Expect To Pay More For Firewood This Winter

The reason for the high price might surprise you.

Fracking is the reason that firewood prices are higher this year.

According to the AP;

"A timber industry representative in New Hampshire said those hydraulic fracturing well sites in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale formation to suck natural gas out of the ground are using construction "mats" made of hardwood logs — think of the corduroy roads seen in sepia-toned photographs from the 1800s — to get heavy equipment over mucky ground, wetlands or soft soils."

Some are paying $325 a cord, more for seasoned wood. On average, that's an increase of 18-23 percent, or $50 to $75 more a cord.

Hopefully the predictions of a milder winter will help those who rely solely on wood for their heat.

Isn't it the way, though. Oil prices and gas prices are down, but wood goes up.