EPA Makes Most Wood Stoves Illegal

First time accepted submitter Jody Bruchon writes "The Environment Protection Agency has lowered the amount of fine-particle matter per cubic meter that new wood stoves are allowed to release into the atmosphere by 20%. Most wood stoves in use today are of the type that is now illegal to manufacture or sell, and old stoves traded in for credit towards new ones must be scrapped out. This shouldn't be much of a surprise since more and more local governments are banning wood-burning stoves and fireplaces entirely, citing smog and air pollution concerns."

Comments

Fuck Obama

[WCMI92]

He and his clique of fascists will soon be against the wall when the Revolution comes.

A lot of negative comments. . .

[Anonymous Coward]

On the other hand, would any of you who are criticizing this care to say whether you would want to live in an environment like China's, which is horribly polluted? Go ahead, justify your position, we can sit back and listen to you equivocate.

Re:I don't know how to feel about this.

[Nimey]

Poor choices regarding the regulation of wood stoves can (as those regulations squeeze the availability of these stoves) result in deaths, especially since manufacturing repair parts for "illegal" stoves is a consequence of "you can't manufacture these stoves."

Oh, bullshit. Cite a reg on woodstove pollution that's resulted in deaths since, oh, the '70s. You're peddling fear and resentment.

Re:Which company bought this 'new' rule?

[Nimey]

Because no liberal would dare be so socialist as to say "here, have some tax breaks so you can pay for a cleaner furnace THAT'S ALSO MORE EFFICIENT AND WILL SAVE YOU MONEY LATER ON".

Fuckwit.

Re:Which company bought this 'new' rule?

[Attila Dimedici]

So, protecting an innocent child's right to life is an infringement on personal freedom now? You do know that right to life is one of the three freedoms mentioned in the Declaration of Independence as part of the justification for the American Revolution, right?
And where exactly is the right wing taking away the right to vote? Requiring that you demonstrate that you actually HAVE the right to vote is not the same as taking the right away from people. But then I guess you think it should be OK if people vote three and four times, as long as they vote the right way.