http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz A cast-iron commitment to cooking Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:53:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/the-truth-about-burning-wood http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/the-truth-about-burning-wood#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:00:18 +0000 Zak http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/the-truth-about-burning-wood Wood has been safely used as a fuel since the beginning of recorded history – longer than any other fuel. Fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal) have only been used for heating since the early 1900s. Prior to this, wood had been the primary fuel for as long as Planet Earth had been inhabited by humans. Let's consider a few facts about wood burning...]]> http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/the-truth-about-burning-wood/feed 0 http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/environmental-standards-for-wood-burners http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/environmental-standards-for-wood-burners#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 22:34:21 +0000 Janie http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/?p=334 http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/environmental-standards-for-wood-burners/feed 0 http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-fuel-makes-economic-sense http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-fuel-makes-economic-sense#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:10:36 +0000 Zak http://homewoodstoves.co.nz/?p=21 Modern technology means that wood, the oldest of fuels, can now be burnt efficiently, cleanly and with the minimum of fuss. By choosing wood as your fuel, you will be helping the environment, helping the local economy and saving money on the ‘whole life’ heating costs for your building...]]> http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-fuel-makes-economic-sense/feed 0 http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-as-a-fuel http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-as-a-fuel#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:14:11 +0000 Zak http://homewoodstoves.co.nz/?p=15 Increasingly, we’re being made aware of how the fuels we use affect the environment, particularly with regard to causing global warming by the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other ‘greenhouse’ gases in the atmosphere. Most greenhouse gases are created by the use of fossil fuels like oil, coal, natural gas and propane. Burning such fuels produces CO2 from the ancient carbon they contain that was, until their extraction...]]> http://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/wood-fuel-and-the-environment/wood-as-a-fuel/feed 0