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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the split wood into a stove that heats his home in the capital of Moldova. As the nights turn chilly, the stack of firewood has been growing higher around him — his provisions for the coming winter. Europe’s poorest country, with pro-Western aspirations but part of its territory controlled by Russian troops, has seen Russian energy giant Gazprom slash natural gas supplies by 30% recently and threaten more cuts. The clamor for firewood is not limited to poorer nations like Moldova but has surged across...

Germany could embrace wood for heat if Russia further cuts gas flows, Deutsche Bank says. The bank said in a note that it expects German demand for gas to fall 10% below 2021 levels. ... German households could turn to wood as a heating source this winter as gas supplies remain tight while Russia restricts flows to Europe, Deutsche Bank .. expects gas consumption in Germany to be 10% below 2021 levels thanks to private households saving and high gas prices. It also noted that coal and lignite could emerge as replacements for natural gas in the industrial power sector....

Last week we showed that while US natural gas prices have had several catalysts that have propelled them higher in recent weeks, one of the biggest drivers why natural gas is trading at the highest level in over a decade, was the recent surge in LNG exports to Europe as Reuters’ energy expert John Kemp explained in detail. But while the surge in oil exports is bad news for US consumers, it’s fantastic news for LNG tankers because as the FT reports, the world’s largest gas traders are scrambling to secure liquefied natural gas tankers ahead of winter after the...

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Some would tell you there's an art form to stacking wood properly. Here's how to stack two cords of wood which might last a winter depending on many factors of course,

A lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by seven states is seeking to force the federal agency to impose stringent new regulations on residential wood-burning heaters, which they claim “can increase particle pollution to levels that cause significant health concerns.” (See EPA wood-burning lawsuit.pdf) The lawsuit, filed last month in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the attorneys general of Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont, is directed against currently unregulated “indoor and outdoor wood boilers,” which have become an increasingly popular way to heat homes, particularly in rural areas.

Few things in Berkeley are as sacred as a coast live oak. The gnarled Berkeley natives are protected by city law, supported by a council resolution and are a favorite of environmentalists. But that might not be enough to save 38 coast live oaks from UC's plan to clear part of a grove next to Memorial Stadium to make way for an athletic training center promised to football coach Jeff Tedford. "Those trees are far more valuable than this passing fancy for a high-priced football coach who may be gone in a season or two," said Joanna Dwyer, who lives...

Like most New Jersey farmers, Chester Stephens has to get a little creative in order to make ends meet. A bit too creative, officials say. Now, Stephens is making his way through the appeals process in an unusual case involving the sale of firewood that calls into question the legal definition of "agriculture." On the farm, a familiar sight to motorists along Flanders-Drakes town Road that's been in his family since the late 1700s, Stephens grows mostly corn and hay while raising beef cows and pigs. But one field of the 115-acre farm in Mount Olive is given over to...

The hottest item for Christmas this year might not be a trendy video game or high-tech digital camera, but a stack of firewood. That's right. Dead trees are in. High natural-gas prices this fall have ignited demand for wood in a way not seen in years, as a growing number of Northern Californians are attempting to save money on their PG&E bills by turning to their fireplaces instead of thermostats for heat. Many Bay Area firewood dealers say supplies of seasoned oak, pine and other firewood are running low. Some have already run out. --snip-- And nationally, sales of wood...

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Atheist: Christmas tree recycling unfairProgram changed because incentive said to favor ChristiansPosted: December 29, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com An atheist activist forced Chicago to change its Christmas tree recycling program, complaining it was unfair to non-Christians. The city wanted to bolster its Blue Bag recycling program by offering a years worth of blue bags and some mulch to anyone who turned in a used Christmas tree. But Rob Sherman, known for his campaign to keep crosses off city seals, protested to Chicago, insisting the trees-for-bags exchange unfairly benefits Christians, the Chicago Tribune reported. "The concern was...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 9/24/02 - Kabul, Babil, Sukkot, Ramallah, al-Shorja, Kosovo BREAKING: Babil, Babylon International Festival, BREAKING: Western Wall, Sukkot, BREAKING: Ramallah, clean underwear, BREAKING: Kosovo, UN accountability, Kabul, firewood, Ashiana center, brick factory, bodybuilders, Kandahar, Bagram, Baghdad, al-Shorja market, Baghdad, women's food rations, Jerusalem, Israel, Bethlehem, Gaza, Hamas, Al Aqsa Terrorists' Brigade, Palestinian police and terror, Gaza blood libel, Hebron, Tel Aviv, Tehran, ===================== Kabul =================== In Kabul, collecting firewood. In Kabul, women are free. Painting at the Ashiana center is allowed These people were FREED BY THE USA. In Kabul, at the brick...

Earl Waite recently returned home after spending 18 months at the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon. Waite, 56, was accused by U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Special Agent Pat Green of having cut nine cords of firewood from state lands to which federal administrators claim ownership in what is commonly recognized as the Salmon-Challis and Sawtooth National Forest. Waite claims he only cut one Douglas fir tree up for firewood and that he had permits allowing him to do so. By summer's end, 1998, Waite and his son had cut and stacked 48 cords of firewood, all but nine cords were...