What to do with all the pine beetle killed trees?
The Summit Daily ran an article today about the possibility of using the standing dead trees to heat buildings in Vail. Summit County has also looked into the possibility of using the wood (called biomass fuel) to provide heat with no additional carbon output into the atmosphere.
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070126/NEWS/70126007
We do need to do something about reducing the global warming, and reducing our use of fossil fuels is one best ways to do it.
February 18th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I actually have a friend who purchased a bunch of the pine-beetle wood and used it to make a gorgeous hardwood floor in his kitchen and living room area. There were unique inconsistencies and colors, and it turned out great.
Not that everyone can do this, of course, but I found it to be a creative solution.