[Greenbuilding] No place for wood burning fireplaces in Green Building

[Rushd45]

Paul wrote - 


> Not to suggest that the most efficient wood burning methods
> aren't the most desirable for various reasons, but...
> 
> It would be interesting to put this into perspective by
> assessing the absolute and relative magnitude of particulates
> from woodsmoke.  In rural areas, woodsmoke may be a large
> fraction of a small total.  In urban areas like Toronto,
> I'll bet that particulates from woodsmoke is a very small
> fraction of an unacceptably large number.


You seem to be implying that is acceptable to pollute the rural areas because of the small proportion of particulates in comparison to urban areas. 

A double standard, right? Sort of like if there are a group of people in a big room and I smoke a cigarette in the corner, and everybody else is in the opposite corner, it is alright? 

Sounds to me as if your perspective is a little skewed...

Rush
Tucson AZ
www.ironandwood.org