I HAVE AN OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER, ABOUT 2000 FT. FROM MY HOUSE
THAT FORCES ME TO SLEEP ELSEWHERE 2-3 TIMES A WEEK IN THE
WINTER BECAUSE THE WOODSMOKE GETS INTO MY CLOSED WINDOWS
AND DOORS AND SMOKES OUT MY HOUSE AND MY 5 ACRE LOT. MY
HUSBAND, A BROWN UNIVERSITY GRAD AND LAWYER, HAD TO HAVE
TWO LUNG SCANS FOR A SPOT ON HIS LUNG AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AFTER THE OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER WAS PUT IN.
THERE IS ANOTHER OUTDOOR WOOD BOILER BEING PUT IN NEAR ME.
GO TO WWW.BURNINGISSUES.ORG, A WEBSITE PERSONALLY FINANCED
BY ANOTHER WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND GOT CANCER AND SHE BECAME
ILL FROM WOODSMOKE. YOU WILL LEARN THAT WOODSMOKE IS 12
TIMES MORE CANCEROUS THAN CIGARETTE SMOKE. WHY ARE YOU NOT
BANNING OUTDOOR WOOD BOILERS? THEY ARE CREATING
WOODSMOKE THAT KILLS PEOPLE, BASED ON MY PERSONAL
OBSERVATION AND IN MY OPINION. I WOULD LIKE OUTDOOR WOOD
BOILERS BANNED OUTRIGHT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES
AND THEIR HEALTH.
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