"A tradition dating back to the 1940s -- bonfire pits on the beaches of southern California -- is being targeted by state officials who say the popular pastime is no longer acceptable because of global warming and negative health consequences"

Read more: California regulators look to curb beach bonfires, citing climate change | Fox News

Going back to Cali? I don't think so...

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It's a recommendation to towns via a study that will likely go nowhere fast. As far as global warming, if you use the right kind of wood, it's actually carbon-neutral, since fast-growing trees that are replanted reabsorb the carbon.

Plus, if it's deadwood, leaving it to rot would also emit the carbon, same as burning it.

I am for emissions regulation in California because I see the difference it can make in the several valleys this state has in which the smog just lingers, so I can see how they are attacking this pastime.
But I would be disappointed if this proposal passes. We've had bonfires at Dockweiler Beach for years and it is always a great time. We've had huge fires there, one year we burned like a 100 ft of old Douglas Fir fencing there. So I am very guilty of contributing to the smog.
If anything, small engines are what the state should be going after if they need to go after something. But the push back would be huge.


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