One obstacle was technological: Burning coal required metal ovens, which were still expensive and rare. But a more complex barrier was cultural: Many people hated the aesthetics of stoves because ...

One person was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after leaving the door to their coal stove open in Buxton on Tuesday morning. Buxton Fire & Rescue was called to the home at about 8:35 a.m ...

A common mistake is to use too large sized coal. A good rule, where stoves or furnaces have a good draft, is to use coal as small IS can be used without inconvenience from its sifting too freely ...

Some three billion people prepare meals at rudimentary stoves that burn wood, dried dung or coal and that produce choking smoke or lack proper ventilation. Because cooking chores most often fall ...

For several months now, Suzanne Noubissie, a housewife in Douala, Cameroon's economic capital, has been swapping her coal-burning stove for one that uses a recycled oil. The device, designed by a ...