The Grand Portage Reservation is at the northeastern tip of Minnesota. The Air Quality Program has many ongoing projects in order to maintain healthy indoor and outdoor air. These projects include monitoring for regional haze and particulate matter, indoor air quality, invasive plant removal, public outreach, environmental education, alternative energy, and climate change.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

When you bake your turkey, don't forget to turn on the range hood

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Tis the season for lots of baking, so don't forget that even new stoves can give off very high levels of carbon monoxide. CO is colorless, odorless, and deadly, but a properly working range hood fan can vent it outside.

I plan on doing as little as possible today besides eat and watch football (Lions - meh, Cowboys - boo!) My favorite Thanksgiving football memory was Randy Moss shredding the Cowboys for my long-suffering Vikings (Drew Pearson pushed off! that's how long I have despised the Cowboys).

Oh well, enough of that. Whether you're religious or not there is usually something to be thankful for and I hope you all have a pleasant holiday and drive safe.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi there
Another source of CO is the common wood burning fireplace. For more info, please visit this site:
http://burningissues.org/forum/phpBB2/index.php