Wood burning pollutes the air and is a health hazard to anyone breathing it in. It also destroys forest. We should not be forced to breathe in wood smoke. Please help prevent all the pollution and health problems it causes. We need to ban all wood burning stoves and furnaces.
Why is this important?
Please help get wood stoves and furnaces banned. Stop the burning of wood. Wood smoke pollutes the air. The particulates from wood smoke and soot get trapped deep in the lungs. The smoke can make asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung issues worse. It can also raise the risk of heart diseases, stroke, and death. Wood smoke is 12 times more toxic than second hand cigarette smoke. We should not be forced to breath in wood smoke. There are at least 10 to 12 homes in my neighborhood that burn wood in the winter. The whole area is covered with this smoke. I am a prisoner in my own home all winter long. No one can go out side without being forced to breath in this smoke. I do not want to be forced to breath in some one else's pollution. We need to start helping the environment on both the small and large scales. This toxic health hazard has to stop. We need to get burning wood for heat banned. Montreal and another city already have made it illegal and New York City and San Fransisco have banned new wood burners and are phasing out the old ones. Please stop the wood smoke pollution and poisoning.
