DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- When it's cold outside many of us may resort to using supplemental heat like a space heater to stay warm. Fire departments don't discourage it, however, they emphatically ...

Save money and increase self-reliance with this DIY wood burning furnace. Building a homemade outdoor wood furnace can heat your home and hot water. Marcus Ashley’s solution to the skyrocketing cost ...

Smoky stoves, scam heaters and viral hacks are all responses to the same problems: energy is expensive, homes are leaky, and ...

When many people think of wood-burning stoves, the chances are that they imagine bulky cast-iron boxes, smoky chimneys and soot-blackened glass. The models that were a mainstay of old cottages and ...

FOREST ACRES, S.C. — A proposed ordinance would ban outdoor wood-burning furnaces in Forest Acres. Supporters believe the devices pose health hazards, while others say this action by city council is ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Peter Irga currently receives funding ...

Wood-burning appliances in people’s homes are a major source of damaging air pollution in the European Union and the UK, responsible for €13 billion a year in health-related costs, a study has found. ...