SapperPE said:
I would just put the TV in the fireplace, with the cap and trade bill, fireplaces, wood stoves and pellet stoves will become illegal to use. Problem solved by your friendly neighborhood big government, LOL
What? Come on dude, be real.
I remember when smoke alarms were only required in Mobile homes, and only had to have a battery, not hard wired. Seeing as how fireplaces are less energy efficient then wood stoves or pellet stoves, it only follows. Here is part of a breakdown from H.R.2454 .
(1) AGENCY- The term `Agency' means the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) WOOD STOVE OR PELLET STOVE- The term `wood stove or pellet stove' means a wood stove, pellet stove, or fireplace insert that uses wood or pellets for fuel.
(3) CERTIFIED STOVE- The term `certified stove' means a wood stove or pellet stove that meets the standards of performance for new residential wood heaters under subpart AAA of part 60 of subchapter C of chapter I of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), as certified by the Administrator. Pellet stoves and fireplace inserts using pellets for fuel that are exempt from testing by the Administrator but meet the same standards of performance as wood stoves are considered certified for the purposes of this section.
And, more
(B) Establishment- The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to assist in the replacement of wood stoves or pellet stoves that do not meet the standards of performance referred to in subsection (a)(4) by--
(1) requiring that each wood stove or pellet stove sold in the United States on and after the date of enactment of this Act meet the standards of performance referred to in subsection (a)(4);
(2) requiring that no wood stove or pellet stove replaced under this program is sold or returned to active service, but that it is instead destroyed and recycled to the maximum extent feasible;
(3) providing funds to an eligible entity to replace a wood stove or pellet stove that does not meet the standards of performance in subsection (a)(4) with a certified stove, including funds to pay for--
(A) installation of a replacement certified stove; and
(B) necessary replacement of or repairs to ventilation, flues, chimneys, or other relevant items necessary for safe installation of a replacement certified stove;
(4) in addition to any funds that may be appropriated for the program under this subsection, using existing Federal, State, and local programs and incentives, to the greatest extent practicable;
(5) prioritizing the replacement of wood stoves or pellet stoves manufactured before July 1, 1990; and
(6) carrying out such other activities as the Administrator determines appropriate to facilitate the replacement of wood stoves or pellet stoves that do not meet the standards of performance referred to in subsection (a)(3).
