Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- As outdoor wood furnaces catch on with homeowners looking to escape high heating bills, they're running afoul with more town and village officials worried about smoked-out ...

TOWN OF SPRING GREEN — If you hope to save money on heating fuel by installing an outdoor wood-burning furnace, Spring Green Township officials want you to get a permit and follow some basic rules.

TEXAS TOWNSHIP --Depending on whom you ask, outdoor furnaces or boilers are either underregulated, pollution-prone nuisances or unobtrusive, cost-efficient ways to heat homes. One thing, though, seems ...

Wood smoke contains dust and soot particulates that include carcinogens, and federal regulators are working with furnace manufacturers to make the next generation of outdoor furnaces much cleaner. U.S ...

What if someone told you that there"s a way to virtually eliminate your energy bills this winter? There is a way -- but with a caveat. Having a wood or corn furnace means reducing your energy bills.

He disagreed with allowing outdoor wood furnaces to be burned. Kaufman said there are many devices which create smoke and in some instances, more smoke than the outdoor wood burning devices. He added, ...