weoden
12-20-2005, 07:50 PM
I read a similar article in the WSJ and corn seems to be a great alternate fuel for those that need winter heat.
"Advocates of corn-burning stoves say the savings from them can be substantial. People can heat their entire homes with corn for as little as $1 to $3 per day, Haefner said. That's less than half of what natural gas customers pay in some parts of the country.
Using corn to heat homes can indeed be efficient, said Phil Smith, an energy specialist for the Minnesota Commerce Department. It also cuts your contribution to carbon in the atmosphere, he said.
But some people are going to extremes to heat with corn. Take the burglar who crept into the Foster Flame Shop in Foster, Neb., recently and took nothing but a hard-to-come-by Baby Countryside stove valued at $1,800. Owner Kevin Siedschlag intended to keep that last Baby for his own home.
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http://www.saukvalley.com/news/332651200094576.bsp
"Advocates of corn-burning stoves say the savings from them can be substantial. People can heat their entire homes with corn for as little as $1 to $3 per day, Haefner said. That's less than half of what natural gas customers pay in some parts of the country.
Using corn to heat homes can indeed be efficient, said Phil Smith, an energy specialist for the Minnesota Commerce Department. It also cuts your contribution to carbon in the atmosphere, he said.
But some people are going to extremes to heat with corn. Take the burglar who crept into the Foster Flame Shop in Foster, Neb., recently and took nothing but a hard-to-come-by Baby Countryside stove valued at $1,800. Owner Kevin Siedschlag intended to keep that last Baby for his own home.
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http://www.saukvalley.com/news/332651200094576.bsp