Not all firewood is created equal, and some burn longer and hotter than others. There's one that scores above all others in ...

The burning of a Yule log is a long-standing tradition which provides heat in cold winters and holiday symbolism for many cultures.

Choosing the best firewood to burn in your home fireplace comes down to wood type and factors like its heat output, its dryness, its source, and, of course, cost. When you see signs for firewood for ...

People who own wood-burning stoves or fireplaces shouldn't just use any old firewood. There's one wood species that burns ...

Dear Jim: I always buy firewood to use in my open fireplace. I burn it just for ambiance, not really for heat. I thought about using fireplace logs instead. Are they as efficient and as good for the ...

In 50 years, my father-in-law has never run out of wood. Since building a wood-heated cabin in Maine in the early 1970s, he ...

Q: I am thinking about using artificial fireplace logs instead of messy real firewood in my open fireplace. Do they burn more efficiently and cleaner than real wood? A: No matter what type of fuel you ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Air quality regulators extended a ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Tuesday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood ...

The Bay Area Air District has issued a Space the Air alert for Thursday, Jan. 1. The alert bans the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel. The ban is in ...