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Farm News: Dane County Extends Wood Stove RebatescommentsPosted: 03.01.2011
The Dane County Clean Air Coalition has extended the Dane County Wood
Stove Change-out Rebate Program through the month of March.
The program is a voluntary pollution prevention program designed to help residents reduce harmful fine particle pollution and airborne toxics while also saving money and fuel. The County is offering a $750.00 cash rebate to eligible residents to voluntarily replace their old, inefficient wood stoves or fireplace inserts with healthier, more efficient and cleaner burning EPA certified devices. This clean air initiative is funded by a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5. Additional support has been provided by the Dane County Clean Air Coalition and the North Central Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association.
Old wood stoves and fireplace inserts produce excessive wood smoke, which is made up of a mixture of gases and fine particle pollution that isn’t healthy to breathe indoors or out – especially for children, older adults and those with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases. While fine particle pollution can occur year-round from vehicular, electric and industrial sources, activities such as wood burning that occur in the winter months significantly increase fine particle levels and other pollutants in our air. EPA-certified stoves and inserts emit 70% less particle pollution and are approximately 50% more energy efficient than wood stoves manufactured before 1990. To learn more about this program, including how to determine whether you are eligible to receive a rebate and to see a list of participating retailers, go to www.healthyairdane.org or call Lisa MacKinnon, Program Coordinator, at 608/ 266-9063 or email
MacKinnon@countyofdane.com.
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