avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
Ever wonder where we are all headed in the firewood industry?Wether it being we earn a few bucks at it, or just heat our home?
I got a bulletin the other day, penned by a guy that advises the EPA and other government agencies charged with keeping our country's air and water supplies clean.
In the bulletin, topics such as small equipement emmisions where covered, as well as wood burning appliances to heat private homes.The projections calls for steeper emissin control on 2 stroke engines, citing that emissions need to be HALF AS MUCH as current models by the year 2012.
The article went on to describe in detail the emissions from woodstoves and of course OWB.According to the reports, emissions on the average equal to or outweigh 7 automobiles running, due in no large part to "dirty" fuel sources.it also suggested that a great deal of pollution was caused by wood sources such as trees extracting contamintes from the soil and emitting them in the burning process.
The article then wound its way up to the suggestion that only by outright banning these items at the federal level would facilitate a clean envirnment(SP?)
Manufactures have already had to comply with stricter emission control on chainsaws and other small gas engines, makes you wonder what the feds have in store for us now?Up until now, most of OWB and other wood consuming appliances have been regulated at the state level, but it leaves a guy wondering if we are all headed to an outright ban.
There is little that we can do, if the feds implement an outright ban on wood burners we will have little choice but comply.I know I have never figured out a way of burning anything without someone noticing.And as we have found out with the new taxes going into place on firearms and ammunition, our feelings on the matter mean nothing to the federal government.
Kind of makes you wonder if even Arboristsite will be here in three more years!
Now stick your toes up to the fire and warm em up good.Its cold outside, and the wife is dragging in some cold brews for us.........
I got a bulletin the other day, penned by a guy that advises the EPA and other government agencies charged with keeping our country's air and water supplies clean.
In the bulletin, topics such as small equipement emmisions where covered, as well as wood burning appliances to heat private homes.The projections calls for steeper emissin control on 2 stroke engines, citing that emissions need to be HALF AS MUCH as current models by the year 2012.
The article went on to describe in detail the emissions from woodstoves and of course OWB.According to the reports, emissions on the average equal to or outweigh 7 automobiles running, due in no large part to "dirty" fuel sources.it also suggested that a great deal of pollution was caused by wood sources such as trees extracting contamintes from the soil and emitting them in the burning process.
The article then wound its way up to the suggestion that only by outright banning these items at the federal level would facilitate a clean envirnment(SP?)
Manufactures have already had to comply with stricter emission control on chainsaws and other small gas engines, makes you wonder what the feds have in store for us now?Up until now, most of OWB and other wood consuming appliances have been regulated at the state level, but it leaves a guy wondering if we are all headed to an outright ban.
There is little that we can do, if the feds implement an outright ban on wood burners we will have little choice but comply.I know I have never figured out a way of burning anything without someone noticing.And as we have found out with the new taxes going into place on firearms and ammunition, our feelings on the matter mean nothing to the federal government.
Kind of makes you wonder if even Arboristsite will be here in three more years!
Now stick your toes up to the fire and warm em up good.Its cold outside, and the wife is dragging in some cold brews for us.........
and remind them that not one baby seal every died from having a tree fall on it head. :hmm3grin2orange:
