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Worries over the cost of winter heating and concerns over the economy have a lot of people taking new interest in firewood and wood-burning stoves.
The telephone lines have been busy at Rocky Mountain Stove and Fireplace. It's the same at other stores selling wood burning stoves.
Manager Monte Pickrell says people are telling him they want another option for heating their homes. But there's also a "worst case scenario" element. He says, "The majority of people that come in are interested in cook top surfaces, long burn times."
The resurgence in wood burning for heat is resurrecting a few air quality and resource concerns. But Utah's Division of Air Quality says new stoves are much more efficient now, and they don't anticipate many problems, even on those red-burn days.
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