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The city I live in ran a campaign a number of years ago handing out $1000 vouchers to upgrade inefficient wood stoves. It can be a air quality issue, but the ma
by pragmar 13y ago
The city I live in ran a campaign a number of years ago handing out $1000 vouchers to upgrade inefficient wood stoves. It can be a air quality issue, but the major issue is one of efficiency. Modern wood stoves are very efficient - where a fireplace may run at 15%, some of the new hearthstones exceed 80%. In any case, as someone from New Hampshire, I find it insulting that anyone would frame burning wood as "recreational."
- maxerickson 13y agoI think reacting to it as framing is wrong, it is simply an attempt to sidestep wood burning that is primary intended for heating. Recreational wood burning really is a thing that people do...