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Corn StovesCorn Stoves are a popular choice of alternative heating system for both homes and businesses, especially those who live in or near to the mid west corn belt. Since corn is a natural and renewable annual fuel source grown by farmers throughout the United States and worldwide, it is usually readily available in many areas. Corn burning stoves give off an attractive glow in the home via a brightly burning flame and there are no unpleasant odors. Corn is a very green fuel from an environmental perspective, CO2 is absorbed by a corn plant whilst it grows, releasing oxygen into the environment. The process is reversed in the corn burning stove leaving the entire process virtually carbon neutral for the environment. Many scientists agree that no permanently damaging polluting emmisions are released into the environment from a corn furnace. Burning locally grown corn in your corn stove makes good sense as both the financial and environmental costs of transportation are kept to an absolute minimum. The price of corn fluctuates on the world's increasingly volotile commodity markets and so unless you run your own corn growing farm it can make sense to look at the multi-fuel corn pellet stoves that are available these days. These stoves can burn both shelled corn and wood pellets or a mixture of the two fuels. This option can be useful if the price of corn escalates or in the event that corn falls into short supply due to a poor crop or increasing world demand. Falling corn prices are expected in 2009 so corn burning is bound to become popular again for those with multi fuel stove systems. The long term trend of escalating heating oil prices has increased demand for corn on the world commodity market which has caused the worldwide market price of corn to rise. Corn is now often used to create ethanol which is a biofuel alternative to gasoline that is widely used in some parts of the world, most notably Brazil, however the falling price of crude oil is bound to depress the price of corn in 2009 as demand for ethanol will fall. President Obama is known to be keen on green issues and we will have to keep a close eye on his policies. Existing corn stoves, that were not not designed to burn wood pellets or a corn pellet mixture can sometimes be converted to become a multi fuel burner. Ideally you should consult your original corn stove manufacturer or a reputable local dealer should be able to advise if conversion of your corn burner to wood pellets is a viable option. Alternative heating systems using wood pellets or corn stoves are popular in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Winsconsin in the U.S. and Ontario in Canada. | ||
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