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 ...

For the first time in three years of trying, legislation to tighten regulations on outdoor wood furnaces has passed a chamber of the legislature. The Senate passed and sent to the House an amended ...

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 ...

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Keeler Service Center Inc., located in the center of downtown Telford, is celebrating over three decades of quality vehicle sales and service to the Bucks-Mont area. Started in 1980, Keeler Service ...

Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes. But neighbors say the units are a health hazard. Federal ...

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 ...

KILLINGWORTH -- Selectmen, for the moment, are in disagreement about a proposed new town ordinance that would regulate -- but not ban -- the operation of all outdoor wood-burning furnaces. The measure ...