Lawmakers to snuff out wood furnaces
By ConnPolitics.tv Staff on Mar 6, 2010 | In News, General Assembly | 17 feedbacks »
Hartford, Conn. (AP) – A proposed six-month ban on outdoor wood-burning furnaces is being considered this week by a Connecticut legislative committee.
The General Assembly’s Environment Committee has scheduled a hearing for Monday on a bill that would enact the ban between April 15 and Oct. 15. The bill would also amend the state’s public health
code to include wood smoke on the list of public health nuisances.
A similar bill that added wood smoke to the code died in last year’s legislative session.
An advocacy group that’s backing the bill says smoke from outdoor wood-burning furnaces poses a health risk. The group says it’s willing to exempt farmers from the bill.
The Connecticut Farm Bureau still opposes the legislation. Last year, the group said the bill could limit farmers’ use of alternative fuels.
17 comments
Comment from: joe [Visitor]
dont these idiots in hartford have anything better to do. Guy has a few acres, heating oils outrageously high, so he buys a wood furnace to burn a renewable resource that grows in his yard. He wants to be GREEN . But oh no, hes not politically correct green and the green police want to SHUT HIM DOWN . **** them. keep burning baby
03/06/10 @ 20:54
Comment from: Bones [Visitor]
Why is this "advocacy group" not named. One small scale brush fire would produce 100,000 times the smoke from a wood furnace. A complete waste of time by the "nanny" crowd.
03/06/10 @ 23:02
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03/06/10 @ 23:12
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03/07/10 @ 00:55
Comment from: anonymous [Visitor]
The Greedy Lobbyists, Politicians and Tree Huggers want full control of everything while the rest of us struggle to survive.
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03/07/10 @ 01:33
Comment from: Pat [Visitor]
This is just more pablum for useful idiots, and yet another distraction to keep our attention turned away from any sort of budget discussions. It appears that the legislature has neither the will, courage, or ability to address the real problems. Ignore it and it will just go away, right?
03/07/10 @ 10:15
Comment from: Visitor [Visitor]
The answers are fairly simple, easy as 1,2,3!
1) Remember this in November
2) Vote for challengers
3) Push for term limits
1) Remember this in November
2) Vote for challengers
3) Push for term limits
03/07/10 @ 10:17
Comment from: Philip [Visitor]
How does wood smoke pose a health hazard? Unless it is poison ivy, oak or sumac you are burning.
Wood burning furnaces do not pose a health hazard. If they ban that, then they would have to ban all things that burn wood, including grills, patio furnaces, and even these:
http://www.hpba.org/government-affairs/old-website-archive/issues-legislation/outdoor-wood-furnaces
Even the outdoor fire pits that you use on your patios would have to be banned too.
Here is the article about it:
http://ctwatchdog.com/2009/12/09/outdoor-wood-burning-furnace-ban-sought
Wood burning furnaces do not pose a health hazard. If they ban that, then they would have to ban all things that burn wood, including grills, patio furnaces, and even these:
http://www.hpba.org/government-affairs/old-website-archive/issues-legislation/outdoor-wood-furnaces
Even the outdoor fire pits that you use on your patios would have to be banned too.
Here is the article about it:
http://ctwatchdog.com/2009/12/09/outdoor-wood-burning-furnace-ban-sought
03/07/10 @ 10:32
Comment from: succeeded in the past USA [Visitor]
Wood burning is not harmful to ones health.....
03/07/10 @ 10:35
Comment from: Conservative [Visitor]
I have had it with these idiots in hartford. They should be concentrating on putting people to work with in turn will generate revenue and lower our deficit. but i guess there is nothing in it for these greedy politioians.
its time to vote them all out regarless of party afiliation. They all have 1 thing in common. their own greed and arrogance.
its time to vote them all out regarless of party afiliation. They all have 1 thing in common. their own greed and arrogance.
03/07/10 @ 11:08
Comment from: the truth [Visitor]
whats next fireplaces? I want to see the GREEN NAZIS tell me I cant burn firewood in my fireplace.Vote all these Connecticut liberal socialists out of office in november across the board.
03/07/10 @ 11:10
Comment from: angry [Visitor]
Why, would you do such a terrible thing. The economy is so bad people need to burn wood to keep warm. There are so many unemployed people in our state and across the country,that can not afford heat its a nightmare. The wood stoves are keeping people alive.
03/07/10 @ 11:12
Comment from: Hosed by the system [Visitor]
You people in our so called "legislature" are MORONS.........
03/07/10 @ 14:44
Comment from: meridenite [Visitor]
Fireplace use is already banned in certain parts of California, they'll be after the boy scouts for having campfires and forget about toasting marshmellows.
03/07/10 @ 14:56
Comment from: Proud Liberal [Visitor]
Lets have a bomb fire tonight in the back yards of every town around. Send a message to the backroom boys in Hartford. Not the tea party, make it a campfire party
03/07/10 @ 16:57
Comment from: Mark [Visitor]
I'd only like to point out that there isn't one "outdoor wood furnace" in my neighborhood but when you walk outside on a winter evening you can see, smell and yes, taste the smoke.
I'd like the fine individuals that want these outdoor furnaces banned to instead focus on proper fireplace design and use.
It might also be a great use of state resources to be more upset about something a bit more important. I understand that lung issues are a real problem but this issue should be resolvable between the principals and shouldn't need an intrusion on the legislators time. This seems more than a bit of over-reaction.
I intend to call and voice my support for the outdoor furnaces.
I'd like the fine individuals that want these outdoor furnaces banned to instead focus on proper fireplace design and use.
It might also be a great use of state resources to be more upset about something a bit more important. I understand that lung issues are a real problem but this issue should be resolvable between the principals and shouldn't need an intrusion on the legislators time. This seems more than a bit of over-reaction.
I intend to call and voice my support for the outdoor furnaces.
03/08/10 @ 17:41
Comment from: Mark [Visitor]
Here is the link to the Bill-
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/TOB/S/2010SB-00126-R00-SB.htm
This clears up a lot of misinformation-
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/TOB/S/2010SB-00126-R00-SB.htm
This clears up a lot of misinformation-
03/08/10 @ 19:05
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