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Monday, January 04, 2010
It seems there is no end to the totalitarian project over in California.
Bay Area air pollution inspectors found 47 violators burning wood fires illegally during Christmas Day's Spare the Air alert — which was declared because cold, unhealthful air had been forecast.The biggest problem here isn't the government. Governments tend to do this sort of nanny-state thing. It's in their blood. What is disconcerting is the behavior of the citizenry. They're reporting people for BURNING A FIRE IN THEIR HOUSE!!! This is the Soviet Union all over again.
The tally was more than double the 22 violators detected on Thanksgiving, when the Bay Area Air Quality Management District also called a Spare the Air alert.
Violators get written warnings for a first offense and $400 fines for a second offense.
While critics have bashed the air district for intruding on a holiday burning tradition, a spokesman for the agency defended the Christmas crackdown Monday, saying it was done to protect public health from soot that can trigger asthma attacks, and aggravate other respiratory and heart problems.
"We know a lot of people like to burn on this holiday, but it's our duty to protect public health," said Ralph Borrmann, the spokesman.
(HT: Steve M.)
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