It's freezing at -20°C, and today I'm taking on the challenge of installing a new wood-burning stove in my cottage! Las Vegas ...

Ever since the first caveman threw a log on the first fire, burning wood for heating and cooking has helped to define human civilization. But wood as a fuel source has some inherent drawbacks, ...

Chimney sweeps and businesses that sell firewood and wood- and corn-burning stoves are busy this year. With the cost of traditional heating fuels on the rise, homeowners are seeking alternative and ...

They are popping up in backyards all over. Outdoor wood burning furnaces are replacing traditional oil and natural gas boilers as the primary heating source for some homeowners in a bid to buck ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The federal Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standards for wood stoves that would reduce the maximum amount of fine particulate emissions allowed for new stoves ...

With cooler months ahead and rising energy prices, wood burner stoves are gaining popularity. Beyond the warmth they bring, there are new models that are producing far fewer carbon emissions and help ...

No way was Ginger Rice going to put up with another year of $300-a-month heating bills. So when she heard natural gas prices would climb even higher this season, Rice did the only thing she thought ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

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Wood-burning stoves and fireplaces may soothe the spirit and save fuel dollars, but they do so at the expense of the environment. So say state and local officials in the Northeast and western United ...