Wednesday, March 30

When economy and ecology meet on the high seas.....

So I guess the Town of Golden a bylaw prohibiting any new installation of wood stoves in an attempt to remedy the air pollution problem there that's antagonized by the temperature inversions and physical geography. Well that's all fine and dandy and I'm sure it will make a difference somewhere down the line. But wait, here's an idead that will affect things dramatically within a much shroter time. Instead of passing the buck to home-owners, how about we go after the real fucking enemy. SMOKESTACKS. Like seriously, get some perspective, town planners. I'm pretty sure they've got enough clout to go after the mill, so why don't they open their eyes and grow some balls?

On a related note, when my parents were back in Golden for last week, they notcied that someone had stolen the wood stove out of our cabin (left unlocked cuz there's nothing really in it). Who steals wood stoves anyways? The bylaw doesn't affect us out of town limits, I'm assuming. Plus, the aerodynamics are different at our elevation.

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