Archive for December, 2009

The Smoldering Wood Pellet Business - New York Times (blog)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

New York Times (blog)
The Smoldering Wood Pellet Business
New York Times (blog)
Made from timber harvesting residue or sawdust, pellets can be burned in residential wood stoves, or ground up and used in industrial heating applications.

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Bucks Briefs - Burlington County Times

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

An unidentified male was killed early Wednesday on the train tracks near the Croydon SEPTA station. The incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on the Amtrak portion of the tracks, when a southbound Amtrak train traveling from New York City to …


Firefighters save historic barn - Traverse City Record-Eagle

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

EMPIRE — Mike Bolton was out for a walk on his property when he reached the peak of a small hill that gave him a view of his home and barn. It wasn’t the rustic scene he anticipated. Smoke poured from a utility shed and billowed 60 feet in the air …


Fire damages house - Burlington County Times

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A malfunctioning wood stove has caused a fire that resulted in minor damage to a Lower Southampton home. No one was injured, said Lower Southampton Fire Marshal William Raymond. When police were called to the 1200 block of Falls Avenue in the Oakford …


Fire destroys home on Allen Hill Road - Press Republican

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Roberts said the fire was ruled accidental and may have started from burning ambers from a wood stove. Firefighters were at the home until 3:30 a.m., though a small crew remained throughout the night to monitor the situation. No firefighters were …


Letter: ‘Gutter’ news good only for burning - Appeal-Democrat

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

What kind of social value does the story about spousal abuse In Yuba County have for children? (”Yuba County man faces felony spousal abuse charges,” Dec. 12). I will never subscribe to this paper until professional people, with brains, start running …


Fire damages Sioux Falls home - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Fire damages Sioux Falls home
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
An eastern Sioux Falls home suffered extensive damage from a fire that originated from a wood stove late Wednesday afternoon. The Split Rock Township Fire

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House Detective: What to do with your Christmas tree - Seacoastonline.com

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

al.com (blog)
House Detective: What to do with your Christmas tree
Seacoastonline.com
So woodstove and fireplace owners remove branches and start chopping. After experiencing the miraculous scent of pine throughout the cold 2007/08 days it’s
Christmas tree disposal Burn it, bird it or bring to transfer station Ukiah Daily Journal

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Burn ban restrictions expanded - Yakima Herald-Republic

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Burn ban restrictions expanded
Yakima Herald-Republic
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency imposed a stage 2 burn ban, which prohibits all burning, including the use of certified wood stoves, pellet stoves and

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I think I’ll stay in Jamestown - Jamestown Press

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I got a great recipe for rum cake from the staff at Grapes and Gourmet, and Julie, my landlady, came out to lay a fire in the wood stove when I thought I had run out of oil. The list goes on and on. When I lived in Philly, I rarely had a conversation …