CARINGFORTHEENVIRONMENT
Caringforourplanetmeansreducingpollutionandmanagingourresourcesintelligently.Every
resourceweusetodayweareborrowingfromourfuturegenerations.
Thekeytosuccessfullymeetingourfutureenergyrequirementsliesinourabilitytomanage
existingresourceswisely.Unlikefossilfuelssuchasoil,coalandgas,woodcanbemanagedona
sustainablebasis.
Thisiswhywoodisoneofthewisest,mostcosteffectiveandenvironmentallyefficientformsof
homeheatingavailabletoday.
Youcanmakeafurtherpositivecontributiontotheenvironmentbyfollowingtheseimportant
steps:-
OperatingYourHeater
*
Alwaysburngood,dryhardwood.Thiswill
yieldthegreatestamountofheatforthe
leastamountoffuel.
*
Neverburngreenorunseasonedwood,or
woodthatiswet.Thiswillwasteenergy,
cause excessive smoke and reduce the
performanceofyourwoodheater.
*
Donotallowyourwoodtosmoulder.Your
fire should always burn brightly and
cleanly.Checktheflueoccasionallytosee
ifthereisanyexcessivesmoke.
OtherThingsYouCanDo
*
E n s u r e y o u r h o m e i s a d e q u a t e l y
insulated. This will reduce your energy
requirements,andlessenyourfuelbills,or
the need to gather fuel. This in turn
reducespollution.
*
Donotoverheatyourhome!Ifyoufeelhot
evenwhenwearinglightclothing,thenyou
arewastingenergy.
*
Install ceiling fans in the main rooms.
Theseareanexcellentinvestmentinyear
round comfort. Because hot air rises,
ceilingfanspushthishotairbackcloserto
groundleveltokeepyouwarmer.
Landcare
Aportionofthesaleofyourheaterisdonated
directlytoLandcarebytheAustralianHome
HeatingAssociation.
Landcare is one of the most proactive
community based environmental groups in
Australia today. Almost 5000 Landcare
groups have sprouted across Australia and
like the millions of trees Landcare has
planted, they're still growing. One of three
farmersisamemberofLandcare.
These groups get involved in activities like
tree planting and revegetation, weed
removal,fencing,feralanimalcontrol,water
qualitymonitoring,naturesurveys,riverbank
r e p a i r , a n d s u s t a i n a b l e a g r i c u l t u r a l
techniques.
Landcaregroupsareusuallyformedbecause
thereisaproblem.Localsnoticechangesin
their environment and decide to do
something about it. Landcare groups can
g r o w o u t o f n e i g h b o u r i n g f a r m s , o r
neighboursinthecitythatsharealocalpark.
Landcare groups are working on all
imaginableecosystemsinAustralia,fromdry
and dusty central Australia, to tropical
rainforestsofQueenslandandthemountains
inTasmania.
WOODHEATINGISGOODHEATING
11
