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Fri Nov-23-07 06:29 PM
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Edited on Fri Nov-23-07 06:32 PM by D__S
I use shredded old truck tires and inner tubes with an application of kerosene.
They're free, plentiful and by recycling them by burning, it reduces the environmental impact created by landfills and tire graveyards.
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The Straight Story |
Nov-23-07 02:03 PM |
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yeah, because it's not the corporate-generated pollution that is the problem |
ixion |
Nov-23-07 02:05 PM |
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I hope not. |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-23-07 02:05 PM |
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In Santiago, Chile they fires in fireplaces have been banned for many years. Their |
SharonAnn |
Nov-23-07 04:58 PM |
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Oh, I hope not... |
Blue_In_AK |
Nov-23-07 02:06 PM |
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NO. They shouldn't. |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 02:07 PM |
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thank you |
Locrian |
Nov-23-07 02:40 PM |
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If EVERYONE did their part it sure would help. No one expects |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-23-07 02:57 PM |
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No, it wouldn't help, not even a little |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 03:43 PM |
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It helps by setting an example of concern for the environment. |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-24-07 10:38 AM |
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BTW, I've already read Lovelock's piece. We have a DUTY to mitigate |
kestrel91316 |
Nov-24-07 10:40 AM |
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Nice satire, but I think you've overdone it a bit |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-23-07 02:51 PM |
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Not admitting that the developing world needs to NOT develop |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 03:43 PM |
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"the world can no longer tolerate fair" - superb |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-23-07 04:00 PM |
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As far as fossil fuel powerplants are concerned... NO, it can't |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 06:34 PM |
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You're really advocating one rule for us, another for them, are you? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-23-07 06:42 PM |
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Yeah, I don't think we'll have any choice in the matter |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 08:03 PM |
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Two things |
Book Lover |
Nov-23-07 09:36 PM |
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that's the part I don't get |
cgrindley |
Nov-23-07 09:47 PM |
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OK, thanks |
Book Lover |
Nov-23-07 10:26 PM |
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You haven't thought this through at all, have you? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-24-07 04:07 AM |
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Why are you continuing to spin over-development as a right? |
cgrindley |
Nov-24-07 05:22 AM |
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So you're in favour of banning all cars all over the world, then? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-24-07 05:24 AM |
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I want to keep my car and I don't want everyone else to have one (nt) |
cgrindley |
Nov-24-07 05:32 AM |
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So you are in favour of discrimination, then (nt) |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-24-07 05:38 AM |
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Yes. I want everyone on earth to walk or take public transport except me (nt) |
cgrindley |
Nov-24-07 05:58 AM |
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But where will the sweet love be made down by? |
JVS |
Nov-23-07 02:10 PM |
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On the kitchen table, by the stove, with a pie. |
Kurovski |
Nov-23-07 02:18 PM |
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A clinical presentation would be most appropriate. |
Beerboy |
Nov-23-07 02:42 PM |
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You gotta be shittin me! |
JVS |
Nov-23-07 02:53 PM |
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Not really. |
Beerboy |
Nov-23-07 02:59 PM |
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"global warming hysteria"?... |
SidDithers |
Nov-23-07 02:12 PM |
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The editorial writer left out one pertinent fact: it's a ban for Spare the Air days only. |
Gormy Cuss |
Nov-23-07 02:16 PM |
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The "global warming hysteria" seems to indicate he thinks it is a myth |
alarimer |
Nov-23-07 02:19 PM |
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Modern woodstoves are far more efficient and, even without catalytic converters.... |
DCKit |
Nov-23-07 02:20 PM |
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IFF serial polluters like The Southern Company are made squeaky clean. |
DemoTex |
Nov-23-07 02:21 PM |
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Yeah, fireplaces provide the minimum of heat with the maximum |
Warpy |
Nov-23-07 02:21 PM |
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We have many "no burn" days here in Phoenix |
DesertRat |
Nov-23-07 02:25 PM |
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Could there be neighborhood watch-groups, |
Beerboy |
Nov-23-07 02:32 PM |
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It's sad to see so many feel this way. |
Esra Star |
Nov-23-07 02:46 PM |
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It helps cut down on the heat we use for the whole house. |
knitter4democracy |
Nov-23-07 03:48 PM |
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In my town... YES YES YES |
SalviaBlue |
Nov-23-07 04:06 PM |
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Welcome to DU, SalviaBlue |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-23-07 09:21 PM |
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Thank you! |
Book Lover |
Nov-23-07 09:39 PM |
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More fireplaces, fewer furnaces, I say. |
Katherine Brengle |
Nov-23-07 04:11 PM |
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On cold, windless days, I can't use my yard. It's the air. |
Bozita |
Nov-23-07 04:12 PM |
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I can't go out for a run. The air's too bad. nt |
MookieWilson |
Nov-23-07 04:26 PM |
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just wait until peak oil really takes hold... |
QuestionAll |
Nov-23-07 05:25 PM |
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hmmm, if you did, then would you have to call it 'Not-fireplace'? |
Didereaux |
Nov-23-07 04:18 PM |
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No...it's pretty unenforceable... |
sutz12 |
Nov-23-07 04:48 PM |
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Simple answer, for once: There are catalytic converters you can install in |
Redstone |
Nov-23-07 05:28 PM |
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What about outdoor firepits? |
lonestarnot |
Nov-23-07 06:21 PM |
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I'd say not a significant source of pollutants, along with campfires. |
Redstone |
Nov-23-07 06:22 PM |
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On no burn days, I wouldn't want to burn anything. |
lonestarnot |
Nov-23-07 06:30 PM |
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Well, if there's a place that has "no burn days," then I'd agree that nothing should be burned |
Redstone |
Nov-23-07 06:39 PM |
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Phoenix has them when particulate level reaches a certain point. |
lonestarnot |
Nov-24-07 07:59 AM |
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Only in Florida. |
graywarrior |
Nov-23-07 05:29 PM |
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Something else to add to the Ban Wagon? |
D__S |
Nov-23-07 06:14 PM |
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No. |
H2O Man |
Nov-23-07 06:16 PM |
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Firewood? |
D__S |
Nov-23-07 06:29 PM |
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Sorry.... |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-23-07 06:38 PM |
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I take it |
H2O Man |
Nov-23-07 06:42 PM |
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You're |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-23-07 06:44 PM |
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They'll have to pry my fireplace |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-23-07 06:28 PM |
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Hey! |
H2O Man |
Nov-23-07 06:29 PM |
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Field burning, cleaar cut burning, oil well gas burning, any others to add. ?? |
L. Coyote |
Nov-23-07 06:49 PM |
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Fond Memory: Smoke from Juniper (aligator) Pine burning in fireplaces all over Flagstaff. |
aikoaiko |
Nov-23-07 07:13 PM |
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Burning a fire in my woodstove as I type - |
lynne |
Nov-23-07 08:13 PM |
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My hands smell like wood smoke as I type. I just loaded |
B Calm |
Nov-24-07 06:29 AM |
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I think I have to go burn something immediately. n/t |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-23-07 09:28 PM |
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NO! |
Joanne98 |
Nov-23-07 09:38 PM |
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During inversion periods, absolutely. We have many of those here in Phoenix |
blondeatlast |
Nov-24-07 06:25 AM |
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It's a matter of volume, I'd think. Are there enough home fireplaces in the U.S. to make ... |
indie_ana_500 |
Nov-24-07 08:04 AM |
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