Shifting towards renewable sources of Energy
With the increasing concerns for environmental protection by the United Nations, the developed countries are especially being forced to reduce their carbon emission and to clean their rivers' water basins. The amount of pollution caused by developed countries is more than double the amount being produced in the low income countries. The recent oil spill by British Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico has destroyed the habitat of millions of marine species and has affected the animals and birds that fed from it thus disturbing a whole ecosystem. The United States government has passed a number of Acts and regulations to stop the high rate at which the environment is deteriorating, but a visible change is yet to be seen.
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The rise in economic instability of the world has affected oil prices greatly, as a result, many people have now started looking for alternative means of energy which are not only fuel efficient but are also cheaper than fossil fuels. A step in this regard, by a number of United State citizens, has been to shift from oil burning stoves to modern wood burners. Many people may think of this idea as obscene as the general concept is that burning wood not only causes harm to the environment but also results in deforestation. But what people do not understand is that wood is a renewable resource than fossil fuels which takes thousands of years to form. Modern wood burners are even more efficient than contemporary wood stoves since they require less amount of wood and produce higher amount of heat with little or no smoke. So they are hotter, cleaner and more environmental friendly than both contemporary wood stoves and gas burning stoves. The modern wood stoves use �woody biomass� as fuel which consists of woody pallets, chips and logs. Most of the modern stoves are dual functioning in the sense that they can work on any of these form of biomass fuels. On the other hand, the contemporary wood stoves that work with woody pallets only are known as pallet stoves and so on.
Environmental Protection
A number of regulations have also been set by the US government, so that exploitation of forests for fuel wood can be taken care of. In addition to this, safety measures in usage of wood burners have also been recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency. The most important thing in this regard is cross ventilation of air in places where wood is being burnt. This is because the smoke from wood can be dangerous for human health. The EPA has published a detailed list of things that needs to be done before installation of modern wood burners.
The protection of environment is the duty of every person on this planet. If we cannot improve the environment for our future generations, we should at least preserve it as it is now. Taking small steps towards environment protection can lead to big changes in the future. Therefore, we should not hesitate to plant a treat, conserve water from our every day work or encourage use of recyclable material. This is what we owe to our future generations. |