KRON 4 environmental reporter Charles Clifford expounds (link to video here) on the damage fireworks cause to the environment. Fireworks emit smoke, particulate matter, and toxic metals.
No human activity is exempt from sin against the new fundamentalism. (The mere act of breathing adds the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.) So rather than let the new religion make you feel guilty about the experiences that give life pleasure---a vacation trip, viewing your flat-screen TV, and watching fireworks---declare your Independence from the environmental god this weekend and grill a good steak. And if you must, buy a few indulgences, I mean carbon credits, to make you feel better.
Below are the final two minutes of Foster City's fireworks celebration, as seen from the Beach Park bridge a half mile away.
© 2008 Stephen Yuen
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