Why it really is time to say goodbye to your log burner

telegraph.co.uk:

Stove Industry Alliance (SIA).Apart from the primal attraction of having a flame to stare into each evening, many of us bought them thinking they were an eco-alternative to putting the central heating on, especially given a finding from the Energy Saving Trust that wood burners can reduce your heating bill by 10 per cent, rising to 20 per cent for larger models.

With gas prices increasing this winter and the Government talking this week about phasing out gas boilers, a stove has never felt more relevant.Except a new report has come out saying that stoves – even the newest eco models – are not that green after all.The European Environmental Bureau study found that even stoves which adhere to the EU Ecodesign directive on air pollution and.