Trendy wood-burning stoves should come with a health warning because of the dangerous pollution they emit, according to a report backed by more than 100 Conservative MPs. As many as 36,000 people in ...

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 ...

Angus Council will not permit the installation or replacement of solid fuel heating systems in its properties unless there ...

Councillors will consider a report proposing a ban on wood-burning stoves at a meeting of the housing committee scheduled for ...

Around two-thirds of the population of developing countries, around 3 billion people, still rely predominantly on biofuels (wood, dung and crop residues) for domestic energy (World Resources Institute ...

A new study has revealed wood-burning and eco stoves release high concentrations of toxic pollutants that pose serious health risks. The trendy home appliance is often used by households in the winter ...

“In developed countries there are still a limited number of studies where personal and indoor determinants of wood burning are studied,” Taina Siponen, of the National Institute for Health and Welfare ...

ALEXANDRA, South Africa — The mother stoked a crude stove with wood, broken bits of particleboard, chunks of coal--and a large, white plastic bag. “The plastic bag gets very hot and will melt into ...