Wood is a carbon neutral fuel. There's no environmental impact from burning it.
Except when folks with bad breathing and eveyone burns their wood heaters, The smoke hangs about 6-10 foot off the ground. They warn about that in Seattle when conditions are just right.....

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.