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[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C)]

"Unlike systems that rely on fossil fuels, wood is a totally renewable resource, which, when burned, results in no net carbon dioxide increase. Carbon dioxide is part of the natural plant-growth cycle and occurs naturally when trees are allowed to rot on the forest floor," according to the wood boiler people cited by RnR.

As near as I can tell from talking to chemists, biologists and engineers over the years, this is true. Since all wood eventually decays, the net increase in CO2 over the long term from burning wood is zero.

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