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Switching from wood to coal for home heating does improve air quality, at least. That's the one benefit I'm aware of.
by xvedejas 7y ago
Switching from wood to coal for home heating does improve air quality, at least. That's the one benefit I'm aware of.
- frank2 7y agoAnd switching from coal to number 2 heating oil also improves air quality -- drastically.
- KarlKemp 7y agoNext we have natural gas, which doesn’t emit anything with an impact on your health (and is also somewhat better, although far from perfect, in its impact on climate).
- mirimir 7y agoIt's hard to avoid emitting NOx.
- ComodoHacker 7y agoMalfunctioning or poor quality equipment emit CO.
- spqr0a1 7y agoThere are plenty of wood stoves available these days with what are effectively catalytic converters. Wood stove particulate emission can be a lot lower than it used to.
- grecy 7y agoAnd in fact it's the law in many places (Canada)