoke for the killer it is. It is not enough to talk about smoke free (meaning tobacco free) homes.
A Brief 2001-2002 Holiday Smoke Report:
Westchester County, NY: Mostly free from wood smoke. AQ:Very Good
Queens, NY Very Good
Manhattan, NYC, NY Charcoal burning carts add substantial street level and therefore indoor levels of smoke. Along with a lot of street cigarette smoking exposure is sporatic, but high. Lets do something wonderful for New York - turn push carts into clean fuel only carts.
The Bronx Botanical Gardens, NYC: New Years Day Excellent - no wood smoke.
Texas:Even the President of the United States doesn't know any better: Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:04:46 EST
Subject: GEORGE BUSH WAS JUST ON TV, FROM HIS RANCH. HE SAID HE WAS GOING OUT TO CLEAR AND BURN SOME BRUSH. OUT IN THE WOODS. Air quality next to the ranch?San Francisco Bay Area: Pretty Bad. Smell of Wood Smoke permeates the city and local areas north. Marin, Novato, Petaluma, Bodega Bay, Etc. etc. Thick wood smoke obsuring driving visability Jan.3, 01. We are waiting for further reports from observers. If you can help fill in the map let us know - also is it better or worse than in previous years.
2001- 2002 Aethalometer monitoring in Downtown San Franciscohttp://www.mageesci.com/sf/downtown_sf.htm
These are great charts of Wood smoke along with city living. Look at Christmas Eve. See how the smoke pollution fills the air and then it doesn't clear out until early morning. This is early data but very helpful.
Wood Smoke pervades California air. Air Districts, CA Air Resources Board and District IX EPA sit on their hands. Localities struggle to arrest the building of more fireplaces but not wood stoves. Lawsuits have been initiated by the hearth industry. The particulate from wood burning is predicted to increase into 2010.
EPA EXEMPTS California farmers from all clean air rules. 12/5/01
CA-Air-review California Air Resources Board Proposes Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles: BackgrounderCalifornia : Politics as usual : here is the flaw: --"No 24-hour PM2.5 standard is recommended. (The federal standard is 65 ug/m3, 3 year average of 98th percentile concentrations)." Still time for comment. We need to stop wood burning and crop burning in CA. It is clear that the CA ARB has not been out and measured fine particulate. This is a document to do nothing about the year round wood smoke that invades California air.
San Francisco Bay Area: Burning Issues 1999 rebuttal to BAAQMD Plan.
"Santa Rosa may ban new woodburning fireplaces. Law would also require wood stoves not EPA-approved to be removed when home is sold."
Berkeley: Contact: Jamie Casebar: Citizens Opposing Polluted Environments (COPE): <jcaseber@yahoo.com> Berkeley Law bans commercial wood burning ovens and fireplaces. Dec. 15, 2001 SF Chronicle
Central California Coast Contact: <MPOWERGIACOLETTI@prodigy.net>
"I am working on a report that should greatly support a permanent burn ban in Ga.We all know what goes in our air that does not choke us right away comes back through our water and food supply. It is my understanding many DIOXINS cannot be filtered out of our bodies and they accumulate, poison and cause cancer .Perhaps it is why we are warned to only eat the small fish in our rivers and streams. I continue to listen to all for only then will I have the gardeners view. A view of A Gardeners Quest for Beauty and Fresh Air.
Contact: http://gardenersview.com
December 09, 2001 11:13 AM Dear Louis, Thank-you for your letter supporting clean air in the Macon Telegraph at: http://www.macontelegraph.com/content/macon/2001/12/09/letters/view_1209_sun day.htm "Thanks for clean air I wish to thank all the persons involved in helping to clear our air. I believe the unanimous vote by Macon's City Council supporting the clean air resolution is a breath of fresh air for all of us. It gives us hope, the concern for healthy air and healthy people will be great enough to place a permanent ban on burning trash of any kind in our neighborhoods. It also gives us hope that we may live long enough to see our grandchildren laugh, play and learn in a healthy environment.
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