Re: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it Controversial?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Out here part of being green (yes!) is using a stove that, by being  
properly insulated, vented, etc. "combusts" more completely.  The flu  
pipes insulated above a radiating section also serves, I suppose, to  
prevent deposition.  Of course some communities fine those caught  
burning wood, e.g. The Peoples' Republic of Berkeley.  I wonder what  
its namesake, the Bishop, would think of that republic.

bc  just acquired a cord in exchange for dinner from our building  
contractor.

BTW, a peaker plant in South County burns wood and saw dust etc.   
Some controversy over its pollution -- may not be in operation now,  
as not been in the news lately.

And here's a site announcing three wood plants ordered.

http://www.epsa.org/industry/data/?fa=fuel

And the Calif. Air Resources Board info. on wood.

http://www.arb.ca.gov/cap/handbooks/wood_burning_handbook.pdf


On 2009, Mar 15, , at 11:02, Brian Whatcott wrote:

> Quist, Oren wrote:
> > Not to muddy the waters, or anything.  But, apparently new (big)  
> > power plants are being designed to be fueled by wood.  Anyone care  
> > to comment???
> >
> > Oren Quist
> In these hyar parts, the wood stove user is adjured to buy hardwoods
> given the choice. The reason is not hard to find...
>
> Firewood is sold by the cord (more in the absence than not, sad to  
> tell)
> which is a volumetric measure beloved on the domestic front.
> But heating value is a function of mass rather than volume.
>
>  Either way, the volatiles deposit readily on stovepipes and chimneys
> and lead to interesting conflagrations. One can conclude that  
> attention
> is needed to combusting all the materials which can be burned, and
> scrubbing out those that cannot.
>
> BrianW