Greener hearths. (Tools for green living: resources for eco-awareness and action).Recent years have brought more and more hand-wringing over the future of our resource use, and a line of wood-burning fireplaces from Finland may be part of the solution. Built entirely of beautiful gray soapstone soapstone or steatite (stē`ətīt), metamorphic rock of which the characteristic and usually chief mineral is talc, but which also contains varying parts of chlorite, mica, tremolite, quartz, magnetite, and iron , Tulikivi fireplaces ($4,800 and up) offer a highly efficient way to heat your home, warming for 12 to 24 hours on only two armloads of wood. The design of the fireplaces ensures complete combustion combustion, rapid chemical reaction of two or more substances with a characteristic liberation of heat and light; it is commonly called burning. The burning of a fuel (e.g., wood, coal, oil, or natural gas) in air is a familiar example of combustion. and minimal smoke emissions, which means better air not only outside, but inside too--a boon Boon A general term that refers to a benefit or improvement for investors. This can include such things as increased dividends, a stock market rally and stock buybacks. Notes: to those with allergies Allergies Definition Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Description Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders. . Many designs incorporate bakeovens and cast-iron cooktops for fresh-baked bread and flapjacks in the morning. CONTACT: Tulikivi, (800) 843-3473, www.tulikivi.com. |
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