Ban wood smoke from San Jose
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Article Launched: 01/03/2008 01:46:46 AM PST
Ban wood smoke
from San Jose
Outside with the dogs for their nightly constitution, I take a moment to stare into the sky and contemplate the stars, breathe in deep, anticipating icy crisp air to brighten my lungs - only to be choked by noxious wood-burned air. We begin 2008, a society rich in technology and increasingly "green" focused, and yet I am breathing air that no purported civilized society should be inflicted with. Wood-burning fireplaces cannot continue to spew smoke in a city the size of San Jose. Immediate action needs to be taken, following precedents set by other large cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our lungs depend on it.
Courtney Harrison
San Jose
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