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Title: Wood burners
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 22 February, 2018 @ 15:06:18
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Is your wood stove choking you? How indoor fires are suffocating cities

A wood stove emits more harmful air particulates than a diesel truck. Does their newfound popularity in cities threaten to wipe out progress in reducing air pollution?
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/feb/22/wood-diesel-indoor-stoves-cities-pollution

Quite interesting and relevant to Greece, where the increase in the price of heating oil led to an increase in the amount of wood burnt.
Title: Re: Wood burners
Post by: Jolly Roger on Thursday, 22 February, 2018 @ 18:47:53
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Is your wood stove choking you? How indoor fires are suffocating cities

A wood stove emits more harmful air particulates than a diesel truck. Does their newfound popularity in cities threaten to wipe out progress in reducing air pollution?
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/feb/22/wood-diesel-indoor-stoves-cities-pollution

Quite interesting and relevant to Greece, where the increase in the price of heating oil led to an increase in the amount of wood burnt.

At least it is a sustainable fuel, unlike oil and gas.