Yulelogs: Eco-friendly Biomass or Serious Health Threat? By CSRHUB | December 23rd, 2011 0 Comments The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHUB (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and corporate social responsibility ratings on over 5,000 of the world’s largest publicly traded companies. 3p readers get 40% off CSRHUB’s professional subscriptions with promo code “TP_2010_Intro” This post was originally published on the CSRHUB blog. By: Carol Pierson Holding A Tacoma-Pierce County, WA Task Force just sent its recommendations to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency about how to reduce soot in the air to meet EPA standards. The soot is created partly by diesel vehicles and industry, but the most (53 percent) is from wood burning stoves and Fireplaces. I remember the ongoing struggle over Fireplaces and the particulate pollution they create from my days in New York City. The concern has spread nationally too. As the New York Times reported last January, sales of wood stoves and Fireplaces have dropped dramatically over the last decade. The Times attributes this drop at least in part to the growing ambivalence towards wood fires. But now that I’m in the Pacific Northwest, I find a different ethos about wood stoves and Fireplaces.
Yulelogs: Eco-friendly Biomass or Serious Health Threat? By CSRHUB | December 23rd, 2011 0 Comments The following is part of a series by our friends at CSRHUB (a 3p sponsor) – offering free sustainability and corporate social responsibility ratings on over 5,000 of the world’s largest publicly trade ...
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