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They might be cosy and romantic, but they generate lots of pollution (smog & particulates).

https://www.lung.ca/news/advoc...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...

Natural gas is far cleaner and a much better source of heating.

Stupid greens with their fake virtue signalling...

Heat pasteurization of milk, which means heating the milk to a certain temperature for a prescribed length of time, kills the TB bacteria found in the milk and makes it safe for humans to drink.

Here's a somewhat longer article that to me backs up the idea: http://www.york.ca/Departments/Health+Services/Raw+Milk.htm

The pasteurization of milk was implemented specifically to destroy common pathogens found in raw milk and, secondarily, to give milk a longer shelf life by reducing the number of spoilage-causing organisms. Even under the strictest conditions, cows naturally carry certain disease-causing bacteria which may be passed to the milk that they produce, including Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, Tuberculosis and E.coli 0157:H7.

I'm quite comfortable with the logic.

Less than one percent of smokers die of lung cancer. 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking.
About twenty percent of smokers will get COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema). 90% of COPD is caused by smoking.

Most people will not get lung cancer or COPD no matter how much they smoke. It is very likely those affected have some sort of susceptability triggered by smoking.

These situations are exactly the same. And newer journal articles do not agree with this blogger.

Sorry, nicotine doesn't cause emphysema. If it did, how you do explain its higher prevalence amongst populations in highly polluted cities? It's the smoke that does that too!

It is believed that emphysema often is a late effect of chronic infection or irritation of the bronchial tubes. These tubes, the bronchi ... ref

Smoke is the irritant, not nicotine.

Not to say there's no negatives -- there is, but most people can't isolate them from those caused by combustion byproducts. Nicotine, for instance, can cause higher blood pressure, but it can also improve congnitive ability.

"At least when I toss a few franks onto the Weber, I *choose* to do so."

But what about your neighbors who are forced to deal with it? We have one of those neighbors who firmly believes that the best barbecues are the ones that put out lots of smoke--adds to the flavor. During the summer, we pretty much have to close up all the doors and windows when he starts barbecuing.

I'm sure, while you're barbecuing, you also have the kids come on over and watch Daddy. Sounds like child abuse to me.

"Living within 20 miles of a coal-fired power plant may expose you to as much mercury over the course of a year as eating 20 cans of tuna over the same period, but only an idiot would argue the fact that it's *okay* for said plant to emit mercury."

Agreed. So what you're saying is that the poisons present in both tobacco and charcoal are equally bad and, therefore, that both are not *okay*.

"what, you gonna quit grilling burgers?"

Well, if you're expelling the equivalent of 160 cigarettes worth of poisons into the air, affecting the neighbors' health and all (after all, they're forced to breathe it), you're going to have to.

my physician's best guess is that my body slows down so much when I'm asleep that I don't get enough oxygen

Sound a bit like Sleep apnea altough it would give you HIGH blood pressure, not low... You might want to ask your physician about that...

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a rickshaw business. Nice little earner for needy students.

BTW, I would have that asthma seen to and treated. Just because it's not affecting you if you're not exercising, doesn't mean damage isn't being done. Also, having asthma does not automatically exclude you from exercise.

FWIW, I ride a bike to work most days, but I know that bikes are not the answer to all modern transport problems.