The federal government is now also questioning the future of wood stoves and pellet heating systems, as their ecological balance is controversial. Both industry and Union as well as some members of the governing coalition express criticism of the planned heating reform. Although these heating systems provide comparatively cheap heat, they have been subsidized by the federal government for years. But... 

While sex toys are usually considered modern devices, a new study suggests that they may date back much further than we thought. Researchers have discovered a strange wooden artefact at the Roman fort of Vindolanda that they believe may have been used during sex. The object was found alongside dozens of shoes and dress accessories, which meant it was initially thought to be a darning tool. However,... 

Researchers at KTH have succeeded in extracting electricity by letting water pass through treated wood. The work has just been published in the scientific journal Advanced Functional Materials. What happens if wood is put in water and the water then evaporates? Transpiration. This process, that liquid travels through vegetation, occurs everywhere in nature. In connection with that, small amounts of... 

Poland would rather go back primitive, like in the dark ages, heat their houses with wood than buy anymore gas from Russia. That’s how much they hate Russia. LOL Just to understand what this means, this is a major set back for cultural civilization, from the comforts of heating your house with a modern gas powered boiler, back to wood heating like centuries ago. What’s next? Candles instead... 

A supposedly “carbon neutral” Drax biomass power plant is the UK’s leading source of CO2 emissions, and belches out more harmful carbon and particulate matter than some of Europe’s dirtiest coal plants, according to a new report. Renewable energy firm Drax describes its plant in North Yorkshire as a “purely renewable” facility, boasting that it has slashed its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions... 

“They…come in with weapons, they seized a half-million dollars worth of property, they shut our factory down, and they have not charged us with anything,” says Gibson Guitars CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, referring to the August 2011 raid on his Nashville and Memphis factories by agents from the Departments of Homeland Security and Fish & Wildlife. The feds raided Gibson for using...