From NY1:The Bloomberg administration is proposing new rules to rid the city of dirty heating oil that emits unhealthy black smoke into the air. But it turns out the city itself is one of the worst offenders when it comes to burning the filthy fuel.
The city is proposing to ban the dirtiest type of heating oil by 2015. By 2030, only oil with lowest level of sulfur or natural gas will be allowed.
City officials say there are 455 city-owned buildings that use the two worst kinds of heating oils: number four and number six. In all, there are said to be close to 9,000 buildings citywide that do the same.
"These buildings burning four and six oil create more air pollution than all the cars and trucks combined in the city," said Isabelle Silverman of the Environmental Defense Fund.
A spokesman for the DEP says city buildings would not be exempt from the new regulations.
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City officials say there are 455 city-owned buildings that use the two worst kinds of heating oils: number four and number six. In all, there are said to be close to 9,000 buildings citywide that do the same.
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Solution? Burn wood!!!
I'm getting wood thinking about it and out comes the solution!
speaking of oil ,has anyone noticed that one gallon of super gasoline is now $3.75 ?
and home heating oil is $3.80 per gallon?
thank you environmentalists.isn't it time to drill baby drill ?
Ossified brain said:
"thank you environmentalists.isn't it time to drill baby drill ?"
Gee is this the first spike?.....NO! It isn't even the worst..that was summer of 2008...while your man "W" was in office.
The current spike is again, the result of good old capitalist speculation. The upheavals in the Middle East have opened the door for the few to get rich at the expense of the many.
"Think baby, think!"
Goofy said: "Think baby, think!"
First off, summer 2008 will look like the good old days compared to this summer with the insane oil prices while your Media Created Fraud occupies the White House.
Second, drill baby drill means WE control our fuel supply, not the dregs of humanity in the Mideast. Plus that would create some sorely needed jobs too. All of that would help our economy.
But then again, the Goofys of the world are running things now, which is why the US in particular and the world in general is such a total mess with their addled thought patterns directing things.
Ranting Sycophant said:
"First off, summer 2008 will look like the good old days compared to this summer"
Oh! A clairvoyant amongst us! Well brightone by this summer it's is likely that the turmoil caused by people overthrowing tyrants (that we backed ) will be over and thus the speculators will retreat back under their rocks...where they'll find the sleeping teabaggers.
"..while your Media Created Fraud occupies the White House."
What? Palin hasn't even announced yet.
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"But then again, the Goofys of the world are running things now, which is why the US in particular and the world in general is such a total mess with their addled thought patterns directing things.'
Really? Seems like your bunch headed by Cheney/Bush left a royal fuckup.
Deregulation anyone?
Go back to the safety of Fox "News" You are in over your head.
with the insane oil prices while your Media Created Fraud occupies the White House."
as long as you guys started the demonizing dialogue, i guess i will join you.
WACKO, WACKO ,WACKO, ENVIRONMENTALISTS.
global warming ???? oil pumping moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico ,by the Obama administration ???? while pumping continues by other nations.
WHACKO, WACKO ,ETC ETC.
What about the city schools that still use COAL?
coal ,as in the past, will continue to generate heat when there is no oil left in the U.S.A.,because of the whackos.
Anon No. 7:
Once again, the guy who does the most demonizing complains about other people demonizing.
So the solution is gas. No safety concerns there...
KA BOOM ! ! !
mobil station on n.blvd. at utopia pkwy posted$ 4.00 A GALLON today.
did you call ackerman or shumer ?
it is reported that obama motors and the AUTO UNION is partying,with the cost of oil/gasoline spiking. they only have sold 28 CHEVY VOLTS. so the public might buy them now.
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