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State officials encourage consumers who opt for wood to buy new model wood stoves with cleaner burning technology to reduce the potential for wood-smoke pollution.
Some Vermont towns had problems with wood smoke during the energy crisis in the 1970s, and they could see those problems again now, said Dick Valentinetti, director of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Air Pollution Control Division.
'A lot depends on how much wood is being used for heat in an area, and if it's a valley situation,' he said. 'The smaller the valley, the more the emissions will build up during the night.'
The tiny particles in wood smoke can contribute to a range of health problems, from asthma to heart disease. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, even a federally certified wood stove produces more emissions of fine particles than an oil or gas furnace.
Wood has growing appeal, though, both as a cheaper alternative to fuel oil and as a renewable Vermont resource that allows consumers who are worried about global warming to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
Wood 'has a potential to have a role in many areas in addressing climate change, but it has the potential of shooting itself in the foot if the potential downsides are not addressed early on,' said Paul Miller, deputy director of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, a non-profit in Boston.
States need to promote new, clean-stove technology and remind people to not burn trash in stoves or outdoor wood boilers, he said.
Last week Vermont state environmental officials joined with the EPA and private industry to promote new, cleaner outdoor wood boiler technology at an event in Waterbury. All agree that the appetite for wood is growing

Whitney School of Nursing, teach prepared childbirth education at Ivinson Memorial Hospital, and care for people who are nearing the end of life through Hospice of Laramie.Laramie took a great step in protecting people's health by passing a smoke free ordinance a few years ago. Since then, a couple other cities in Wyoming have followed our lead. Now, the state of Wyoming is considering passing a statewide bill. I would like to express my support for this.Smokers working in communities with strong smoke free ordinances were 38 percent more likely to quit smoking than smokers in communities with no ordinance, according to a study by Moskowitz, Lin and Hudes (2000).I believe in protecting workers health. I myself have witnessed the negative effects of second-hand smoke across the life span. Even brief exposure to second-hand smoke can result in upper airway changes in healthy persons and can lead to increased respiratory distress in children who have asthma.

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