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 ...

WOODBRIDGE -- It looks like a shed and it will keep your home warm all winter long without using a drop of foreign oil. So what's not to like? Plenty, according to the public interest research group ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Outdoor Boiler announces updates to its Outdoor Wood Furnace supplies, offering significant cost savings, eco-friendly heating, and enhanced efficiency. With the introduction of ...

The tension between use of local, low-cost energy sources and the health effects of breathing wood smoke played out for hours in a hearing room Wednesday, as the Environment Committee heard testimony ...

BEAVERTON, MI--(Marketwire - Sep 27, 2012) - Outdoor wood furnaces have become a new trend toward energy independence for many families deciding to eliminate high household energy costs by taking ...

If you live in the country with access to even a small forest, and you’ve got an interest in using wood to economically heat your home and outbuildings, you should consider an outdoor wood boiler.

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- As outdoor wood furnaces catch on with homeowners looking to escape high heating bills, they're running afoul with more town and village officials worried about smoked-out neighbors.

With fuel prices on the rise, some people in town are turning to outdoor wood-burning boilers or furnaces to heat water or other liquid for home heating purposes, said Board of Health Chairman ...