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

[Paul Newby]

> 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.

It's really just a question of scale.  My experience of living in
both urban and rural areas is that woodsmoke is a very small
part of a very large problem.  The main problem looming in
northern rural areas is the expanding blanket of smog from
the industrial south.  The city I live in most of the time
is disturbingly close to being unable to sustain human life
in a hot summer.  It will be a wonderful day when woodsmoke
becomes a primary concern.

Paul N.