Every winter as I turn on my oil burner heat unit I do so with a touch of trepidation and guilt. I pride myself on living as sustainably as possible and on my pursuit of environmentally friendly ...

Save money and increase self-reliance with this DIY wood burning furnace. Building a homemade outdoor wood furnace can heat your home and hot water. Marcus Ashley’s solution to the skyrocketing cost ...

For the first time in three years of trying, legislation to tighten regulations on outdoor wood furnaces has passed a chamber of the legislature. The Senate passed and sent to the House an amended ...

MONTPELIER, Vt.—When oil prices climbed, more people turned to wood to heat their homes, many using outdoor wood furnaces that to some are air-polluting nuisances. From Vermont to Connecticut to ...

Connecticut is a state looking for renewable energy sources, where wood is in abundant supply. But one method of heating with renewable fuel, outdoor wood furnaces, could be all but banned under terms ...

TEXAS TOWNSHIP --Depending on whom you ask, outdoor furnaces or boilers are either underregulated, pollution-prone nuisances or unobtrusive, cost-efficient ways to heat homes. One thing, though, seems ...

Interest in wood-fired hydronic heating systems continues to rise along with the price of conventional fuel. One heat source used for such systems, especially in rural areas of North America, is the ...

If you are thinking about buying an outdoor wood-fired boiler, here are some tips from the state Department of Environmental Protection: • Check to be sure it is legal to install and operate one in ...

The day that someone in your neighborhood decides to install an outdoor wood furnace is the day that you will forever regret. These smoke-belching devices will take away one of your basic rights ---- ...

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NEWTOWN -- Currituck Road resident William Thiessen said the smoke from a neighbor's outdoor wood-burning furnace causes him to have frequent sore throats. Thiessen also said he has had to sleep in ...