[at-l] On the how was, too.

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

At 08:47 PM 12/11/2005 -0500, Felix wrote:
>Quoting rcli4@comcast.net:
>
> > Wood burning stoves are not all that green.  I grew up in a area called
> > Pleasant Valley.  When it got cold and everyone fired up their woodstove it
> > wasn't very pleasant.  Here is one studies version of the truth
> >
> > http://burningissues.org/
>
>
>I am skeptical of nearly every 'fact' presented there...and, most places.

The fact that their chart compares only "emissions" reminds me of those who 
tout electric cars as a "pollution free" solution to big city traffic. All 
the electricity to charge those cars has to be generated somewhere. 
Pollution free for whom? Too many of these comparisons only look at the 
little picture.

BTW The guy who built in back of my house has one of those outdoor wood 
boilers (see the link off the site above). The big problem with them is the 
short flue height. Trees and buildings create an envelop of air in the same 
way your hair does. With a short flue stack in a town (like here) the smoke 
from the boiler doesn't get up into the wind to dissipate. Instead it 
spreads out in the envelop at the height of the flue. Result? Your 
neighbors can't open their windows or door without filling their houses 
with your chimney smoke. Guess who's downwind from his furnace.

Burning wood is a great way to go if done right but it isn't suitable for 
everywhere.