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Originally Posted by KellyFG
Do you think burning wood is a bad choice for green living?
Have you found any info online to support wood burning or info that says its a bad choice?
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Wood as fuel is 'carbon neutral' - that is to say, it only releases the carbon dioxide that it had absorbed during its growth. If left to rot in landfill (buried) it can produce methane, 23 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2.
Alternatively, shredding it for mulch or compost, or allowing it to beak down in the air, will return its nutrients to the soil and give off CO2 slowly. However, burning it releases the CO2 immediately.
Wood burning stoves with hot water systems are getting more popular, especially those using pelleted wood made from sawdust - a waste product from sawmills and furniture producers etc. They are used in large industrial buildings, schools, hospitals etc, as well as in private homes. Efficient systems like this create fewer smoke particles, such as creosote.
The argument is that growing wood is a renewable source of fuel and construction material, and it will absorb C02 as it grows. Burning the waste gives us an alternative fuel to fossil fuels, and it saves unneccessary landfill, methane production etc.
There is tons of info online, google 'wood fuel carbon neutral'
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