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Please do not invest in a swap out program for old wood stoves. New
EPA stoves are tested in perfect conditions and results do not
accurately reflect real use. Further, wood smoke contains some of
the deadliest and most toxic chemicals known. These are is the form
of gasses that can not be filtered out by our lungs. Even a so
called clean burning stove is incredibly polluting and harmful to
the environment and especially children, the elderly and people
with pre existing  conditions. New wood stoves deteriorate quite
quickly and are very often not used properly. But even in the best
conditions, huge amounts of cancer causing material and black
carbon are being released into the air. The most efficient stove
still produces exponentially more PM 2.5 for example than vehicle
emissions. Money would be better spent educating the public about
the harmful effects of wood smoke and investing in clean
technologies like geothermal, solar or wind.