{"id":80693,"date":"2018-02-22T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T07:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-your-wood-stove-choking-you-how-indoor-fires-are-suffocating-cities\/"},"modified":"2018-02-22T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T08:03:12","slug":"is-your-wood-stove-choking-you-how-indoor-fires-are-suffocating-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/is-your-wood-stove-choking-you-how-indoor-fires-are-suffocating-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your wood stove choking you? How indoor fires are suffocating cities"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA wood stove emits more harmful air particulates than a diesel truck. Does their newfound popularity in cities threaten to wipe out progress in reducing air pollution?Emma Meaden loves to sit in her north-west London flat, her dogs napping at her feet, watching the flames dance in her new wood stove. When she first moved in, she lit a few fires in the old-fashioned fireplace \u2013 but it was a poor way to heat her sitting room and she was intrigued by the stoves she\u2019d seen at friends\u2019 homes in the country. Along with the savings on heating and the ambiance, Meaden liked the idea that wood was a renewable fuel \u2013 one that, she supposed, would shrink her carbon footprint. \u201cI\u2019m always trying to do the right thing,\u201d she says. Like Meaden, many Britons have embraced the cosy, hearth-and-home feeling of burning wood. The government has helped propagate the notion of wood as a renewable fuel that saves money and the environment alike \u2013 an image that stove manufacturers have happily seized upon for their marketing campaigns. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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