Article: Gas fireplaces are more likely to be burned (63 percent) than wood fireplaces (53 percent).(INDUSTRY REPORTS)

Article: Fired up about gas; `Throw another cubic foot of gas on the fire' ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 18, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... higher value for homes with gas fireplaces, some real-estate agents ... specialist and consultant. Gas fireplaces, unlike traditional wood fireplaces, are very efficient heaters ... Many homeowners using gas fireplaces find they don't have ...

Article: Homeowners opting for gas fireplaces for ...
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  November 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... however, wood fireplaces are a thing ... Birkelands that gas fireplaces require less ... care. But gas fireplaces also have other ... he said. Wood fireplaces leave other ... home while gas fireplaces keep a home ...

Article: Homeowners opting for gas fireplaces for ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... however, wood fireplaces are a thing ... Birkelands that gas fireplaces require less ... care. But gas fireplaces also have other ... he said. Wood fireplaces leave other ... home while gas fireplaces keep a home ...

Article: Locals given incentive to ditch wood fireplaces
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.;  December 14, 2008 ;     670 words ... ... residents in the region to switch to gas fireplaces, which are 99 percent cleaner than wood fireplaces, Atwood said. "Wood smoke is probably ... the word about converting from wood to gas fireplaces, AQMD has set up a Healthy Hearths Web ...

Article: Try both gas and wood fireplaces
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Tim -- What can you tell me about gas fireplaces? Is it better to have a gas fireplace ... I am really interested in efficient gas fireplaces, so I can turn my fuel dollars into ... Buffalo, N.Y. Dear John --Gas fireplaces are very popular, and they keep getting ...

Article: Non-gas fireplaces banned in new homes
Pasadena Star-News;  March 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... wood seller, said he's not worried about a drop in business because it will take a long time to completely phase out wood fireplaces. "They will never completely get rid of them," he said. "Some people just prefer burning wood." fred.ortega ...

Article: These days, gas is red-hot choice over wood ...
The Boston Herald;  December 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... already over with." A decade ago, sales of "cordwood appliances" (that is, fireplaces and wood stoves) outpaced gas fireplaces by nearly a 4-to-1 margin, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association. By 1997, however, gas passed ...