The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

[brickie in oz]

The end is nigh.
There is a federal review under way to limit the amount of wood heaters sold, or at least to regulate them.
The ones in place are fine but the government will try to persuade owners to turn to the more environmentally friendly gas heaters.
How is a fossil fuel more friendly? You can grow another tree but how do you replace the gas?

I am a wood heater owner btw.


Wood fires focus of pollution cut

Wood smoke adds billions to health bill, says report

[Bacterium]

Re: The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

Sounds like another tax grab

[CrocAu]

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About 10,300 tonnes of invisible fine particles was released into the atmosphere from the state's wood heaters in 2008

i want a recount

[deejayoh]

Re: The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

Already the case many places here in the US. In Seattle and many other locations, you cannot build a home with a wood-burning fireplace. Gas only.

They do cause a lot of smog, because they don't burn the wood very efficiently. I am just guessing here, but I would think a WFO does a much better job of burning clean because of how hot they burn.

[brickie in oz]

Re: The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

i want a recount

If they did a recount it would go up as the recounts always do....

[CrocAu]

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in short yet again goverment thinks it is ok to put poison in our water but god help someone farts more than twice a week and farting is on target for banning

[brickie in oz]

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The estimate is that there will be 1 Million more vehicles belching out fossil fuel fumes on the roads in Australia in the next 20 years, and yet wood fires are on the hit list?

[CrocAu]

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it only makes sense........ oh no wait, it doesn't....

[CrocAu]

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my worry is that i plan to move house in few years again further to the country and wont be able to build new oven then..

[TropicalCoasting]

Re: The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

The estimate is that there will be 1 Million more vehicles belching out fossil fuel fumes on the roads in Australia in the next 20 years, and yet wood fires are on the hit list?

We might be ok if the CSIRO prediction is right

The price of petrol could soar to a crippling $8 a litre over the coming decade, according to CSIRO-sponsored research to be released today.

Read more: Get ready for $8-a-litre petrol | News.com.au

[cobblerdave]

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Gudday
Petrol at $8 a litre would cripple the price of transporting wood to the urban areas as well, we would all be forced to collect wood on foot from our local surrounds. Sobering thought as I have never brought wood but need the ute to transport it
Regards dave

[sandybits]

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Obviously the pro timber lobby is losing pace with the fossil fuel fellas'. If only we could all own enough land to coppice our own firewood.

[CrocAu]

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what happen to burning wood being carbon neutral? not anymore?
soon we wont be able to go toilet without special permit

[sandybits]

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what happen to burning wood being carbon neutral? not anymore?
soon we wont be able to go toilet without special permit

You, and the cows, will be evil.

[brickie in oz]

Re: The end is nigh in Oz for wood heaters.

Obviously the pro timber lobby is losing pace with the fossil fuel fellas'. If only we could all own enough land to coppice our own firewood.

I do, its called the state forest and I can collect firewood from the designated areas without a permit......