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Which is less carbon intensive: electic heat or wood stovfe heat? <\/p>\nWhich is less carbon intensive: electic heat or wood stovfe heat? <\/p>\n
The Sierra Club’s "Hey Mr. Green" tells us …it depends on the quality \/ newness of your wood stove and where the pollution ends up — at a power plant or in your neighborhood. No easy answers but some good info.<\/p>\n
" … carbon footprint depends on the source of your electric power and the quality of your wood burner. … power … generated from coal or other fossil fuels … footprint might be bigger than if you’re burning wood in a new, efficient, EPA-approved firebox or stove. …"<\/p>\n
" … wood burner … releases a lot more other pollutants into the air … releases them right where you and your neighbors breathe … wood … emits 250 times as much global-warming methane as burning coal in a power plant."<\/p>\n
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