It’s
cold and snowy here today, and that means that furnaces across the city are on
full blast. I wonder just how much greenhouse gases will be release into
the atmosphere today just from our city alone.
A
standard or high efficiency furnace burns a fossil fuel such as natural gas,
propane or heating oil to produce heat and warm our houses. The problem is
that this type of fuel burning also releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As
we all know, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is causing our planet to
warm up which changes our climate. Every winter, we generate more and
more greenhouse gases as we try to warm our houses. Unfortunately, since
so many of us live in cold climates, it is impossible at this point to live
comfortably without heating. So it’s like we’re caught between a rock and
a hard place. If we want comfort, the only way we know how to achieve it
has the resultant that is harmful to our surroundings.
While
there is still no solution to this problem, there are many ways we can try to
help. We can insulate our homes better, reduce the heat at night or when
we are away from the home and close the ducts in rooms which are not
used. Every little bit helps. That’s why we are promoting the use
of products that help reduce the need for burning fuel.
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