JB, your credibility is seriously diminished by your lack of personal commitment. No body (with a very few exceptions) will be willing to align themselves with a crack pot. If you believe what you say, follow through with what you believe in.
As far as your studies and links against leafs burning... I am confident that if someone wanted to take the time there are just as many studies and links that support leafs burning.
As for me, I prefer to bring my leafs to 8th street in Mt. Vernon and burn them there. I have been working on a system to drop my burning leafs from helicopters.