Burning wood contributes to global warming and pollutes the air around. That might be slightly more acceptable in rural areas, because the number of people breathing in particulates is probably smaller. But it's the same amount of carbon dioxide released.
People like this college professor don't deserve "a pass" on burning wood because it's cheaper, just like people driving into Manhattan don't deserve one because they might not have much money. Lives are at stake.
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-makes-energy-transition-fireplace-users-get-pass/
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@capntransit I mean, it's less net CO2 than natural gas, right? The carbon in that wood was never going to be permanently sequestered in the way that carbon in petrochemicals should be
