Will Beach Bonfires Be Banned Along Pacific Northwest?
Fanning the Flames
(Fox News) - Bonfires along the Pacific Northwest coast are a long-standing tradition. But the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper reports the Parks and Recreation Department there might be dousing the custom.
Why? Because of global warming.
Park staff is recommending reducing fires at both Alki Park and Golden Gardens Park. A memo from staff to the city's Parks and Recreation Board says the question is "whether it is good policy for Seattle parks to continue public beach fires when the carbon emissions contributes to global warming."
But the idea has irked some regular visitors. Linda Garcia says, "They have to try to take everything away."
(Fox News) - Bonfires along the Pacific Northwest coast are a long-standing tradition. But the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper reports the Parks and Recreation Department there might be dousing the custom.
Why? Because of global warming.
Park staff is recommending reducing fires at both Alki Park and Golden Gardens Park. A memo from staff to the city's Parks and Recreation Board says the question is "whether it is good policy for Seattle parks to continue public beach fires when the carbon emissions contributes to global warming."
But the idea has irked some regular visitors. Linda Garcia says, "They have to try to take everything away."
posted by BP News Bureau | 9:42 AM
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