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Smoke signals: Barbecue knows no season The Washington Post Share    
There once was such a thing as a barbecue season. Memorial Day to Labor Day. Not anymore. Now barbecue hounds smoke turkeys at Thanksgiving, and sometimes even a goose here or there at Christmas. A 2010 survey by the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association found that 56 percent of grill owners use their grills year-round. True, most are likely in the South. But some live in upstate New York. And Michigan. And here in the nation's capital, where, actually, the daily temperatures for barbecuing are friendly enough, often enough, to scratch the smoker's itch. More
Keep children safe around natural gas fireplaces The Red River Valley Echo Share
A natural gas fireplace is like a magnet in most homes - they encourage people to gather because they are warm and comforting. This is especially true when the temperatures begin to drop outside. Be aware of the potential so that the entire family can spend time together safely. More NH Sen. Shaheen to discuss biomass energy in Goffstown Seacoast Online Share
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., visited a wood pellet retailer, Oct. 24, to discuss biomass energy such as wood-based home heating fuels and its impact on jobs, the economy and the environment. The use of wood as a primary heat source nearly doubled between 2000 and 2010, according to data recently released U.S. Census data. More Save money heating your home this winter KRMG-AM/FM Share
If you're looking to save money staying warm this winter, you may want to consider going with vent-free gas products to supplement your central heating system. More Biomass thermal could ease winter heating burden Biomass Power & Thermal Magazine (Opinion) Share
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts it will cost more to heat our homes this year than the previous year, and for households using heating oil, expenditures will be higher than in any previous winter. This could be a great opportunity for biomass thermal. More New biomass alliance focuses on wood, miscanthus pellets Biomass Power & Thermal Magazine Share
The newly-formed Green Energy Farms Alliance will focus on the creation of a diverse solid biofuel portfolio, through the production of woody and miscanthus pellets for European markets. Miscanthus developer New Energy Farms and renewable energy project developer Global Green Engineered Fuels LLC have teamed up to form the alliance. It is currently involved in the development of a wood fuel manufacturing and distribution plant outside Atlanta, as well as a dual miscanthus and wood biomass manufacturing and distribution plant in southwest Georgia. More Stove swaps help keep air clean The Register-Guard Share
Two dozen Lane County, Ore., wood stove retailers were extra busy this year installing about 250 new home heating systems that were paid for, in part, by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The program - which swapped old, inefficient and smoke-belching wood stoves for cleaner models, pellet stoves, gas stoves or electric heat pumps - brought $471,000 to Oakridge, Cottage Grove, Springfield and Eugene, according to the program administrator, the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency. More Low-cost ambiance with no chimney The Kansas City Star Share
Fireplaces feed the need to take the chill off, but adding a gas or wood-burning chimney in a home can easily cost $3,000 or more. Electric models with built-in space heaters supply some of the ambiance and as much heat as the real thing - for a fraction of the cost. In these turbulent economic times, "plug and play" fireplaces have become a hot commodity for people who want a looky, lower-cost option to the real thing. More
Newest technological advancements transform infrared segment Casual Living Share
In 1961, the world of barbecue grills expanded, but no one knew it yet. That was when Bill Best, founder and CEO of Thermal Engineering Corporation, patented the first gas-powered ceramic infrared burner in the U.S. It wasn't until the early 1980s that the grill industry benefited from the fruits of Best's labor. In what is now the story of infrared grilling's genesis, Best took one of his burners and put it in a grill that he built for his own personal use. To Best, the apparatus was merely "a burner that was more or less sitting in a stainless-steel box," but what he had really done was assembled the first infrared grill. More
Home styles: New traditional design Houzz Share
Those who like traditional design and those who like contemporary design sometimes seem like they're standing in opposite corners, never to connect. Unfortunately, in these confrontations it also seems like it's "traditional" that gets a bad rap as not fitting into today's lifestyles. However, there are plenty of people who want to settle somewhere in the middle, appreciating historic architecture, interiors and furnishings while also admiring clean lines, a lack of clutter, light walls and modern technology. More |
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