firewood

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When we arrived back in Serbia with no further travel plans for the first time in a decade, I found an abandoned kitten under a pile of firewood in our shed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Madhura Joshi of climate think tank E3G said rural households may turn to biomass like firewood and subsidised kerosene, while some could shift to electricity, biogas or improved cookstoves where available and affordable.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

At one feeding center, an elderly volunteer told us he spends hours every day scavenging for firewood.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

All I had to do was rush outside and start a fire with all that firewood I’d stockpiled.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo