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Greenhouses Heated With Waste Oil - A True Story

An alternative fuel source-used crankcase oil-has provided heat for three seasons at a forest tree nursery in northern Idaho. This environmentally safe system has proved economically sound as well, with fuel savings paying for the cost of the equipment in 2 1/2 years.


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Author(s): James D. Schwartz, Marla Schwartz

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 44, Number 4 (1993)

Volume: 44

Number: 4