A wood-burning fireplace isn’t great for the planet or your health. But there are things you can do to make your fireplace better.

A rising push to pull energy from the world’s forests is heating the planet — despite industry claims otherwise, a new report argues. The report from Princeton researcher Timothy Searchinger and Yale ...

Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces and replenishes constantly. The power generated through this source does not significantly threaten the environment, especially in comparison ...

The world’s largest wood pellet producer has applied for a major clean energy tax credit for building a new plant in Epes, Ala., but critics say burning wood pellets for energy won’t reduce the ...

April 23rd, 2009 was an important day for Europe. On this day, the European Commission passed the Renewable Energy Directive, which required that Europe as a whole must produce 20 percent of its ...

The town of Hamlet, North Carolina, seemed to hit the jackpot in September 2014. After the community had endured decades of economic despair and high poverty rates, the world’s largest producer of ...

Q: What becomes of the wood created by the city removing ash trees? Does the emerald ash borer die when the tree is cut? Is it safe to use as firewood? If it is moved does the live bug have the ...

Tree trunks in Bavaria stored for further processing in a sawmill, taken during an excursion along the value chain of a wood pellet. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images) This ...