CreativeDominant -> RE: 4th of July Going Away? (7/6/2015 10:52:13 AM)
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Yes, the EPA is such a benign agency. News broke recently that EPA is providing $15,000 in funding for a University of California-Riverside (UCR) project to limit emissions that result from grilling meat in backyard barbecues. The project, entitled “Technology for the Reduction of Particulate Matter Emissions for Residential Propane BBQs,” has a stated aim to: “research and develop preventative technology that will reduce fine particulate emissions from residential barbecues. This technology is intended to reduce air pollution as well as health hazards in Southern California, with potential for global application.” ...I guess we can take EPA at its word that the agency isn’t interested in regulating backyard barbecues, but it wasn’t that long ago that EPA was considering regulating ag dust. Or how about EPA's feverish efforts to "clarify" the definition for “waters of the U.S.,” which many say would extend the agency's reach to ditches and mud puddles. http://m.beefmagazine.com/blog/epa-looking-steal-sizzle-backyard-barbecues Publicity aside, the EPA is on a roll this month with its nickel-and-dime strategy. It recently awarded a separate $15,000 grant to the University of Tulsa for a research program intended to goad hotel guests into “modifying their behavior” by monitoring how much hot water they use while showering. http://personalliberty.com/epa-eyes-backyard-barbecue-grills-as-unhealthy-polluters/ True, this is just a student project at this point. But if you think the EPA would never require such a dubious and expensive contraption, consider the fact that just last month it cracked down on good old-fashioned wood-burning stoves — the heating source favored by many poor, often rural, folks who happen to live in places where it gets cold in the winter. The new EPA rules, to be phased in over five years, will require all new wood stoves sold in the U.S. to meet tight standards that, the agency says, will cut particulate emissions by 70%. While the long-term effect on public health from this mandate will likely be negligible, it will end up immediately eliminating low-cost wood stoves from the market. http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/032015-744394-epa-funds-research-into-less-pollution-barbecue.htm
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