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Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by sam_lowry_ on Saturday September 17, 2022 @08:52AM (#32877123)
> I personally think burning wood in housing areas > should be banned entirely for health reasons

Contemporary pellet burners and inserts are incredibly cost-effective and clean.

Gosh, even heating with peat is ecologically sound if it is extracted nearby.

Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by mjhay on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:44AM (#32878420)
Peat is only arguably renewable though - it grows at something like half a mm a year in thickness. Vegetation takes a long time to come back in those environments, and there's also so many more high-value things the peat could be used for instead. We must leave our grandchildren a world with Laphroaig..