Firewood refers to pieces of wood that are used to make a fire. It is typically dry, chopped, and meant to be burnt to release heat.
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The two billion people on the planet who lack a light bulb or scrabble
for firewood for cooking or heat (sometimes getting into knife fights in the process) need affordable, convenient energy sources now — whether from a solar panel or biogas, or from a conventional power plant or propane tank.
WHEN I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, I assist by burning fire control belts around the local village and assist with the supply
of firewood for ceremonies and funerals.
Though the scene hardly varies — it's one end of the aluminum - sided house, with two rectangular windows over two garage doors — signs of changing seasons are visible: A barbecue grill appears in one photo; a big stack of
firewood in another.
Very large garden, with hammocks, sun beds, gazebo, art installations, fruit trees and hut
with firewood for the barbecue.
The Ecomodernist Manifesto discusses at some length the advantages that fossil fuels can provide for some of the world's poorest who lack access to modern energy and still rely
on firewood for heating and cooking, which requires deforestation and causes noxious indoor air pollution.
One Sale Mamman, 40, was electrocuted on Friday, while cutting
firewood from a fallen tree branch on an electric high - tension wire in Jigawa State.
For example, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency in Washington State has sponsored radio ads with Duraflame to promote the burning of manufactured logs in place of
cut firewood in fireplaces.
Earlier this year, Netflix announced its plans to return to
Camp Firewood for a Wet Hot American Summer sequel series that will take place 10 years after the film.
There are now a few very efficient wood boilers that
burn firewood at very high temperatures and store the heat in hot water tanks for homes with hydronic heat distribution systems.
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) was founded by Professor Wangari Maathai in 1977 under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK) to respond to the needs of rural Kenyan women who reported that their streams were drying up, their food supply was less secure, and they had to walk further and further to
get firewood for fuel and fencing.
They discussed resurfacing the whole thing, but to save money and preserve the history, the couple ended up painting it white and flanking it with
firewood storage and an intriguing wood - slat wall for the TV.
Think of body fat on the same basis as you would think of
storing firewood during the summer, ready to be burned during the winter to keep you warm.
Teaching gets Thomas home early enough to work for several hours in his yard and tend to other chores — such as
chopping firewood.
First bag of
firewood supplied - extra wood @ R25.00 p / bag rate Units to be serviced @ a daily rate of R150.00 p / unit The perfect getaway venue to restore «mind, body and soul».
Having said that I saw many Quechua families hiking long (long) distances through remote valleys with huge loads of things
like firewood on their backs....
If you
harvest firewood with a bow saw and a wheelbarrow, as I did in my early years, wood is as close to carbon - neutral as any fuel.
(Do not bring your
own firewood as it may introduce insect and other pests to the island).
After you've gotten home, done all the grocery shopping, have lots of
dry firewood in case the power goes out, and remembered to winterize outside first.
Coffee production is a major cause of rainforest destruction, as trees are cut down to accommodate sun - grown trees and to
provide firewood for drying ovens.
Since many users report that they enjoy being outdoors to process trees
into firewood, even the high labor inputs provide a significant health benefit.
For a novice, logic would dictate that opening a franchise specializing in selling
firewood by the cord would bring in revenue hand over fist.
«The business of governance is not like
splitting firewood where the axe is in the hands of one man.
Numerous fire rings with
free firewood provide the ambience of the bush.
This chainsaw holds it's weight with the
best firewood chainsaw, with a 40cc 2 stroke motor for optimal power.
Four - cylinder Frontier models fill most needs for a basic truck — provided it's only light - duty tasks such as
hauling firewood or appliances — while V6 models are the way to go for those with serious towing in mind.
The excellent amenities provide clean toilets, hot showers, laundry facilities, fresh water on tap and individual fireplaces and barbecues (
firewood also available).
The convict, Agyei Charles, who is serving a 10 - year jail term escaped when he and other inmates went out with some prison officers to
fetch firewood at Akwadum, between Koforidua and Suhum.
Trees are best left living, but saving cut trees from
becoming firewood allows me to give them a new lease on life.
In 2006, the WRC was the first to research the risk of rape and assault that women and young girls face when they collect
firewood outside of refugee camps.
Even well -
seasoned firewood generally has a 20 percent to 25 percent moisture content.
Laminate flooring exists throughout and the home's wood stove heats the entire home — you'll always have that fire - side, charcoal smell, but you also need to make sure you've chopped
enough firewood for a full winter season.
Firewood displays lend a country feel to any home and at Christmas time they can prove especially festive with a couple of merry tweaks.
They refreshed the stucco and added a piece of steel to accommodate
more firewood storage.
The commission will meet with the Flanders Riverside Northampton Community Association next week to teach good fire habits, like
keeping firewood away from the side of the house.
One chilly fall day in 2001 my brother and I were chain - sawing fallen trees for
firewood when the saw kicked on a knot and shot out of my brother's hands and into his groin.
Mothers
carry firewood on their heads and get knocked around by a downpour that's like bowls of dirty water being thrown from the sky.
Trees are best left living, but saving cut trees from becoming
firewood allows me to give them a new lease on life.
The piano is
not firewood yet But a heart can't be helped and it gathers regret Someday you'll wake up, and feel a great pain And you'll miss every toy you've ever owned You'll want to go back You wish you were small Nothing will console your crying You'll take the clock off of your wall And you'll wish that it was lying