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Re: weather / stove question
Posted By: Lenny Leta In Response To: weather / stove question (diver531)
Date: Friday, 11-21-14, at 12:04 p.m.
My reply to this is that coal has to be mined which usually does some pretty bad stuff to the surrounding lands. It then has to be transported by large trucks to a distribution center. When you burn it, the sulfur and mercury gases fill the air and are extremely harmful to humans and the environment. It also creates lots of smoke and soot. Add to this how long it takes to form versus how fast we use it up and one can see why it is considered a non-renewable resource.
Most people cut their own wood (or buy it locally) and it grows back to burnable size in 20 - 30 years. It releases carbon dioxide and smoke but no sulfur or mercury. I used to teach workshops on wood heating at a community college in Virginia. I would always tell them that wood heats you up several times. 1. When you cut it. 2. When you split it. 3. When you carry it. 4. When you burn it.
This is just my opinion but its got to be worth at least two cents with all the cols weather we've been having.
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