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Woodstove Change Out Campaign
-- EPA,
June 2005 -- "Approximately 10 million wood stoves are currently in
use in the United States, and 80 to 90% of them are older,
inefficient, conventional stoves that pollute. During a wood
stove change out campaign, consumers receive financial incentives
(rebates) to replace older stoves with either non-wood burning
equipment (for example, vented gas stoves) or EPA certified wood
stoves. EPA certified wood stoves emit 60% to 80% less pollution
than older, conventional wood stoves."
Wood Chip Boiler Cuts School Heating Costs
-- The Montana Standard, February 2005 -- "A
new boiler that runs on wood chips is saving big money in
Philipsburg schools, where the district's January heating expense
plunged to a mere $467 compared to a bone-chilling December bill of
$8,000."
EPA Promoting
Sales of "Green" Wood Stoves
-- (January, 2005)
-- In some quarters, burning wood is a very controversial topic.
Too many people have and continue to suffer the ill effects of smoke
and air pollution caused by dirty-burning wood stoves and boilers.
Outdoor wood boilers heating up local conversations
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Watertown Daily Times, January 2005 -- "As gas prices inch up,
citizens are beginning to take a closer look at other natural
resources often found right in their back yard to keep warm on cold
winter days and nights.
Home Heating - Oil versus Wood
-- Robert Paterson's Blog, November 2004 -- "How do you insulate
yourself from the high risk of ever higher oil prices? ... Our
response? Go with wood."
How
Wood Boilers "Stack up"
-- Maine Department of Environmental Protection, June 2003 -- "Is
the rising price of fuel getting to you? Are you looking for
alternatives to oil that don’t involve the mess and hassle handing
wood inside? A new heating technology hitting the market might seem
to offer a solution. It’s the option of burning wood in a outdoor
wood boiler."
Outdoor Wood Furnaces
-- Woodweb Forum -- Has anyone had experience with outdoor "water
stoves" (Taylor, Central, etc.)?
Outdoor
Boilers ... Today's Most Controversial Wood Heating Technology
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Woodheat.org -- The concept certainly has its appeal: locate the
wood-fired boiler in a small insulated shed some distance from the
house and run water pipes under ground to transfer heat for both
space and water heating. Over the past ten years more and more
people have chosen outdoor boilers.
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