Archive for June, 2008

Many ways to harvest heat - Bennington Banner

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Many ways to harvest heat
Bennington Banner, VT - 28 minutes ago
Their plan recommended funding wood and pellet stoves as part of a state fuel assistance program that helps low-income Vermonters to better insulate their


Letter: Clean up the real air quality problem - Mercury-Register

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Letter: Clean up the real air quality problem
Mercury-Register, CA - 3 hours ago
We smell the woodstove and it smells good. We see the burns and it looks bad. These are a drop in the bucket compared to our actual problem.


A growing passion for pellets - Bangor Daily News

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
A growing passion for pellets
Bangor Daily News, ME - 3 minutes ago
Burning pellets is a compromise between chopping, storing and loading stick wood into a stove, and simply turning up your oil heat thermostat, Higgins said.


Life Goes On—What’s in your ditch today? - Fulton Valley News (subscription)

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Life Goes On—What’s in your ditch today?
Fulton Valley News (subscription),  USA - 1 hour ago
I keep track of a few people living in trailers, heating with a wood stove. They have to leave a door open in winter. A wood stove in a small space will


Rescue workers describe their view of the blaze - Norwich Bulletin

Friday, June 27th, 2008

More than one person has called what happened on the morning of April 26 a miracle. City police and fire departments were first alerted to the fire at Peachtree Apartments at 1:25 a.m. Police on patrol in the area were the first to arrive to …


Cabin fever - Montreal Gazette

Friday, June 27th, 2008

It took us two hours to drive back in time 200 years, from the post-industrial traffic gridlock of Montreal to the pre-industrial boreal virginity of the most popular provincial wildlife reserve close the city. Time is relative, but two hours seems …


Life Goes On—What’s in your ditch today? - Fulton Valley News

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Most of the snow in East Overcast is usually gone by the end of April, allowing me to make my prosperity focused, and spring evaluation of the local region. Fewer plastic “speed food” containers were visible along the roadside, meaning the …


Northern premiers reject Dion’s proposal for carbon tax - Globe and Mail

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Joseph Freeman from Vancouver, Canada writes: Yes, because Harper is such an inspiration to us all. Excuse me while I gag. So what does Campbell in BC have to say . . . he introduced his own carbon tax, and the main opposition (NDP) prefers another …


Antiques: Cast-iron heating stoves can bring $500 or more - Providence Journal

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Providence Journal
Antiques: Cast-iron heating stoves can bring $500 or more
Providence Journal, RI - 1 hour ago
The animal appears to be made of wood — at least it’s hard. It is yellow with a big red nose and stands 12 inches high on its hind legs.


New Maine Financing Deal For Alternative-Fuel Appliances - Alternative Energy Retailer magazine

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
New Maine Financing Deal For Alternative-Fuel Appliances
Alternative Energy Retailer magazine, CT - 18 minutes ago
We wanted to make it easier to afford a new, cleaner burning stove,” says Jim Delamater, the president and CEO of Northeast Bank. “Wood pellet stoves