Archive for August, 2008

Retailers say pellet stoves are hot item as customers flee from … - Albany Business Review

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Retailers say pellet stoves are hot item as customers flee from
Albany Business Review, NY - 23 minutes ago
Concern about high home heating prices is again driving consumers to shop for alternatives, particularly wood pellet stoves, according to local retailers.


‘Freedom living’ ideas to make cash go further - Telegraph.co.uk

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Telegraph.co.uk
‘Freedom living’ ideas to make cash go further
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 50 minutes ago
The serious business of burning wood for maximum effect means acquiring whatever wood you can scavenge in whatever form. The size of stove will depend on


These Home-Heating Options Go Beyond Oil - MainStreet

Friday, August 29th, 2008

MainStreet
These Home-Heating Options Go Beyond Oil
MainStreet, NY - 1 hour ago
You could huddle by a wood stove all winter, but there are other ways to heat an entire house that are cheaper and less carbon-heavy.


City shuts down wood furnaces - North Adams Transcript

Friday, August 29th, 2008

NORTH ADAMS — All outdoor wood-burning furnaces must be shut down, and new units cannot be installed under a moratorium issued by the City Council on Tuesday night. “Several communities in the state have banned these furnaces or created ordinances …


Carper farm clinging to the old days - Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Friday, August 29th, 2008

SPANISHBURG — You might not notice as you drive through the Lake Shawnee area between Princeton and Spanishburg, but just out of sight off Route 19, a unique phenomenon is occurring. On their 120-acre farm located about a half-mile down Low Water …


Don’t hoard wood pellets - Oneonta Daily Star

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Don’t hoard wood pellets
Oneonta Daily Star, NY - 2 hours ago
According to area retailers, the high price of oil has motivated more customers to purchase pellet stoves and stock up on pellets. But the wood pellets are


The Health Effects of Heating and Cooking in the Home - American Chronicle

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The Health Effects of Heating and Cooking in the Home
American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago
In addition, wood stoves are utilized as a low cost means of heating homes. Burning these biomass fuels, though economical, results in exposure to high


Demand for wood stoves high in Minn. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Demand for wood stoves high in Minn.
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 24 minutes ago
She says many people are interested in both corn and wood stoves, so their business recently began to sell wood stoves and wood pellets.


Demand is high for wood stoves - Minnesota Public Radio

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Demand is high for wood stoves
Minnesota Public Radio, MN - 1 hour ago
She says many people are interested in both corn and wood stoves, so their business recently began to sell wood stoves and wood pellets.


FEATURE OBITUARY: Catherine Richardson, 54, creative, warm-hearted … - Maine Sunday Telegram

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Each day the newsroom selects one obituary and seeks to learn more about the life of a person who has lived and worked in Maine. We look for a person who has made a mark on the community or the person’s family and friends in lasting ways. GORHAM …