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Fireworks: Ungreen Or A Necessary Part Of Ringing In The New Year?

Image Source: "Mr Magoo ICU" Dear Pablo: What is the environmental impact of fireworks? It seems like it must create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. That is a very popular question around the 4th of July and New Year's Eve. In fact I have answered this question before. The following answer originally appeared on Salon.com in June of 2008. Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, estimates that 18,000 fireworks shows occur across the nation on July 4 alone. Totals ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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