If there was a factory in town that belched out smoke that burned people's sinuses, gave them headaches, made them feel nauseous, and sometimes put out smoke so heavy it was thick as a cloud, would the city government allow such a factory to continue operating? Probably not. There would be a public uproar over a factory like that. City leaders would be eager to shut it down. And rightly so.
So why does the city allow such pollution from recreational wood burners? Wood fires put out pollution like I described. I have experienced it far too many times in this city. Pollution is pollution.
The factory is an easy target for politicians. The wood burners are not so easy. Instead of ruffling the feathers of a small percentage of the population that burns wood, city leaders ignore the problem. The result is that 85% or more of the residents who never burn wood recreationally have to suffer. This has to change.