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Uploaded: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 6:29 AM
Today: Another 'Spare the Air' day
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A second Spare the Air Day has been called for today(Jan. 2), banning the burning of wood and solid fuel, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
The winter season's first Spare the Air Day was on New Year's Day, and continued bad weather predictions have led the district to call for a second day.
On Spare the Air Days in the winter season, it is illegal to burn wood inside or outside, manufactured fire logs, and any other solid fuel, district officials said.
Homes without heating other than wood stoves are exempt from the ban.
Penalties for violating the ban include fines and mandatory wood smoke awareness classes.
The Winter Spare the Air season runs from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28.
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Posted by kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 2:23 pm Perfect timing, during the coldest days, the environmental agency issues this ban. I think the environmental agency should be banned.
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Posted by James Thurber, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 6:48 pm It's a shame that rapid transit isn't free (or nearly so) on Spare the Air Days. Expensive? Sure, but sometimes that's the cost of clean(er) air.
Ideally Rapid Transit throughout the Bay Area would be so inexpensive that taking your car would, by comparison, cost a fortune. It would certainly improve air quality matters!
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