In 50 years, my father-in-law has never run out of wood. Since building a wood-heated cabin in Maine in the early 1970s, he has started each summer collecting balsam, birch and maples that fell or ...

Choosing the best firewood to burn in your home fireplace comes down to wood type and factors like its heat output, its dryness, its source, and, of course, cost. When you see signs for firewood for ...

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of households rely on wood heat. Researchers found that wood smoke accounts ...

It’s that time of year again when many of us dream of chestnuts roasting in an open fire, as those long winter nights draw in. Open fire places might look comforting and cosy, but what about the smoke ...

A new peer-reviewed study quantifies broadly for the first time the air pollution and public health impacts across the United States from both manufacturing wood pellets and burning them for energy.

There is something cosy and appealing about settling down next to a roaring fire in winter but, every year, nearly 61,000 premature deaths in Europe are caused by air pollution as a result of people ...

Wood emits more carbon dioxide than natural gas and coal when burned for heat. (Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance/Getty Images) Column by Michael J. Coren In 50 years, my father-in-law has never run ...