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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday November 11, 2021 @03:36PM (#29192813)
> When you have a fire in your fireplace, you are releasing polluting carcinogens. When you do that, are you also doing something wrong?

Yes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51581817

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1430579/wood-b...

For the reasons that you set out. It's fairly straightforward.

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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by refurb on Friday November 12, 2021 @08:15AM (#29198953)
So you’re for banning almost all foods that brown through baking this form acrylomide, a known carcinogen?
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by SideburnsOfDoom on Friday November 12, 2021 @09:39AM (#29199642)
I'm for banning uncontrolled infliction of that and other carcinogens on one's neighbours, yes.
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by refurb on Friday November 12, 2021 @06:40PM (#29205811)
Say bye bye to BBQ grills and any sort of frying then!
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by SideburnsOfDoom on Saturday November 13, 2021 @11:28AM (#29210938)
Bye bye.
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by dekhn on Saturday November 13, 2021 @09:15AM (#29209864)
nobody has demonstrated that bread acrylamide poses a true risk to public health.
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by refurb on Saturday November 13, 2021 @11:54AM (#29211188)
That’s my point. OP has already said “no carcinogens” flat out
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Re:The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacr... by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:25PM (#29230684)
"no carcinogens flat out" is an obvious straw man mis-characterisation, but neither can we dismiss small effects over many people and over time. This comment gets it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29193928
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