Another Bit of Bad News

First of all it was the disillusionment that set in when confronted with the fact that farting cows are a major source of greenhouse gases. No longer could I gaze at a field of grazing cows in a contemplative mood – all I could think of was the fact that each cow would be letting slip 200 litres of methane per day.

Now comes the news that wood-burning pizza ovens are likely to fall foul of new environmental restrictions.

I predict that in less than 10 years time we’ll have an army of inspectors poking around our wood-burning fire in the living room complaining that it does not conform to some new batch of environmental laws. We’ll probably have to replace the thrill of a real fire with a flat-panel screen showing an endless loop video of flickering flames. It’s not the same, I tell you.