Winter months bring air quality issues to the greater Puget Sound region. Pierce County News interviews Greenwood executives about the companies clean wood burning technology and how it helps address the growing wood smoke problem.
Charge Your Phone with Burning Twigs
I must say, the folks at BioLite are clever. Using the cook stove technology they developed to aid in reducing indoor air pollution in the developing world, they have also built a brilliant little gadget for the weekend camper. With their camp stove, you can burn almost anything you can find in the woods – […]
A Quick Safety Tip: Have your Chimney Inspected!
Earlier this month it was National Chimney Safety Week, a gentle reminder to wood burning homeowners to have an annual inspection by a professional chimney sweep. Cutting corners and delaying routine maintenance may lead to additional expense in the future. Even the Greenwood Frontier or that new wood stove you got last year, that produce […]
Wood: The Fastest Growing Heating Fuel in the United States
Data from the 2010 US Census shows that wood heat grew faster than any other heating source in the last decade. The use of wood fuel grew 34% compared to the 26% increase for electricity. Wood heat grew fastest in the Northeast and the Great Lakes regions with Michigan and Connecticut seeing the largest increases […]
So you have not heard of the “Kachelofen”?
What is that mysterious Kachelofen, pronounced (kah-kel-low-fen)? Mark Twain called it “a masterly performer” and “One firing is enough for the day; the cost is next to nothing; the heat produced is the same all day, instead of too hot and too cold by turns.” It is a thousand year old tradition of building wood […]