With the winter coming, CNET's Martin LaMonica gets a fresh load of home heating pellets and takes stock of the growing mix of home energy options. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

(StatePoint) Wood pellet heating is growing in popularity as more people discover its cost-saving, environmental and efficiency benefits. To understand exactly what wood pellet heating is and whether ...

We have a sort of love-hate relationship with our pellet stove. My wife leans more toward the latter, while I see the benefits outweighing the negatives. In this column I’ll outline the primary ...

With the cost of heating fuels skyrocketing, many homeowners are looking for cheaper alternatives to get through the winter. Pellet stoves are gaining interest as a means of using biomass fuels — ...

The Jan. 11 letter, "Burning wood and wood pellets adds to air pollution," made claims that must be addressed. In the struggle to reduce air emissions harmful to the atmosphere, some people sometimes ...

Q: I installed a wood-pellet stove last fall. It has worked brilliantly and saved me a lot of money, but this fall when I tested it, the pellets would not stay lit. What is wrong? — Will T., Lawrence, ...

BOB OAKES: Though winter seems a distant reality in August, many Massachusetts residents are already dreading the higher heating bills ahead. Right now, home heating oil costs about $4.30 a gallon — ...

(StatePoint) With extreme cold weather and energy bills on the rise, many homeowners are taking a closer look at heating alternatives like pellet heating. Beyond cozy ambiance and aesthetics, pellet ...

We’ve all been bombarded with the buzzwords: eco-friendly, renewable, green, sustainable – the list goes on. We turn off the lights, recycle and even swing by the local farmers market, but what else ...